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The Food Pantry Partnership’s most needed items are jelly, peanut butter, and spaghetti sauce, along with soup and cereal. Click the article title for more information on the location and hours of the food pantry.

St. Gregory the Great Academy (4680 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ) presents "Parenting in the Social Media Age" on March 7 at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center. Children and teens have more opportunities than ever before, yet studies find an epidemic of depression in today’s youth. Children can spend up to three times as much time with technology and phones as they do interacting in person with their parents and others. Click the article title to find out more about how you can help your children deal with the psychological pitfalls of the social media age.

Are you interested in finding out more about methods of family planning that solve real problems in women's health care? Join the NaProTechnology Medical Consultant Monique Ruberu MD, FACOG on Saturday, March 23, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at teh Saint Maron Maronite Church in Philadelphia. Click the article title for more information.

There are many people in need, both physically and spiritually. The Catholic Church is now, and has always been the most involved with helping the poor and needy. If you want to help, one way you can is by contributing to the Annual Catholic Appeal, which provides, supports, and promotes many activities and services that help those in our diocese with material, educational, and spiritual needs. For more information, click the article title.

Due to the President's Day holiday, the collection for February 17 will be reported next week.

to Deacon Jeff and Jean Pierfy, as they re-locate to South Carolina later this month. We hope you can join us when Deacon Jeff assists at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, March 10th. Refreshments will follow in the Church Hall. For more information, click the article title.

The Parish Respect Life Committee wishes to thank all those who participated in the campaign to ban late term abortion in New Jersey. A total of 725 post card sets were signed. These will be addressed and delivered to our legislators. Anyone who missed the opportunity last week but wants to send a postcard can sign up at the parish office.

We are pleased to inform you that our parish received a rebate check from the Diocese of Trenton in the amount of $15,320. This is part of the parish sharing component of the “Faith to Move Mountains” Campaign for the period ending December 31, 2018. The rebate is based on the total cash payments of $741,923 less any previous rebates distributed. Click the article title for more information.

Did you know that you can find information about special liturgical celebrations on the website under Worship & Liturgy > Special Liturgical Celebrations? If there’s a special celebration going on, like the Mass with Anointing of the Sick, or our Patronal feast day celebrations, and so on, you’ll find them here, either on the Calendar or under News.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of February 24.

Join us for a one-day retreat in the arms of Jesus. Don't miss this opportunity to encounter Jesus as never before and renew the gifts and graces you received in Baptism and Confirmation. Click the article title for details.

Many parishioners responded positively to our recent “Increased Offertory Appeal.” I am grateful that so many understood the need to improve our weekly level of giving so that our parish can remain on a solid financial base. I encourage all those who returned the appeal’s commitment envelope to remain faithful to their new level of weekly or monthly giving. I encourage those who did not respond to the appeal last fall to prayerfully consider making an increase in their weekly gift as their means permit.

Tax information is now available. For information on how you can obtain your contribution statement, click the article title.

Join us on Saturday, March 16, in the School Cafeteria at Our Lady of Sorrows, for a Craft and Vendor Fair. The fair will open at 11:00 AM and close at 3:00 PM.

The PTA of Our Lady of Sorrows School is pleased to offer you delicious Gertrude Hawk candy as part of our spring fundraiser program. Brochures are available at church entrances and in the parish office. Return orders & payment to the school or parish office by Friday, March 8.

Focusing on Leadership, Protection, and Providing, the charisms of manhood, the King's Men group of St. Vincent de Paul parish are hosting a men's retreat on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Click the article title for more information, and a link to the flyer.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of February 17.

Have you wondered what the seasons of the Church are? Do you wonder where you can find the Christmas schedule, or the Holy Week Schedule? You can find the seasonal calendar of the liturgical year on the Worship & Liturgy > Liturgical Seasons page. But under that page is a treasure trove of information about the Advent and Christmas seasons, Lent, the Easter Season, and the feast of Corpus Christi.

Join Msgrs. Gervasio and on a Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain, and France, featuring Santiago de Compostela, from September 20 through October 1. For details, call Graycar Travel (800-214-6723).

If you haven't already opted for "the easy way out" (online giving), we ask that you make your donation via check, rather than using cash to ensure accurate recording of your contributions.