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Click the article title to see the stewardship report of May 30.

Due to the continued effects of COVID 19, the parish sponsored summer camps normally held on the OLS Campus— Adventure Camp!, OLS Summer Camp, and Vacation Bible Camp—have been cancelled.The FUNdamentals Basketball Camp will be held at St. Raphael’s air-conditioned gym. Click the article title for details.

Mary’s prayer is her constant gift to us. She does not ask the Redeemer for anything opposed to the reign of God and therefore opposed to our best interests.

Efektif 28 me, Gouvènè Murphy leve manda yo ki mande pou mete mask ak distans sosyal pou kay pou adore. Pandemi COVID-19 la toujou aktif epi mete yon mask se toujou yon opsyon pou moun ki vle kontinye mete yo. Moun ki pa pran vaksen yo ankouraje yo mete yon mask. Evèk yo nan New Jersey te anonse ke dispansasyon an soti nan obligasyon nan ede nan Mass nan Dimanch ak Jou Sentespri nan Obligasyon pral fini nan fen semèn nan 5/6 jen.

Please notify the parish office when your organization or ministry changes leadership. It is important for us to know the correct person to contact regarding 2021-2022 facility scheduling. Click the article title for contact information.

Click the article title to see the recent update on protocols from Governor Murphy for houses of worship, and the end of the dispensation from the obligation to assist at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation announced by the bishops of New Jersey.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary and St. Joseph lamp intentions for the week of May 29.

For 25 years the OLS/SA Golf Classic has been a major fund-raising event. It has also been a great fun event for all involved and has received the highest praise from all participants. Currently we have a crisis. Due to retirements, relocations, and deaths we have lost almost 50% of our long-serving Golf Committee members. We simply cannot produce the event with the current number of committee members. If you're interested, click the article title for more information.

Help Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County’s care receivers write a new story of aging in place—with independence, dignity, and friendship. ICGMC matches homebound elderly with friendly and supportive volunteers that assist with essential everyday tasks. It takes just one to two hours per week to make a difference in the life of an elderly neighbor. Click the article title for a link to volunteer.

Click the article title to see the upcoming programs offered at Francis House of Prayer in Allentown, NJ.

On Wednesday, June 9th, dine out at Mario's Pizza, 3291 East State St. Ext. Mercerville, NJ, and 10% of your order will be donated to Our Lady of Sorrows School. Click the article title for details.

The special liturgy held each June to honor the sacrament of marriage for couples who are celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, multiples of 5 years, or more than 50 years has been rescheduled for June 4, 2022.

The NJ Reproductive Freedom Act provides for the killing of babies with no limitations, infancticide, exploitation of women and sex trafficking, as well as organ harvesting. It removes protection of medical personnel on religious grounds, thus bankrupting religious freedom in this state. Please join us for a rally at the War Memorial Building in Trenton on Wednesday, June 9th, from 12 – 2 PM, to protest this travesty of a bill.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of May 23.

The Parish Office will closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 31). Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!

Click the article title to see the sanctuary and St. Joseph lamp intentions for the week of May 23.

There was nothing grudging about Mary’s consent to what God asked of her; she responded with a joy that can exist only in one who is truly free. Her joy and her freedom originate in the same source: her consonance with the will of God. For more of this reflection, click the article title.

Congratulations to those confirmed today (May 23) at the 11:00 AM Mass. Click the article title for more information.

The Supreme Court has announced it will hear the case Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health. The case will pose a fundamental question to the court that challenges aspects of Roe v. Wade: “Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.” In other words, is it constitutional to have certain legal pro-life protections before the preborn child is able to survive outside the womb? Click the article title for more information.

Please join us at 9:00 AM on Memorial Day (Monday, May 31), in loving memory of all who gave their lives in the service of our country. The Mass will be livestreamed. Click the article title for the link to the live streamed Mass.