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Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of November 3.

Click here to see the stewardship report of November 3.

Click here to find some thoughts on Purgatory by Pope Benedict XVI.

This Thursday, officials of our Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools will visit our school. Along with Mrs. Maureen Tuohy, faculty, and staff, I offer the diocesan team a heartfelt welcome. We look forward to sharing with them the many positive aspects of our spiritual and academic program.

Tickets benefiting New Jersey Right to Life are available in the parish office until Wednesday, November 6, for $10/ticket. The drawing will be held on November 22, 2024.

Congratulations to our parishioner, Dylan Ochoa, who was selected as a member of the 2023-34 CYO Scholar Athlete Team. Dylan will be honored at the Opening Day Mass for the 2024-25 CYO Basketball Season on Saturday, November 9, at the CYO Center in Trenton.

During October, 31 parishioners provided 186.5 hours of service to 31 persons. For more information on the type of services available, and contact information, click here.

You are cordially invited to apply for the Miss Saint Patrick 2025 Scholarship. Click here for details.

Click here to see the stewardship report of October 27.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp and votive lamp intentions for the week of October 27.

Pro-woman IS pro-life, and pro-life IS pro-woman. The idea that abortion empowers women is one of many lies in society that are, in reality, incredibly harmful to women. Abortion advocates perpetuate the myth that women must do violence to themselves in order to preserve their equality and the freedom to advance in the world. Click here to see an abridged article by Kimberly Baker from the USCCB website.

As the leaves turn colors and pile up on our lawns, our thoughts turn to "cleaning up" and "blowing" them away. But please resist! Click here to find out why!

The parish office will be closed on November 1 in honor of All Saints Day. The office will reopen on Monday, November 4.

Tens of thousands of couples have healed their marriages through Retrouvaille (pronounced Retro-vy). If you know anyone who could benefit from this program, please pass this on. Click here for more information, and contact numbers.

On October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the annual Blessing of the Pets was held in the OLS-SA pollinator garden in front of the OLS School, now named Mary's Meadow of Grace. The garden received a Monarch Waystation certification from Monarch Watch (monarchwatch.org) for providing habitat for Monarchs. Click here for photos and more information.

All Souls Day is on Saturday, November 2. While not a holy day of obligation, it is good to remember those we love who have gone before us. Let us gather at Mass to commend to the Lord our departed loved ones at the regular Saturday morning Mass (9:00 AM) or at the special Mass for the departed of the last year at 10:30 AM. Click here for more information.

October is a time to proclaim and live the Gospel of Life! Join us on Thursdays for special prayers for life, held before the Lord of Life, Jesus, exposed in the Blessed Sacrament. Click here for details.

Click here to see the stewardship report of the weekends of October 5-6 and 12-13.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of October 20.

Click here to find out more about what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about the death penalty.