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The IV World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated on Sunday, 28 July 2024. The theme chosen by the Holy Father – “Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Psalm 71:9) – is meant to call attention to the fact that, sadly, loneliness is the bitter lot in life of many elderly persons, so often the victims of the throw-away culture. Click here for more information.

Click here to see the stewardship report of July 28.

Click here to see this week's installment on the explanation of the Holy Mass.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of July 28.

The final session of the summer series will be on Tuesday, August 6 at 7pm in the Church Meeting Room. Weekly session will resume on Tuesday September 10 at 7pm.

Thanks to all who helped make Our Lady of Sorrows pollinator garden more beautiful than it already is. Click here for information, photos, and contact information if you'd like to help out.

On September 14, 2024, 4:00pm Mass at St. Anthony’s Church, there will be a special Anniversary Liturgy for Married Couples of OLS-SA. More information to follow

Click here to see the stewardship report of July 21

Deacon Alan Bridges concludes his summer assignment in our parish this weekend. He will soon return to Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD to complete his final year of theological studies in preparation for Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood. We offer our thanks to Deacon Alan for giving so much of himself to us over these weeks, and we hope that he will return to us when the seminary is in recess for holidays during the academic year.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp and floral intentions for the week of July 21.

Click here for this week's installment of the Closer Look at the Mass. For the entire write-up, see the page A Closer Look at the Mass.

Mark your calendars now to celebrate the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne with your grandchildren at the Church of Saint Anthony on Friday, July 26, at 12:15 PM. We ask you to please register if you plan to attend, so we can order the necessary amount of refreshments! Click here for more information.

Click here to see the stewardship report of July 13.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of July 13.

The Parish would like to congratulate Matthew Evans who has achieved Academic Honors at Holy Ghost Preparatory School for the second semester of the 2023-2024 School Year.

We thank all those who generously contribute to our school tuition assistance fund throughout the year, over and above their weekly giving. This fund provides the help families need to provide a Catholic education to their children. This year, $12,000 in assistance was provided to seven families. Click here to see a letter we received from a grateful family recently.

Celebrate the Jubilee Year 2025 on a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy, February 20 to March 1, 2025. Click here for details.

If you or a loved one is seriously ill, or is facing major surgery, it is appropriate to call the priest and ask for the Anointing of the Sick. But did you know it is also appropriate for those who are chronically ill, or in a weakened condition? Don't wait to call for the spiritual comfort of this sacrament! Click here for more information.

The 2025 Mass Intention Books for both churches will open on July 15. Click here for more information.