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To all those who knew Sr. Ruth Durfee, Many thanks for your presence in her life and in her death. Special thanks to Monsignor Gervasio and all of the Our Lady of Sorrows – St. Anthony family. She is praying for all of us. Sr. Maureen

Save the date for a morning of renewal. All ushers and members of the liturgical and music ministries are invited to join us on November 17, at Our Lady of Sorrows. Click the article title for more information.

Our parish is pleased to welcome Harry J. Bomm and Kate Kopera to the ranks of our altar servers.

Plan now for the Feast of the Assumption! The holy day Masses will be held on the usual holy day of obligation schedule on August 14 and 15. If you have not already updated our availability online, please do so quickly! If you cannot make online updates, click the article title to find Deacon Kevin's contact information.

St. Gregory the Great Parish will host a “COME ALIVE” presentation by Dr. Peter Howard, founder of Heroic Families, on July 25, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ. With more and more studies confirming how the vast majority of people in the world are dissatisfied with their lives because they lack purpose, families are more ardently seeking help to find the answers. This talk is perfect for families and individuals who want to discover God’s purpose for them and make a choice NOW to live it heroically!

We express our thanks to so many who so generously assisted in the preparation and celebration of the liturgies of Holy Week. Click the article title for more information.

Schedules for Altar Servers, Lectors, and EMHC have been emailed to all Liturgical Ministers. Paper copies of the schedules are available in both sacristies for those without Internet access. Note that for Holy Week, liturgical ministers from both churches have been used for services at St. Anthony’s Church. Most services are at different times than our usual Sunday masses, so check the entire schedule carefully for assignments.

Join your fellow parishioners after Stations of the Cross on Good Friday to help decorate Our Lady of Sorrows Church to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. Many hands will make light work, so bring your family and friends!

All women of the parish are graciously invited to join the Rosary Altar Society. There will be a membership drive at OLS on March 11. We encourage you to visit us at "Welcome Sunday", and join us on this spiritual journey through life with the Blessed Mother.

Communion under both forms is a rich sacramental sign in response to our Lord’s instruction to “take and eat” and “take and drink.” However, the doctrine of concomitance reminds us that the real sacramental presence of Christ (body, blood, soul, and divinity) is present entirely under each species, bread or wine. Click the article title for a few reminders...

We acknowledge the wonderful work of our liturgy committee members, decorators, and maintenance and office staff who dedicated so many hours of their time to prepare our churches for the Christmas Celebration. We also thank all our liturgical ministers who assisted at the numerous Masses of the Christmas Vigil and Christmas Day!

On December 17, at the 11:00 Mass, nine new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) will be commissioned for service at OLS-SA. Click the article title for more information.

Many hands make light work! Are you able to give 1-2 hours approximately 7 times a year caring for our parish altar linens? Click the article title for more information.

We are in need of new volunteers for this ministry at both our churches. An Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) is a Catholic adult layperson who assists the priests and deacons in the distribution of the Blessed Sacrament at Mass or in visits to the sick or housebound when an adequate number of ordained ministers are not available. In our parish, EMHCs routinely assist at Mass on Sundays, Holy Days of Obligation and weekdays. Click the article title for more information.

There will be a special Morning of Renewal on October 14 for Ushers and members of Liturgical and Music Ministries.

If you haven't already done so, please submit, prior to June 30, all requests for your group’s use of facilities at Our Lady of Sorrows and/or St. Anthony campus from July 2017 through June 2018. Click the article title for more information.

With gratitude, Fr. Jean and I acknowledge the wonderful contributions of all those who helped to make our Lent and Easter so meaningful—our deacons, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, lectors, altar servers, ushers, music ministers, liturgy committee, counting crews, “behind the scenes” staff and, of course, our wonderful parishioners, who participated in our Thursday evening Masses, the Haitian Lenten mission, Wednesday and Friday Stations of the Cross, and Triduum liturgies.

Join your fellow parishioners after Stations of the Cross on Good Friday to help decorate Our Lady of Sorrows Church to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord. Many hands will make light work, so bring your family and friends!

Today we welcome to the ministry of Altar Server five young members of the parish who have completed their time of preparation. Click the article title to see their names.

Join your fellow parishioners for coffee and conversation after the 8, 9:30, and 11:00 Masses on Sunday, March 12.