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Special thanks to the men and women who so beautifully decorated our churches for the Nativity of the Lord. Click here for details.

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.

Jesus is coming! Everyone, especially those who are not afraid of climbing ladders, is invited to help decorate Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 7:30 PM on Thursday, December 22, for his arrival!

Please join us at St. Anthony of Padua (121 Bridge St, Red Bank) in our celebration of the Blessing, Dedication and Inaugural Recital on our newly renovated organ on Sunday, October 16, at 3:30 pm. Click here for more information.

St Anthony of Padua Music Ministry presents Mary Klein in Recital featuring piano works of Schubert, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff, on Sunday, August 21, at 3:30 PM. Admission is $10. The Church is located at 121 Bridge Ave in Red Bank.

Music is a very important part of our liturgical celebrations. Our parish provides opportunities to contribute to the liturgical celebration by leading song (cantoring) or by being part of a choral group or bell choir. If you would like to add your talent and time to enhancing our liturgies, click the article title for contact information.

Our parish needs altar servers! Altar Servers assist the celebrant and/or deacon during Sunday Mass and at special liturgies and services throughout the year. A few “training sessions” will be provided. Click the article title for contact information.

As we get back to all of our outreach services, our parish finds itself in great need of Eucharistic Ministers to our homebound brothers and sisters, as well as our neighboring nursing homes. Click the article title for more information on what this entails and how you can volunteer.

An Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) is a Catholic adult lay person who assists the priests and deacons in the distribution of the Blessed Sacrament at Mass or in visits to the sick or homebound when an adequate number of ordained ministers are not available. Click the article title for more information.

One of the first people one meets on entering church on Saturday evening or Sunday morning is an usher. The usher has an important role, even if it is not always apparent. For more information on the role of the usher, or for contact information to volunteer, click the article title.

If you have a love of the sacred liturgy and would enjoy planning special events and decorating the church throughout the year, you might consider joining out liturgy committee. The group meets periodically to prepare for our parish celebrations of the liturgical seasons and feasts. Click the article title for contact information.

Why not consider serving the Lord through our music ministry? We welcome new cantors and members to our choir. Our parish also enjoys the sounds of a Bell Choir. Regular practices are held. For contact information, click the article title.

One way to serve the Lord through our parish is volunteering to care for the Altar linens used at Mass. Volunteers are welcome and instruction is provided. Click the article title for details and contact information.

We should like to maintain the custom of parishioners bringing up the offertory gifts during our weekend Masses. However, we have found that many people hesitate to bring the gifts forward or do not present them at all. This has caused us to omit the presentation at a few Masses. If you would like to bring up the gifts, click the article title to find out more...

Are you able to give 1-2 hours approximately 8 times a year caring for our parish altar linens at St Anthony Church? The Altar Linen Ministry launders and presses the purificators used for our Sunday and daily masses. If you are interested in helping, click the article title for contact information.

Click the article title to find a list of meetings to participate in the Synod "listening". Everyone is invited to participate!

Special thanks to the men and women who so beautifully decorated our churches for the Nativity of the Lord. For a list of those who helped, click the article title.

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