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This week, we observe week #7 of the Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life! Please answer the call to join Catholics across the nation in prayer, action, and fasting (when possible), to promote the Church’s Pro-Life efforts on each Friday between August 3 and September 28. Click the article title for more information and a special prayer for love and mercy, and freedom tempered by responsibility.

Click the article title to find information on several upcoming events on the Pro-Life front.

Do you wonder about the Church's position on life issues? Are you concerned about social pressure for abortion and assisted suicide? Do you think you have no alternative to hormonal contraception if you want to control the size of your family? Are you aware of the insidious nature of pornography in our culture? Then you'll want to join us for this season's Thought-Ful Thursday series. Click the article title for more information.

Monday Night Bible Study will resume meeting at 7:30 pm on September 17, in the Church Library. Our Monday Afternoon Bible Study, which meets the last Monday of the month, will resume meeting on September 24 at 1:00 pm in the Church Library. For more information, click the article title.

The OLS-SA Spiritual Reading Group (now called the Catholic Book Club) will resume meetings this Fall on September 27. The group meets every other Thursday night at 7:00 PM in the Church Library (across the hall from the Parish Office) at Our Lady of Sorrows. Click the article title for more information on this year's book.

of the Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life! Please join Catholics across the nation in prayer, action and fasting (when possible) to promote the Church’s Pro-Life efforts on each Friday between August 3 and September 28. Can you pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be for the intention of life from conception to natural death on each of the Fridays of the Novena?

This is week #4 of the Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life! Please join Catholics across the nation in prayer, action, and fasting when possible, to promote the Church’s Pro-Life efforts on each Friday between August 3 and September 28. Click the article title for more information on the prayers to be said.

Or were you baptized Catholic as a child, but have not celebrated the sacraments of Confirmation or Holy Eucharist? Or do you know someone who is thinking of becoming Catholic, or has a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized? The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults may be just what you need! Click the article title for more information.

The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities began a Novena for the Legal Protection of Life on Friday, August 3, which will continue until Friday, September 28. This nine-week effort will include prayer and fasting for the intention that this change in the membership of the Supreme Court will move our nation closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life. For the link to sign up, and more information, click the article title.

After all Masses next weekend (August 18-19), the Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with the OLS-SA Respect Life group, will be assisting New Jersey Right to Life by selling chances on a 2019 Volvo XC40 AWD SUV valued at $43,500 with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prizes of ShopRite Gift Certificates. Proceeds will benefit New Jersey Right to Life, New Jersey’s oldest & largest organization dedicated to protecting all human life from conception to natural death. Please support “Pro-Life Action” and buy a $10 raffle ticket or make a donation. Show your love for Jesus in these, his "least ones."

Despite medical advances across the board, infertility is an increasing struggle that more and more couples face. If you are seeking guidance about infertility treatments, click the article title to find contact information for medical professionals who specialize in very effective, cutting edge treatments for infertility that also uphold the dignity of Marriage.

The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities is initiating a Novena for the Legal Protection of Life from Friday, August 3, to Friday, September 28. Click the article title to find out more!

Why does the Church want to encourage Natural Family Planning? Is it because she wants couples to have as many babies as humanly possible? No! In fact the Catholic Church encourages people to be both generous and responsible stewards over their fertility. Click the article title to find out more.

Frank Sheed takes a complex subject and makes it accessible to anyone in the book "Theology for Beginners." Join us as we focus on learning more about what Catholics really believe this Fall. Click the article title for more 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!

Click the article title for more information on two upcoming events on Natural Family Planning, one in Holmdel ("Not Your Mom's NFP"), and one in Marleton ("Wine and Cheese Discussion on the 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae").

So, what is Natural Family Planning (or NFP) anyway? The Church encourages married couples to learn about NFP methods because they represent authentic family planning that can be used either to achieve or postpone pregnancy. For more information about Natural Family Planning education in our area, contact Peg Hensler (403-7156; phensler@dioceseoftrenton.org).

The bill to legalize physician assisted suicide (A1504) has not yet been scheduled for a vote by the full Assembly. There are still two possible dates when it could be scheduled. Please contact Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to ask him not to schedule the bill for a vote. Click the article title for more details and contact information.

Catholics across the United States are encouraged to pray and act in support of religious liberty at home and abroad during Serving Others in God's Love: Religious Freedom Week 2018, which begins on June 22, the Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, and ends on June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. For more information, click the article title.

Happy Father's Day! God is calling all men to Respect Life at all stages and to help, especially, those who have no voice. Join us for our next Respect Life meeting, on Thursday, July 12, to find out how you can help to defend the helpless. Click the article title for more information.