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National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. The Diocese of Trenton’s Office of Vocations can be reached at 609-406-7448.

A Young Adult Conference will be held on Sunday, November 11, at Georgian Court University from 10 AM to 5 PM, to discover the meaning and purpose of their sexuality, and how it applies to their unique mission in life. If you want to learn skills to create and maintain healthy relationships, check this out! Click the article title for more information.

The OLS-SA Holy Name Society is a parish organization devoted to serving the spiritual, social, and faithful needs of the men of our parish, which it has been doing for the past 80 years. We are part of a National Federation that professes several objectives, including: honoring the Holy Name of Jesus; imitating him in our thoughts, words, and actions; performing the spiritual and corporal works of mercy; and combating pornography. Our Society has also expanded into a religious, inspirational, and motivational discussion group, using Christopher News Notes as one guide to follow. For more information, including when and where we meet, click the article title.

When is a baby human? To find the scientific answer, check out Ministries > Respect Lfe > When is a Baby Human?

The Church of Saint Ann is offering an adult faith formation opportunity and shared reflection on Pope Francis’ latest Apostolic Exhortation, “On the Call to Holiness in the Contemporary World,” on Tuesday, October 30, at 7 pm.

Are you a little skeptical of assisted suicide? Do you want to know what has happened in those states where it has been legalized? Are you caught by the rhetoric that calls assisted suicide a "merciful" solution to terminal illness and severe handicaps? Do you need more information about the Church's position on end-of-life issues? Come to our Thought-Ful Thursday presentation this week on November 8, in the Church Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows. Marie Tasy, from the New Jersey Right to Life will present facts and figures that call into question the "sympathetic" solution.

Do you want to know more about God’s mercy in the sacrament of Reconciliation (or Penance?) The Reconciliation page under Worship & Liturgy > The Sacraments provides basic information about the sacrament, including Confession times, as well as suggested reading. There is also a page with a story about St. Anthony and the grace of confession, and a page with a helpful examination of conscience for children.

The dialogue on abortion can get highly emotional, and people stop listening. This presentation will give you the facts about abortion, both scientific facts about life and the development of the child in the womb, and historical facts about abortion and Roe v. Wade. Join us on October 11, at 7:00 PM in the Church Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows, when Marie Tasy of New Jersey Right to Life will present Abortion: Just the Facts, Ma’am. In case of bad weather, call the parish office (609-587-4372) to find out if the session has been cancelled.

Books can change lives. There are many books by great Catholic/Christian authors that can encourage us to live lives of holiness and grow closer to Our Lord, the Holy Mother, and the Saints. This type of reading is known as spiritual reading. The OLS-SA Catholic Book Club has the goal of selecting and reading books that will help us become "doers of the Word, and not just hearers of the Word." Click the article title for more information.

The NJ Assembly plans to vote on the physician assisted suicide bill on October 29. Please call Assembly-men Benson (609-631-0198) and DeAngelo (609-631-7501) and ask them to vote against this bill: A1504.

This week, we observe week #8 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.

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-Full 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.

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

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."