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Our parish Social Justice Committee will hold a clothing and housewares drive on the weekends of September 29-30 and October 6-7. A truck will be parked in the parking lot at Our Lady of Sorrows on the weekend of September 29-30, and at St. Anthony on the weekend of October 6-7. Click the article title for details.

The food Pantry Partnership will happily accept all types of nonperishable food and can always use soup, cereal, tuna, pasta, and spaghetti sauce, as well as basic cleaning supplies. Click the article title for more information about the Food Pantry.

The Food Pantry Partnership has a pressing need for peanut butter and jelly, although they will also happily accept all types of non-perishable food, and can always use staples such as tuna, pasta, and spaghetti sauce. Click the article title to find out more about the Food Pantry location and the dates when they're open.

Reading is an integral part of education, and many children don’t have access to the books they need. If you have unneeded books appropriate for students of grades PreK-8, you can donate them, and know that there will be children who are able to read who otherwise would not enjoy that experience. Watch for special bins at the church doors for the weekends of August. They will be marked for this project. Click the article title for more information behind this project.

Sister Mary Beth Lloyd, MPF, will be speaking at all Masses the weekend of July 28-29. Sister Mary Beth represents the Religious Teachers Filippini who are working not only to provide God’s love, food, education, and more for the children, but most of all to give these children a future of peace. Please open your heart and give generously—100% of your gift will get to the children. For more information on Sr. Mary Beth Lloyd, click the article title.

We have the opportunity to assist the needy within our own parish through the donations you make to the St. Vincent DePaul Conference. Click the article title for information on how you can help.

We acknowledge with gratitude the generous response of so many to the annual Mother’s Day Baby Shower, which provides needed items for Mount Carmel Guild. Thank you!

The Food Pantry Partnership's requested items for May are: canned fruits and canned vegetables. Please place your donations in the receptacles at the doors of our churches. Remember, we also continue to provide food donations to Trenton's Mount Carmel Guild.

This year our Mother’s Day Baby Shower will benefit Good Counsel—‘Not a shelter or house, but a loving home’—that provides supportive residential care and community-based services for homeless, expectant, and new mothers and their children in the context of the Catholic social tradition. Click the article title for details.

The Social Justice Committee of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony will hold a clothing and housewares drive at Our Lady of Sorrows on the weekend of May 19-20 and on the weekend of June 2-3 at St. Anthony to benefit Better Community Housing of Trenton. Click the article title for a list of housewares that are needed.

The Mount Carmel Guild is recruiting a part-time caseworker for our Food Pantry to work approximately 10 hours per week. The person will be trained and prior casework experience is not necessary. We are looking for someone with good personal skills to meet with our clients. The person must be able to lift filled grocery-sized bags. Interested parties should send a resume to information@mtcarmelguild.org.

We have the opportunity to assist the needy within our own parish through the donations you make to the St. Vincent DePaul Conference. Click the article title for details on how to give!

The Food Pantry Partnership's requested items for November are cookies, canned soups, coffee, and tea. Please place your donations in the receptacles at the doors of our churches. Remember, we also continue to provide food donations to Trenton's Mount Carmel Guild.

Once again, our parish Social Justice/Social Concerns Committee will be collecting frozen turkeys, canned goods, and non-perishable items to fill Thanksgiving baskets for Mount Carmel Guild and the Better Community Housing of Trenton (Martin House) and those in our parish family who are in need. Click the article title for more information.

Thanks to all the wonderful parishioners who “cleaned out their closets and cleared out their clutter” a tremendous amount of clothing and housewares was donated at our fall drive the past two weekends. All donations will help those who are served by Better Community Housing of Trenton.

The Social Justice Committee of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony will be collecting clothing and housewares this weekend at St. Anthony Church, to benefit Better Community Housing of Trenton. Click the article title to see what is needed.

The Food Pantry Partnership's requested items for October are stuffing and instant potatoes. Please place your donations in the receptacles at the doors of our churches. Many thanks to all who are supporting our cohort food drive to support the St. Raphael-Holy Angels Food Pantry, as well as Mt. Carmel Guild, Trenton.

The Social Justice Committee of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony parish will hold a clothing and housewares drive to benefit Better Community Housing of Trenton, on the first two weekends in October (7-8, and 14-15). Click the article title for details.

In recent weeks, devastating acts of nature have destroyed the homes and impacted the lives of so many of our brothers and sisters in the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean. If you are able to help with the survival and recovery efforts, please send your contributions directly to Catholic Charities USA. All donations will go directly to relief efforts in the affected areas. Click the article title for details.

Click the article title to see the letter from the Bishop in gratitude for those who shared so generously with the victims of Hurricane Harvey.