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Click here to see the Caring Hearts report for December.

Click here to see the Caring Hearts report of December, on November's service.

If you are struggling to pay your energy bills, help is available. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Universal Service Fund (USF) have expanded to include more people at higher income levels. Click here for details.

A new partnership with GetSetUp, the New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Division of Aging, is on a mission to help older adults cope with social isolation. GetSetUp is a free-to-use social learning platform offering more than 500 live classes available on various topics such as aging in place, computers, and mental fitness.

During October, 159 hours of service were provided by 33 volunteers to 28 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide non-medical services to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. If you would like more information on joining this satisfying ministry, either as a caregiver or a care receiver, please contact Anne (586-6596; [email protected])

The Prayer Shawl Group will meet at 1:00 PM on Monday, November 14, in the Church Meeting Room. Prayer shawls are made for patients in area hospitals, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. If you or anyone you know is interested in making prayer shawls, please contact Joyce Farina (609-888-0437) or Sharon Conte (609-586-1438).

The Prayer Shawl Group will meet on Monday, October 17, at 1 PM in the Church Meeting Room. Prayer shawls are made for patients in area hospitals, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. If you or anyone you know is interested in making prayer shawls, please join us. Beginners are welcome!

"Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, and I will refresh you." (Matthew 11:28) Are you lost, lonely, in need of physical healing or healing in your family relationships? The

The Prayer Shawl Group will meet at 1 pm on Monday, September 19, in the Church Meeting Room. Prayer shawls are made for patients in area hospitals, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. If you or anyone you know is interested in making prayer shawls, please contact Joyce Farina at 609-888-0437.

During August, 180.5 hours of service were cheerfully provided by 34 volunteers to 27 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide non-medical services including “virtual visits” to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. Click here to find out how to join this ministry!

The 14th Annual Shining Lights Gala will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2022. This will be an in-person event! Click here to find the time and location of the event!

Click the article title to see the Caring Hearts Report for the Month of July.

As of July 16, the hotline number for crisis and suicide prevention is 988. This number connects you to a national network of mental health professionals available for assistance, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A local mobile response team will be dispatched when necessary.

Thanks to all who came to the Cohort Healing Service or placed their prayer requests in the yellow buckets in advance. They were brought to Jesus at the foot of the altar where the Blessed Sacrament was exposed. And special thanks to all those who helped plan the event, and welcome those who came. Click the article title for a link to more information and photos.

During June, 136.5 hours of service were provided by 35 volunteers to 31 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide non-medical services to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. Click the article title for contact information, if you would like to receive or provide such care.

During May, 33 dedicated men and women provided 177 hours of service to 28 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide a variety of non-medical services to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. If you would like more information on joining this satisfying ministry, either as a caregiver or a care receiver, please contact Anne ([email protected]; 609- 586-6596).

Yarn of any color is needed and will be collected for the Rosary Altar Prayer Shawl Makers next weekend, May 21-22. The group prays over the shawls as they make them, then gives them away to hospitals, nursing homes, kidney foundations, and cancer centers. Click the article title for details.

During April, 34 volunteers provided 162.5 hours of service to 29 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide non-medical services to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. If you would like more information on this ministry, please call Ann at 609-586-6596.

During March, 37 dedicated men and women provided more than 170 hours of service to 30 persons. God bless them all and keep them and their care recipients safe! For more information on the services provided and contact information, click the article title.