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Items to be published in the bulletin for the weekend of July 7-8 should be submitted no later than Monday, June 25. Please email all bulletin announcements to dmikics@ols-sa.org. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Older adults in Mercer County will have the opportunity to receive checks that will enable them to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farm stands, Mercer County officials announced on Monday. For more information, click the article title.

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.

If you haven't already done so, please submit, prior to June 30, all requests for your group’s use of facilities at Our Lady of Sorrows and/or St. Anthony campus from July 2018 through June 2019. Information and forms, including an annotated calendar facility reservation form, are available

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.

Are you planning to travel this summer? It can be difficult for Catholics to find a Mass when traveling. It is not always easy to find the right diocesan or parish websites. Click the article title for a link that will make it easier!

Our parish will be serving the meal at St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton on Saturday, June 30. Won't you help? This is your chance to see Jesus hungry and thirsty, and minister to Him. Click the article title for a link to complete information on what is needed, and when.

Join us for our next Respect Life meeting, on June 7, at 7:00 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows. Click the article title for more information.

Those words came from Fr Eugene Savarimuthu, whose ministry in India was the focus of our Lenten Work of Charity. In a recent letter to Msgr Gervasio, Fr. Gene extended his love and gratitude for the parish community’s continued support, both prayerfully and financially, for the “poorest of the poor.”

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!

There will be a meeting of the Social Justice Committee on Monday, May 21, at 7:00 in the Church Meeting Room at Our Lady of Sorrows. If you are interested in joining this ministry, please join us!

Our parish is responsible for the Loaves and Fishes Community meals at St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton on Saturday, June 30. We really need volunteers! Click the article title for more information.

On May 19 & 20 representatives from Anchor House will be visiting both parish churches to ask for your support for the 40th Annual Ride for Runaways. This 500-mile bike ride from Harrisonburg (VA) to Trenton (NJ) is the primary fundraising event for Anchor House. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

in the ordination to the Diaconate of Rev. Mr. Christopher Pinto this Saturday, May 19. The Ordination Liturgy, celebrated by His Excellency, Bishop David M. O'Connell, will take place at St. Raphael Church, Hamilton. Congratulations and prayerful best wishes to Deacon Pinto.

The Gestational Surrogacy bill, A1704/S482 passed both Houses of the Legislature and is now sitting on Governor Murphy's desk. Unless this Bill is vetoed by May 28, it will become law. Click the article title to find out why and how you can ask Governor Murphy to veto this bill.

Our 1st Respect Life Meeting Was a Success! Thank you to all who participated, but we need everyone to help. Stay informed--click the article title to see what is currently happening. We need your help!

On May 19 & 20 representatives from Anchor House will be visiting both parish churches to ask for your support for the 40th Annual Ride for Runaways. This 500-mile bike ride from Harrisonburg (VA) to Trenton (NJ) is the primary fundraising event for Anchor House.

The Diocesan Department of Pastoral Care’s Respect Life Ministries will offer a presentation and discussion about Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats on Wednesday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. The presentation will take place in St. Joseph’s Parish Ministry Center, 509 Hooper Ave, Toms River. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats offer healing from the psychological and spiritual wounds of abortion. The presentation is open to all who want to learn more about this healing ministry. No pre-registration or RSVP is needed.

to participate in the Jail & Prison Ministry. Volunteer opportunities to serve our brothers and sisters throughout the Diocese of Trenton, will be explained at a dinner with the Diocesan Coordinator of Jail & Prison Ministry, Deacon Bill Gallagher. Click the article title for date, time, and contact information.

Please notify the parish office when your organization or ministry changes leadership. It is important for us to know the correct person to contact regarding 2018-2019 facility scheduling. Click the article title for more information.