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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.

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.

Assisted Suicide is not the answer to end-of-life problems. Join the New Jersey Right to Life at the State House in Trenton on Thursday, September 27 to speak to legislators in defense of life. Click the article title for more information.

Several of our wonderful senior members would love to come to Mass but can no longer drive. If you might be able to help someone in this way, please contact Anne (ark257@gmail.com; 609-586-6596) for more information.

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.

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.

During August, a whopping 302 hours of service were cheerfully provided by 45 volunteers to 56 persons. For more information on joining this ministry, as a care giver or a care receiver, click the article title.

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?

The Knights of Columbus and our Parish Respect Life Group extend their thanks to the parishioners for their extraordinary generosity in the New Jersey Right to Life Chance Sale. The sale raised $2,114 in sales and donations for New Jersey Right to Life.

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.

Click the article title to read the note from Sr. Mary Beth Lloyd, MPF, who addressed our parishioners during the recent Co-op Mission Appeal.

Gennesaret, a retreat designed to provide a spiritual and temporal oasis for men and women suffering with a life changing illness, will be held the weekend of October 19-21 at the Archdiocesan Retreat Center, located in Kearny. The retreats, held in a setting that allows time for rest and quiet, offer a respite from the daily coping with a serious illness and a focus on God's love, forgiveness and faithfulness. For more information, click the article title.

On September 29, the Diocesan Department of Pastoral Care will sponsor a symposium on practical parish strategies to address the addiction epidemic in New Jersey. For information on time and location, click the article title.

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."

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.

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!

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.

Do you have an hour or two once a week or once a month to help a homebound neighbor? Caring Hearts can match you with someone who needs a little help with simple tasks such as getting to church or the doctor, cutting the grass, buying groceries, etc. For contact information, click the article title.