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Our parish congratulates Salvatore Petro, a candidate for the Diaconate who yesterday, February 2, was instituted into the Ministry of Lector from His Excellency, Bishop David O’Connell at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption. Click the article title for more information.

Our parish joins with the clergy, religious, and faithful across the diocese in mourning the death of the Most Reverend John M. Smith, our Bishop Emeritus who died on January 22. Click the article title for more information.

If you get an email supposedly from Msgr. Gervasio, that asks you to buy gift cards for him and send him the PIN numbers of the cards, ignore it...or report it to the police. This is a scam. Msgr. Gervasio would NEVER ask you to do this! Click the article title for more information on how to protect yourself from this type of scam.

The Diocese of Trenton offers a 6-day program for all persons involved in pastoral ministry, including visiting the sick, jail or prison volunteers, family caregivers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who visit nursing homes or hospitals, grief/bereavement counselors, separated and divorced group ministers, Elizabeth ministers, Stephen ministers, and parish pastoral ministers. Click the article title for more information.

To all those who knew Sr. Ruth Durfee, Many thanks for your presence in her life and in her death. Special thanks to Monsignor Gervasio and all of the Our Lady of Sorrows – St. Anthony family. She is praying for all of us. Sr. Maureen

This Friday, October 19, the Mount Carmel Guild will hold its annual gala and our own Deacon Jeff has been singled out for special honors. The Guild has chosen well—Deacon Jeff, in addition to his parish ministry, has long served as chaplain at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton, and currently volunteers at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Our parish takes pride in Deacon Jeff’s honor and extends its prayerful congratulations to him and to Jean, his wife. Click the article title for information on how to obtain tickets for this event.

Do you want to get to know our priests, deacons, and staff? Check out the Directory of Staff & Ministry Contacts. You’ll find it on our parish website (www.ols-sa.org) at About > Directory of Staff & Ministry Contacts. There you’ll find pages with pictures, contact information, and some biographical information on our priests, deacons, and paid staff & ministry directors; as well as contact information for our volunteer ministry leaders.

Bishop O'Connell has appointed, effective July 1, three chaplains to serve the pastoral and sacramental needs of the patients at Capital Health, both at Brunswick Avenue (Trenton) and Hopewell. Click the article title to see the names of the priests appointed.

We take this opportunity to congratulate Deacon Kevin O’Boyle on the 15th Anniversary of his ordination to the Permanent Diaconate, and to thank him for the many ways in which he has served the Lord, the Church, and the people of Our Lady of Sorrows-St Anthony. Our congratulations, gratitude, and prayerful best wishes, Deacon Kevin!

I am pleased to announce that His Excellency, Bishop David O’Connell has appointed as parochial vicar of our parish, Rev. Pierre-Louis Joseph. His appointment is effective on or about July 15, 2018. Click the article title for more information about Fr. Joseph.

This Thursday, January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, marks the 30th anniversary of episcopal ordination of our Bishop Emeritus, John M. Smith. Let us remember in our prayers Bishop Smith, who served as our diocesan bishop from 1997 to 2010. His episcopal motto was “Serve the Lord with Gladness.” Bishop Smith, now 82, resides at Morris Hall Meadows, Lawrenceville, a diocesan nursing facility.

With much gratitude we acknowledge the faithful service of our parish trustees, Joseph Novak and Michael Stewart who have served our community for the past six years, and announce that David Uhaze and Maria Ialacci will succeed Joseph and Michael as lay trustees of our parish. Click the article title for more information on the duties of parish trustees, and their term of office.

Fr. Jean and I sincerely thank all those who remembered us in this holy season. Your cards, spiritual bouquets, homemade treats, and gifts were most thoughtful. May the Lord bless you abundantly for your kindnesses.

Today (November 19), our parishioner, Salvatore Petro, will be admitted to Candidacy for Ordination as a Permanent Deacon by His Excellency, bishop David O'Connell. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the letter from Fr. Gene that appeared in the bulletin of October 29.

Having attained his 75th year (yes he is 75!), Deacon James Challender submitted his letter of retirement to the Most Reverend Bishop in accord with diocesan policy. Click the article title for more information on Deacon Jim, and on the upcoming opportunity to wish him a happy retirement.

Summer hours (i.e., early closing on Fridays) will end on September 1. Effective September 8, the parish office will again remain open until 4:30 PM on Fridays. The parish office will be closed on Monday, September 4 (Labor Day). Enjoy a safe and restful holiday weekend!

Items to be published in the bulletin for the weekend of July 8-9 should be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 28. Please email all bulletin announcements to dmikics@ols-sa.org. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The office will close at 12:30 PM on Fridays, from now through September 1. Office hours on Monday through Thursday, and on Saturday will remain the same.

Join me in welcoming Deacon James Smith to our community and keep him in prayer so that this pastoral experience may serve him well as he prepares for his ordination to the priesthood in the Spring of 2018.