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On Sunday, May 5, Notre Dame High School is hosting "First Look", a high school preview for students in grades 6 & 7. Click the article title for information on how to register.

We are looking for a part time assistant in our Pre-K 3-year-old room, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. Responsibilities include assisting the teacher with set-up and clean-up of classroom activities, an extra set of hands during enrichment classes, and general maintenance of the classroom. Click the article title for contact information.

Villa Victoria Academy will host a Spring Open House on Saturday, April 13, from 1-3 pm. To register, please call the admissions office at 609-882-1700, ext. 2, or email cwhite@villavictoria.org. More information can be found at www.villavictoria.org. Villa Victoria Academy is located at 376 West Upper Ferry Road in Ewing.

Our Lady of Sorrows Summer Camp is for 3 & 4 year olds (the Adventurers' Club) and 5 & 6 year olds (the Explorers' Club). Camp dates are June 17 through August 23rd, with no camp on July 3 & 4. Campers may attend all or part of the sessions, for full days or half days. Click the article title for more information and a link to the registration forms.

Run by OLS School art teacher Mrs. Kim Bowers & Ms. Francesca Gioe, the Adventure Camp will take place from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM the week of June 17 – 21 and is open to boys and girls in grades K through 6. It features arts and crafts as well as other fun activities. Click the article title for a link to more information.

The FUNdamentals Summer Basketball Camp returns for its 20th season. The camp blends instruction with fun & competition. Children are grouped by age and ability to help build confidence. Click the article title to find out more about who can sign up, the dates and time of the camp, and before and after care.

Join us at Texas Roadhouse in Hamilton every Sunday now through April 28, to participate in our Sunday Donation Program. Bring in your church bulletin or flyer and Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your food purchase back to the school. Click the article title for more details.

Click the article title to find out more about the ColorSplash Fundraising Run at Our Lady of Sorrows School on June 1! You'll have a blast!

Congratulations to the members of our parish family who were confirmed this weekend. We offer our thanks to their parents, sponsors, and catechists, who have prepared them for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and to Bishop David M O’Connell, who conferred the sacrament!

The Honor Society of Our Lady of Sorrows School wants to make Easter “hoppy” for children ages 3 to 12 who are served by Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton. If you would like to help, click the article title to find out how!

This Saturday, March 9, we are pleased to welcome again the “NET Team” that will be directing a day-long retreat in preparation of the Sacrament of Confirmation. For more information on the NET Team, click the article title.

The 2019 Season Soccer Tryouts will be held in the gym at Our Lady of Sorrows School. All prospective athletes must attend at least two tryouts, and please wear sneakers. Click the article title to see the complete schedule.

St. Gregory the Great Academy (4680 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ) presents "Parenting in the Social Media Age" on March 7 at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center. Children and teens have more opportunities than ever before, yet studies find an epidemic of depression in today’s youth. Children can spend up to three times as much time with technology and phones as they do interacting in person with their parents and others. Click the article title to find out more about how you can help your children deal with the psychological pitfalls of the social media age.

Are you interested in finding out more about methods of family planning that solve real problems in women's health care? Join the NaProTechnology Medical Consultant Monique Ruberu MD, FACOG on Saturday, March 23, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at teh Saint Maron Maronite Church in Philadelphia. Click the article title for more information.

Join us on Saturday, March 16, in the School Cafeteria at Our Lady of Sorrows, for a Craft and Vendor Fair. The fair will open at 11:00 AM and close at 3:00 PM.

The PTA of Our Lady of Sorrows School is pleased to offer you delicious Gertrude Hawk candy as part of our spring fundraiser program. Brochures are available at church entrances and in the parish office. Return orders & payment to the school or parish office by Friday, March 8.

The Department of Catechesis is currently accepting applications for the 2019 Bishop John C. Reiss Scholarship. Scholarships are open to anyone who is actively participating in the religious education ministry in the Diocese of Trenton and are awarded for coursework in Theology, Pastoral / Religious / Liturgical / Catechetical studies at a recognized Roman Catholic institution of higher learning. Click the article title for more information.

The OLS 8th Grade will be selling baked goods following the evening masses on Saturday, February 9, and following all morning masses on Sunday, February 10, in the lower church hall of both churches, Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Anthony’s. This is a fundraiser to help support graduation and end-of-year activities.

We are delighted to report that our school’s fundraiser, “Knight to Remember” (held on Friday, November 30) netted a profit of $45,017.15! Click the article title for more information.

To celebrate the beginning of Catholic Schools Week, Our Lady of Sorrows School will hold an Open House on Sunday, January 27, from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Come visit us to learn how we can meet the educational, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of your child in a loving and nurturing atmosphere. Click the article title for contact information and the address.