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Jesus is coming! Gather with your fellow parishioners after the 11 am Mass on Sunday, December 22, to help decorate Our Lady of Sorrows Church for his arrival.

The OLS School PTA are very excited to announce that we will be once again selling Cash Calendars as part of our effort to raise money for Our Lady of Sorrows School. This fundraiser was a huge success last year and we are confident it will be a success again this year. But we can’t do it without your help. Click the article title for more information.

You can reach the young on issues of chastity, sexuality, and family. LIFENET makes age-appropriate presentations to schools, youth groups, churches, and civic organizations that empower young people with scientifically accurate information on human sexuality and encourages them to set the highest personal standards. Click the article title for more information.

We want to thank you for supporting Mt Carmel Guild and enabling us to serve our community for the past 100 years. Each of our donors from now throughout our Centennial year (2020) will be recognized as Centennial Members. Click the article title to find out more, and for ways you can help!

As you are planning your Christmas giving, please consider being a Tuition Angel. Your gift of support of a Catholic education is one that will be alive for generations. Many families are challenged to meet the tuition needs that accompany their commitment to a Catholic education for their children.

Haven’t been able to find the perfect gift for someone on your list? Everybody loves gift cards! Gift cards let them visit their favorite store (or shop online) and pick out exactly what they want. And now you don’t have to run from store to store to buy a gift card for toys, books, clothing, electronics, and more. You can order Scrip (gift cards) for hundreds of stores—even local supermarkets—online and help raise funds for Our Lady of Sorrows School. Click the article title for details.

Friday, November 22, was a grand evening of fun and fellowship as more than two hundred people gathered at Stone Terrace to support the mission of our school. Congratulations to all our honorees and to the very enthusiastic and dedicated committee who made it all possible. Click the article title for more information.

We will be accepting donations on Saturday, December 14, from 9 to 11 am in the OLS school parking lot. Acceptable items include clothing, shoes, handbags, linens, and jewelry. Thank you for supporting our 8th grade class!

Breakfast with Santa will be on Saturday, December 14, from 9 to 11 AM...don't forget to pre-register! Click the article title for more information.

There are still children hoping that an OLS-SA parishioner will be their Santa Claus. If you haven’t already “adopted” a child (or a family of children), please consider sharing the joy of the season by participating in our Adopt a Child, Adopt a Family Program. Click the article title for a link to the form.

Starting the weekend of November 30 - December 1, the Church will be celebrating the season of Advent, a time to anticipate the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. Our parish will continue its tradition of inviting families to carry the lighted Advent candle in procession at the beginning of each weekend Mass. For more information, click the article title.

'Tis the Season—to help provide food for the hungry; to "play Santa" for children in need; to grocery shop for holiday dinners (or skip the cooking and visit your favorite restaurant); and to tackle your Christmas gift list. Our Lady of Sorrows School is offering more than 725 retail store and restaurant gift cards for sale through the Great Lakes Scrip Company to the parishioners of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony. Click the article title for details.

We all know the story of how the Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving the year after they landed in Massachusetts. However, some Florida historians have asserted that the idea of Thanksgiving Day has roots that are older and Catholic. Click the article title to find out more!

Click the article title to find the information on parish office and school closings for the Thanksgiving holiday. The usual Thursday Solemn Adoration will not be held on Thanksgiving Day, November 28.

The winning tickets will be drawn at the Knight to Remember Gala on November 22. Tickets are still available at the Parish Office, or from Vince Peroni. Click the article title for more information.

All reservations for the Knight to Remember Gala must be received and paid for by November 15. No payments will be taken at the door!

Our parish Social Justice/Social Concerns Committee will again be collecting frozen turkeys and non-perishable items to fill Thanksgiving baskets those who are in need. We ask you to bring food for a Thanksgiving Day meal, such as frozen turkeys, potatoes, vegetables, stuffing, gravy mix, and dessert. Click the article title for more information.

We are pleased to congratulate Grace Gill and Gabriel Gomez of our school, who have been selected as part of the CYO’s 2018-19 Scholar Athlete Team. Click the article title for details.

We are offering Country Gardens’ delicious pies for our next fundraiser. Click the article title to find the flavors offered, the price of the pies, and a link to the bulletin containing the order form.

...to our OLS School Honor Students! Click the article title for a list of our honor students.