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The Mass schedule for Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (New Year's), as well as the schedule for confessions can be found here.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is transferred this year to December 9. It IS a Holy Day of Obligation. Click here for the Mass Schedule.

In 1969, St. Pope Paul VI began the custom of blessing the statuettes of the Infant Jesus that would be used in the manger scenes set up at home. We invite you, especially our children, to bring your “Gesu Bambino” to the 11:00 am Mass on December 15 to be blessed as we bring this delightful tradition to our parish.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the parish office will be closed from Wednesday, November 27th through Sunday, December 1. The office will reopen at the usual time on Monday, December 2. Please note that there will be no adoration on Thursday, November 29th (Thanksgiving Day).

Starting on the weekend of December 1, 2024, 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 week-end Mass. Click here to find out how YOU can participate in this lovely tradition.

Corporate Sunday is December 1 at the 8:00 AM Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows. All parishioners are invited to join us after Mass when we pray the rosary. The monthly meeting is Dec 2 at 7:00 in OLS Church Meeting Room. We will be having an Advent Service prior to the business meeting.

On Sunday, November 24, we will have a Solemn Mass and Eucharistic Procession at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, in honor of Christ our King. Please join us!

Come, join us as we celebrate and give thanks to the Lord on Thanksgiving Day, at the 9:00 AM Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

The Children's Liturgy of the Word will be offered at the 11:00 AM Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on November 17, and December 8 & 15. Children in grades K - 4 are invited to join us as we hear God's Word and respond to the Good News of the Gospel.

All Souls Day is on Saturday, November 2. While not a holy day of obligation, it is good to remember those we love who have gone before us. Let us gather at Mass to commend to the Lord our departed loved ones at the regular Saturday morning Mass (9:00 AM) or at the special Mass for the departed of the last year at 10:30 AM. Click here for more information.

We regret to inform you that the elevator at St. Anthony Church is temporarily out of order. We have ordered the necessary part, but we don't know how long it will take to come in. We encourage you to go to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in the meantime, as the elevator there IS working, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Mass times at Our Lady of Sorrows Church are at 5:00 PM on Saturday, and 8:00 and 11:00 AM on Sunday. Confessions at Our Lady of Sorrows are after the 9:00 AM Saturday Mass.

During the next two weekends, our Ushers will be taking “attendance” at all Masses as part of our annual “October Count.” These figures will be sent to the diocesan Office of Pastoral Planning. We trust that the counting will not be too much of a distraction to your prayer.

This Thursday, a number of our students and teachers will travel to the Co-Cathedral in Freehold to participate in the Bishop's annual Catholic Schools Mass. Click here for more information.

Please join us for a day of recollection for all Liturgical Ministers and Music Ministers on October 12, from 9 AM to 12:30 PM, at Our Lady of Sorrows. Please RSVP by October 7. Click here for contact and other information.

On Sept. 22, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, and Oct. 20, all children in Grades K-4 are invited to join us as we hear God’s Word and respond to the Good News of the Gospel. Children begin the Mass with their parents, and then are invited to come forward and process together to the Church Hall, where the same Liturgy of the Word is celebrated, but at a more age-accessible level. The children then rejoin their parents for the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Holy Communion Under Both Species resumes on the weekend of September 27-28. Click here for more information.

Click here to see the sanctuary and votive lamp intentions for the week of September 15.

This week, September 10-12, the priests of our diocese will gather for their annual Convocation in Galloway Township...a time of prayer, continuing education, and fraternity. Please remember our priests in prayers during these special days. Accordingly, our liturgical schedule has been adjusted. Click here to see.

Click here to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of September 7.

Next week, our Catechetical Year begins. We welcome our new and returning students. During the 11:00 am Mass, our dedicated catechists will receive a blessing as they begin their year of ministry