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Marriage is: Joyful, Fulfilling, Life Giving, God’s Plan, Frustrating, Trying, Testing The OLS-SA Marriage Ministry would like to connect our engaged couples preparing for marriage with parishioners whose marriage has weathered the good times and bad times relying on Christ and prayer. Click the article title for more information.

Our pastor, Msgr. Gervasio, said, “The answer is simple—marriage matters! A parish should not be content with providing only a good preparation for marriage. It should also be eager to accompany a couple on the road of married life...A marriage does not succeed just because it lasts; its quality is also important. Click the article title for more information.

The OLS-SA Marriage Ministry would like to connect our engaged couples preparing for marriage with parishioners whose marriage has weathered the good times and bad times relying on Christ and prayer. If you would like to pray for an engaged couple, click the article title for information on who to contact.

In a growing marriage the little things are the big things. It's not only marrying the right person. It's BEING the right partner. How are you doing in the little things of your marriage? Click the article title for a link to Susan's website.

A Young Adult Conference will be held on Sunday, November 11, at Georgian Court University from 10 AM to 5 PM, to discover the meaning and purpose of their sexuality, and how it applies to their unique mission in life. If you want to learn skills to create and maintain healthy relationships, check this out! Click the article title for more information.

Registration for the 2018-2019 OLS-SA Intramural Basketball season is now open. The league accepts parish boys and girls in Grades 1 through 8 of all skill levels and everyone plays (Beginners are welcome). Click the article title for more information.

There is life after divorce! Come to a day of renewal, hope, and healing. Click the article title for more information.

The fall season begins September 21. Join us as we read Gracious Uncertainty: Faith in the Second Half of Life. Click the article title for contact information.

God and Father, you are the divine companion. We ask you to continue to be with young people as they experience sorrow and joy, loneliness and friendship Guide and protect them from the dangers that are present in our world today. Gracious God, give to them and their families the courage to follow you as they journey through life. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, may they experience your loving care and mercy. We make this prayer through Christ, our Lord, Amen.

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.

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!

A joint effort of the Diocese of Trenton and Catholic Charities provides licensed professionals for short term counseling (up to 6 sessions) to parishioners dealing with difficult issues, for example, job-stress, family concerns, and bereavement. Click the article title for more information.

St. Gregory the Great Parish will host a “COME ALIVE” presentation by Dr. Peter Howard, founder of Heroic Families, on July 25, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ. With more and more studies confirming how the vast majority of people in the world are dissatisfied with their lives because they lack purpose, families are more ardently seeking help to find the answers. This talk is perfect for families and individuals who want to discover God’s purpose for them and make a choice NOW to live it heroically!

So, what is Natural Family Planning (or NFP) anyway? The Church encourages married couples to learn about NFP methods because they represent authentic family planning that can be used either to achieve or postpone pregnancy. For more information about Natural Family Planning education in our area, contact Peg Hensler (403-7156; phensler@dioceseoftrenton.org).

This event will be held on July 18 from 10 am to 3 pm (registration begins at 9:15 am) at St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square. The registration fee is $18/person, which covers coffee/snack, drinks, and a hot lunch by Dolce and Clemente. Click the article title for more information, and a link to register.

On May 19, at the 5:00 PM Mass, there will be a special liturgy to honor the sacrament of marriage by a renewal of wedding vows for couples who are celebrating anniversaries of 1 year, multiples of 5 years, or any anniversary over 50 years. Click the article title for more information.

The St. John Neumann Chapter of Catholics United for the Faith is sponsoring an all-day conference titled Matrimony: Rediscovering Its Truth on Saturday, April 21, from 10:00 am to 6:15 pm at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Click the article title for details.

Retrouvaille offers hope to couples who have been living with the misery of a failing marriage, hope that it is not too late, hope of a different and better marriage. For more information, click the article title.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers a weekend experience designed to give married couples the opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives. For more information, click the article title.

The parish of St. Leo the Great, Lincroft, is hosting a day of senior spirituality on July 12, from 10 to 3. Sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton Pastoral Care Department, the day will feature Msgr. Walter Nolan as the spiritual keynote speaker, and entertainment by Bobby Byrne. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 AM. Click the article title for details.