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The Rosary Altar Society of the parish of Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony is sponsoring a morning of recollection on Saturday, October 20. Click the article title for more information.

Gennesaret (a free retreat for those suffering with a life changing illness) will take place from 2:15 pm on Oct 19 to 1:30 pm on Oct 21; free. Call Hilare Reinold (732-566-7237), Peggy Walsh (908-499-7667), or Linda Capobianco (732-608-7277).

Do you wonder about the Church's position on life issues? Are you concerned about social pressure for abortion and assisted suicide? Do you think you have no alternative to hormonal contraception if you want to control the size of your family? Are you aware of the insidious nature of pornography in our culture? Then you'll want to join us for this season's Thought-Full Thursday series. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to find information on several upcoming events on the Pro-Life front.

The St. Gregory the Great Knights of Columbus Council 7677 are running a bus trip to The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown (PA) on Sunday, September 2, for the 53rd Annual Polish American Festival. If you are interested, click the event title for more information.

Our Lady of Guadalupe is among the most tender, beautiful, vibrant, and influential truths of the Christianity of the Americas. Join us and our Bishop David O’Connell on this pilgrimage to honor her as we enter into her story and her presence at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. Space is limited, so reserve now! For detailed information, visit www.dioceseoftrenton.org.

Frank Sheed takes a complex subject and makes it accessible to anyone in the book "Theology for Beginners." Join us as we focus on learning more about what Catholics really believe this Fall. Click the article title for more information.

Join Fr. Jean Felicien on a Spiritual Pilgrimage to Italy, from June 23, 2019 to July 2, 2019. Click the article title for details.

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!

Take the time for a weekend retreat at San Alfonso Retreat House, in Long Branch. Click the article title for more information.

St. David the King and Christ the King parishes will sponsor a pilgrimage to Fatima, Spain, and Lourdes with Fr. Javier Diaz on October 2 - 12, 2018. Click the article title for more information.

Have you ever wanted to make a retreat but have been unable because of illness or disability? Click the article title for information on how you can sign up for this retreat at no cost to you.

Join Fr. Jean Felicien on a spiritual pilgrimage to Italy, June 23 through July 2, 2019. For more information, click the article title.

Click the article title to find the prayer for our 2018 Multi-Parish Mission. Please offer this prayer in the days preceding the mission, to ask the Father and the Son to send the Holy Spirit to all of the parishioners in the four sponsoring parishes: Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony, St. Gregory the Great, St. John the Baptist, and St. Vincent de Paul.

We will be asking all participating parishes to provide volunteers to assist at the mission each of the four nights. Please consider volunteering for one of the roles, on one of the evenings of the mission. Click the article title for more information on the volunteer roles.

Our multi-parish mission will be held on the evenings of April 9 through 12, and we need your help! Please sign up to volunteer for one evening! For a list of roles for volunteers, and contact information, click the article title.

Nap akeyi Pè Gladimi Gerard, C.Ss.R ki pral dirije retrèt anyèl TanKarèm nan pou Kominote Ayisyen nou an semèn sa a kòmanse (Lendi rive Mèkredi) a 6:30pm nan Legliz St Anthony. Tèm retrèt la baze sou lapriyè GranMèt la te montre nou an: "Padonen sa nou fè w tankou nou padonen moun ki ofanse nou epi pa kite nou pran nan pyèj men delivre nou ak tou sa ki mal"

We welcome Fr. Gladimir Gérard, C.Ss.R. who will direct the annual Lenten Exercises for our Haitian Community this week (Monday-Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. at Saint Anthony Church. The theme of the retreat is based on the Lord’s Prayer: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”

You are invited to an hour-long program on the scriptural and liturgical events of Holy Week, led by Msgr. Vince Gartland at St. George Church, 1370 River Road, Titusville, on Sunday, March 25 at 6:00 PM. For more information, click the article title.

Fr. Genaro Daguplo (St. Raphael-Holy Angeles Parish) will serve as Spiritual Director for the pilgrimage, which will be from June 25 to July 4 this year, 2018. For contact information and pricing, click the article title.