Outreach
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Saturday, June 23, 7:00 AM - 10:00 AMPlease join us in prayer on Saturday from 7:00 am to 10:00 AM at Princeton Women's Services, 1345 Kuser Rd, to pray for the women and men who are considering an abortion, and for their unborn child. Click the event title for contact information.
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Friday, June 29, 6:00 PMVolunteers are needed to help prepare the bagged lunches for the Loaves & Fishes meal our parish is hosting. The OLS School PTA will provide the supplies, but we need your help assembling them on Friday, June 29, beginning at 6:00 PM in the school cafeteria.
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Saturday, June 30, 7:00 AM - 10:00 AMPlease join us in prayer on Saturday from 7:00 am to 10:00 AM at Princeton Women's Services, 1345 Kuser Rd, to pray for the women and men who are considering an abortion, and for their unborn child. Click the event title for contact information.
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Saturday, June 30, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PMOur parish will be serving the meal at St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton on Saturday, June 30. Won't you help? This is your chance to see Jesus hungry and thirsty, and minister to Him. Click the event title for a link to complete information on what is needed, and when.
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Thursday, July 12, 7:00 PMThe Respect Life group meets on the second Thursday of the month, at 7:00 in the Church Hall at Our Lady of Sorrows. If you are concerned about the culture of death, and want to do your part to combat it, please join us! We are just getting started, so you can get in on the ground floor!
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"We give witness to our faith in action." As part of our mission statement, this is a fundamental aspect of our parish life, to bring Jesus to others by our actions. The Outreach ministries are those whose core function is to act on our faith by serving those who need help, and include:
- Ministries for the Sick, Elderly, and Home-Bound, which include bringing the Holy Eucharist to the sick and homebound, the parish Prayer List, and the Caring Hearts ministry.
- Social Justice / Social Concerns Ministry is focused on putting our faith into action. We sponsor many events that extend God's loving hand through us, His Mystical Body, to people outside the parish borders.
- St. Vincent de Paul Society also focuses on bringing God's love to those who need it in concrete, practical ways. It's an international Catholic organization that focuses on bearing witness to the love of Christ through their daily lives and in their relationships with those in need.
Do You Know Catholic Social Teaching—
On the Needs of the Poor and Vulnerable?
In a world characterized by growing prosperity for some and pervasive poverty for others, Catholic teaching proclaims that a basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt 25: 31–46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.~ Sharing Catholic Social Teaching; Challenges and Directions
Summary Report, US Catholic BishopsOn Respect for Life?
In a world warped by materialism and declining respect for human life, the Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Our belief in the sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching.
In our society, human life is under direct attack from abortion and assisted suicide. The value of human life is being threatened by increasing use of the death penalty. The dignity of life is undermined when the creation of human life is reduced to the manufacture of a product, as in human cloning or proposals for genetic engineering to create "perfect" human beings. We believe that every person is precious; that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life or dignity of the human person.
Social Justice/Social Concerns Committee
The Social Justice / Social Concerns Committee is focused on putting our faith into action. We sponsor many events that extend God's loving hand through us, His Mystical Body, to people outside the parish borders, including the annual Lenten alsmgiving campaign, which has helped the Bishop Asili clinic in Uganda and Fr. Gene's parish in India; Soup Kitchen volunteer events; and more.
We are always grateful for new volunteers to help in these activities! Come out and join us—you may be surprised at how much fun you can have doing good deeds
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News
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June 22Older adults in Mercer County will have the opportunity to receive checks that will enable them to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farm stands, Mercer County officials announced on Monday. For more information, click the article title.
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June 22The bill to legalize physician assisted suicide (A1504) has not yet been scheduled for a vote by the full Assembly. There are still two possible dates when it could be scheduled. Please contact Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to ask him not to schedule the bill for a vote. Click the article title for more details and contact information.
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June 15We have the opportunity to assist the needy within our own parish through the donations you make to the St. Vincent DePaul Conference. Click the article title for information on how you can help.
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June 15Catholics across the United States are encouraged to pray and act in support of religious liberty at home and abroad during Serving Others in God's Love: Religious Freedom Week 2018, which begins on June 22, the Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, and ends on June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. For more information, click the article title.
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June 12Happy Father's Day! God is calling all men to Respect Life at all stages and to help, especially, those who have no voice. Join us for our next Respect Life meeting, on Thursday, July 12, to find out how you can help to defend the helpless. Click the article title for more information.
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