Outreach
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Thursday, August 23, 6:00 PMThe parish offers our Haitian community classes in English as a Second Language, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 PM in the Church Library at Our Lady of Sorrows (across from the door to the parish office).
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Thursday, August 30, 6:00 PMThe parish offers our Haitian community classes in English as a Second Language, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 PM in the Church Library at Our Lady of Sorrows (across from the door to the parish office).
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Thursday, September 13, 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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Thursday, October 11, 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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Thursday, November 8, 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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August 17The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities began a Novena for the Legal Protection of Life on Friday, August 3, which will continue until Friday, September 28. This nine-week effort will include prayer and fasting for the intention that this change in the membership of the Supreme Court will move our nation closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life. For the link to sign up, and more information, click the article title.
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August 17Although the food Pantry Partnership will happily accept all types of nonperishable food and can always use peanut butter, jelly, tuna, and spaghetti sauce, at this time the most pressing need is for soup and cereal. Click the article title for more information about the Food Pantry.
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August 17On September 29, the Diocesan Department of Pastoral Care will sponsor a symposium on practical parish strategies to address the addiction epidemic in New Jersey. For information on time and location, click the article title.
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August 11The Food Pantry Partnership has a pressing need for peanut butter and jelly, although they will also happily accept all types of non-perishable food, and can always use staples such as tuna, pasta, and spaghetti sauce. Click the article title to find out more about the Food Pantry location and the dates when they're open.
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August 9The 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!
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