Search
Parish Profile
-
Documents
-
The following statistics represent the parish profile as of February, 2021
Registered Households: 2531
General Statistics
Supporting Households: 1470
Non-supporting households: 1061
Seating capacity of churches: OLS – 645, SA – 950
Avg. weekly attendance per October count 2019: 1621
Avg. weekly attendance per October count 2020: 563 (Covid restrictions)Liturgical Life
2019 2020 Baptisms 65 43 Receptions into the Church 6 3 First Holy Communions 82 63 Confirmations 71 55 Marriages 17 12 Annointings of the Sick 151 23 Funeral Rites 146 127 Number of weekend Masses 6 4
Confessions: Weekly (both churches); by appointment; Parish Penance Service during Advent; Wednesday evenings during Lent
Parish offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament most Thursdays
Hospital Ministry: The parish priests make visits to the homebound and to the area hospitals whenever called upon, with some restrictions in 2020 due to COVID-19Religious Education
2019-20 2020-21 Mon & Wed. Classes 272 202 Summer Program 31 32 Home Schooling 8 11 Total 310 245 Vacation Bible Camp 29 suspended Catechists 24 16 Support Staff 1 1 Elementary School
2019-20 2020-21 K – 8 162 165 Pre-K 32 12 Total 194 177 Parishioners 123 102 Other Parishes 33 59 Non-Catholics 6 4 Teachers 13 12 Teacher Aides 3 1 Adjunct Faculty 6 6 Support Staff 4 4 Parish Subsidy to School
What tuition and fundraising do not cover to maintain the school is given as subsidy by the parish. According to diocesan norms, the subsidy should not exceed 25% of ordinary parish income (total of Sunday, Holyday, Christmas and Easter collections) Prior to 2018, this “cap” was set at 30%
Total % of ord. income 2017-18 $452,635 37% 2018-19 $326,326 26% 2019-20 $288,813 25%
Our Lady of Sorrows School enjoys Middle States Accreditation.
In addition to supporting the elementary school, the parish assists Trenton Catholic Academy, a diocesan regional school at McCorristin Campus, Leonard Ave, Hamilton. This is in the form of a 20% diocesan "tax" on income received by the parish through the rental of school buildings at St. Anthony Campus, South Olden Avenue.Pre-School & Day Care Center
Enrollment: 19
The parish program is financially self-sustaining.Temporal Goods
The parish is debt-free, with no outstanding loans to the Diocese of Trenton or any bank. It is current in its payments to all vendors, diocesan assessments, liability insurance premiums, and employee benefits program.Parish Boundaries
North: From Assunpink Creek at Olden Avenue, following Assunpink Creek along Hamilton-West Windsor line to Hughes Drive.
South: Mercer Street to Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road to Klockner Road, to Whitehorse Mercerville Road to Olden Avenue.
East: Hughes Drive to Mercer Street
West: Olden Avenue from Hamilton Avenue to Logan Avenue, to the Assunpink Creek.Organizations List
Altar Servers Finance Council St. Vincent de Paul Bell Choir Holy Name Society School Board Bible Study Hospitality Teams Scouts Caring Hearts Liturgy Committee Secular Franciscans Carmelites Marriage Ministry Seniors (2) Children's Liturgy of the Word Pastoral Council Social Justice/Concerns Choirs/Cantors PTA Sports Committee EMHC RCIA Team Ushers Rosary-Altar Society Youth Groups (2)