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Beginning on Monday, August 3rd, you may need to plan an alternate route to St. Anthony Church, as the Mercer County Department of Transportation will be working on a milling and resurfacing project on Hamilton Avenue, between Cypress Lane and Newkirk Ave. The project is expected to take up to 3 weeks, depending on the weather.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of August 2.

“A just law is a code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.” [Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr., 4/16/1963]

Contributions to the Summer Project can be made online. Click the article title to find a link to the Summer Project page.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of August 2, and a correction for the week of July 26.

Click the article title to see a short list of upcoming programs offered at Francis House of Prayer in Allentown.

Despite the restrictions imposed on us all as the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic continues, 38 wonderful volunteers provided 163.5 hours of service to 34 individuals during the month of July. For more information on the services provided, and contact information, click the article title.

...as we go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, in June of 2021. Click the article title for more information.

Now that our churches are offering public masses again, please remember those in our community who may be hungry and drop off some nonperishable food for Mount Carmel Guild and St Raphael’s Pantry. The need is greater than ever! To address this need, more food pantries have opened, but the resources are now spread out over additional food pantries. Please be generous! Click the article title for more information.

The Respect Life Ministry of OLS-SA is hosting a group rosary at an online Zoom conference every Wednesday evening at 6:45 PM. We invite everyone to join us in praying this rosary as a group for the express intention of an end to abortion. At this time, we are also including an intention to end the Covid-19 pandemic. Click the article title for contact information and details.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of July 26.

The 2020 Bishop’s Anniversary Blessing events scheduled for October 4 and 25 have been canceled due to Covid-19. Click the article title for next year's dates and changes in eligibility due to this year's cancellation.

Whether you registered as a parishioner seven years ago or seven times seven years ago, things change. Please keep us up to date if your household grows or shrinks, if someone moves into a skilled nursing or assisted living facility, or if they are hospitalized! And when your children reach the age of 21, please remind them to register in their own name, as this facilitates becoming a godparent or sponsor. Click the article title for more information.

Reservations for Saturday afternoon and Sunday Masses will be taken on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. No reservations will be accepted on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of July 26.

Click the article title to find out what programs will be offered at Francis House of Prayer.

Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is always hope. The pain and sorrow of abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to respond to His invitation to begin the journey of healing the wound of abortion. Click the article title for more information.

Over the last eight years, our annual summer project has proven to be a great help to maintaining the two campuses of our parish. This year our project goal is different in that we are proposing a “two-year plan” since we are eyeing two necessary and rather costly upgrades: the replacement of the school boiler and the air conditioning units of St. Anthony Church. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of July 17.

Please remember in your prayers and Masses the soul of the Most Reverend Edward U. Kmiec who died on Saturday, July 11, the Memorial of St. Benedict. For more information on his life, click the article title.