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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.

RCIA will begin in-person meetings this week (the week of Sept. 12). If you, or someone you know, is interested in becoming Catholic, please check out the RCIA page on this website for more information.

Or do you know someone who might want to become a Catholic? Or do you know someone who was baptized Catholic, but hasn't received the sacraments of First Holy Communion and/or Confirmation? Click the article title to find out about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults--how you can fully enter the Catholic Faith!

If you were married by a civil official or a non-Catholic minister, please contact our office to “convalidate” your marriage in the Catholic Church. Click the article title for more information.

Congratulations to those confirmed today (May 23) at the 11:00 AM Mass. Click the article title for more information.

Congratulations and Welcome, Gabriela and Samantha!

April is National Volunteer Recognition Month. Thank you to all who offer our parish and its ministries their time and talents! Volunteers don't necessarily have the time--they just have the heart!

We recently celebrated the Rite of Election for Gabriele Nieves, a catechumen preparing to receive the sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. This rite marks the beginning of the period of final, more intense, preparation for Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist.

RCIA Candidates will be received into the Church on Sunday October 11, at St. Anthony's at the 9:30 AM Mass. Catholics completing their Sacraments will also receive their First Holy Communion and Confirmation at the same ceremony. Click the article title for more information.

At the 11 AM Mass last Sunday—Catechetical Sunday—Monsignor announced that the recipient of Knights of Columbus Council 6213’s Catechist of the Year award was OLS-SA’s Angelo Milioto. Click the article title for more information.

Bishop O'Connell has provided guidance on forming your conscience for faithful citizenship. Click the article title for a link to more information.

Effective October 1, parish meetings may resume, with standard protocols for social distancing and a few additional guidelines. Click the article title for details.

Our long-awaited celebration of First Holy Communion will take place [by invitation only] this Saturday, September 19, at 10:00 am and 12:00 pm at St. Anthony Church. The following day, a group of older candidates will receive the Eucharist for the first time during the 11:00 am Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows!

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

Interested in becoming Catholic? Want to learn more about the Catholic Faith? Need to complete your Sacraments? RCIA is now meeting weekly virtually. Click the article title for contact information.

Catholic leaders have been clear that true Catholics cannot support the killing of unborn babies in abortions. In November, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a letter urging Catholics to oppose abortion as a “preeminent priority.” Click the article title for more information.

We are especially looking forward to various sacramental celebrations—the Reception in the Church of our RCIA candidates, the celebrations of First Holy Communion and Confirmation—that have been postponed. We thank all involved for their understanding.

At our 11 am Mass this Sunday (December 1), our parish will formally and prayerfully welcome into the RCIA process those who wish to fully embrace the Catholic faith. Let us remember them in our prayers as they continue their journey to that sacred encounter. Click the article title to see the list of candidates.

Don't delay! Classes begin this week! Are you, or do you know someone who, is interested in becoming Catholic? Do you have a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized? Were you baptized as a child, but have not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist? The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults may be for you. In this process, we offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. Click the article title for more information.

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. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. Click the article title for more information.