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If you order from Brothers Pizza on Rt. 33 on Tuesday, November 17, you can support our school! Click the article title for details.

The OLS School PTA is offering Country Garden's pies as a fundraiser for the school. Pies must be ordered by Friday, November 6, and can be picked up on Tuesday, November 24, at 5:00 PM, at the outside cafeteria entrance to the school. Click the article title for more information.

Villa Victoria Academy, a private Catholic college-prep school, will hold a virtual open house on October 17 from 1 to 3 pm.

Congratulations to the members of our parish family who were confirmed this weekend. We offer our thanks to their parents, sponsors, and catechists, who have prepared them for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and to Msgr. Thomas Mullelly, who conferred the sacrament.

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.

If you are concerned about the tone and content of social media posts, take a look at the document "Rules of the Road for Social Media" found in the Documents section on our Catholic Witness page, under Faith Formation > Adult Faith Formation.

Our parish family extends warm and prayerful congratulations to all our First Communicants, along with special thanks to our priests, deacons, music ministry, and religious education staff, catechists, and volunteers, who helped prepare the children and this celebration!

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!

Please keep aware of our school activities by visiting our parish and school websites and by reading Msgr. Gervasio’s regular parish updates. You can receive an update by providing the parish office with an email address.

Marco Pontecorvo’s Fátima is now available for viewing online, and in theaters (when they open). Click the article title for a link to the movie's official website, with a list of online sources where you can find the movie.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has announced the formation of The Safeguard Allliance, a task force that connects those who are working to prevent young people from exposure to pornography and addressing the porn-saturated environment they are growing up in. For examples of the internet problems, click the article title.

All catechists and aids of the Lumen Christi Cohort (Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony, St. Gregory the Great, and St. Raphael-Holy Angels) are invited to join in a virtual retreat, being held on Saturday, September 26, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. The theme is "Finding Grace in Challenging Times", and the presenter will be Msgr. Gervasio. Click the article title for more information and a link to the registration form.

We recently concluded a successful Summer Religious Education Program. Along with our program director, Mrs. Francis, I want to offer thanks and praise for the catechists who were so instrumental to its success. It was, of course carried out “virtually” during this COVID-19 period. Click the article title for more information.

Honor Roll of Distinction is determined by grades at or above a 93 for each subject in a grading period. Honor Roll is determined by grades at or above an 88 for each subject in a grading period. The Grade Point Average (GPA) factor (+3 for Honors, +5 for AP) will be used to determine eligibility for Honor Roll of Distinction and Honor Roll. Click the article title to see the Notre Dame students from our parish who have achieved this level of distinction!

Ninth grade parishioner Jack Evans, who attends Holy Ghost Preparatory School, achieved Distinguished Honors for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year. A student must earn a grade point average of 4.2 or above to achieve Distinguished Honors. Kudos to you, Jack; keep up the hard work!

Do you have an old bicycle that’s no longer used? Volunteers collect, repair, and sell bikes from the Boys & Girls Club Bike Exchange shop in the Capital Plaza Shopping Center on the Trenton/Ewing border. This makes low cost bikes available to low income families and makes a significant financial contribution to the Club’s after school programs. Click the article title to find out how you can help!

Due to the continuing effects of COVID-19, all summer camps normally held at parish facilities have been canceled. Click the article title for a complete list.

Last month Teen Vogue posted a Snapchat Discovery story with the following message and worse: “Like Anything Worth Doing, Sexting Takes Practice.” Fight back! Last week, the Human Life Alliance launched the 2020/21 teen abstinence magazine Just for Girls/Just for Guys. Give a copy of Just for Girls/Just for Guys to a teen you know today! Click the article title for a link to the publication.

Click the article title to find a list of parish event cancellations and postponements.

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.