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This is just a reminder. The cans for donations are at the doors of both churches. Please don't forget our brothers and sisters in Christ! They need our help. Remember that alms giving is one of the pillars of Lent!

Because the church was not open during much of Lent to receive Lenten offerings, we are continuing the Lenten Project through the Easter Season. Let's show the world the gift of God's love, poured out through us upon those who desperately need our help! Click the article title for more information.

In addition to the troubles caused by the pandemic, the area served by the Religious Teachers Filippini in Ethiopia is being swarmed by thousands of locusts eating their crops! They are in desperate need of the well and cisterns that our gift will provide. Since we cannot make our donations at the church doors as usual, please do not forget our Lenten offering--Donations may be mailed to the Parish Office. Checks should be made payable to Our Lady of Sorrows - St. Anthony Parish.

Click the article title to see the message of thanks from Fr. Mehu Charles Joseph, CSC of the Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Planton, Les Gonaives, Haiti.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Lenten Work of Love to benefit Mary Immaculate School in Les Gonaives, Haiti, realized $15,928. Many thanks to all those who generously contributed to this project to provide decent facilities for the students of that school. Our parish will be sending to the pastor, Fr. Mehu Charles Joseph, a parish check for $16,000.

The Honor Society of Our Lady of Sorrows School wants to make Easter “hoppy” for children ages 3 to 12 who are served by Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton. If you would like to help, click the article title to find out how!

Those words came from Fr Eugene Savarimuthu, whose ministry in India was the focus of our Lenten Work of Charity. In a recent letter to Msgr Gervasio, Fr. Gene extended his love and gratitude for the parish community’s continued support, both prayerfully and financially, for the “poorest of the poor.”

We are pleased to report that our parish is able to send Fr. Gene Savaramithu $16,536, the result of the Lenten sacrificial offerings made through the season of Lent. Click the article title for details.

Our annual Lenten "work of charity" has always enjoyed the extraordinary support of our parishioners. Please continue to be generous...donation "cans" have been placed at the doors of our churches throughout the season of Lent. Click the article title for more information.

At a recent luncheon, Msgr. Gervasio presented Ms. Marie Gladney, Executive Director of the Mount Carmel Guild, Trenton, with a check in the amount of $11,200, the result of our Parish Work of Charity during the Lenten Season. Click the article title to see a picture and more details.

Thanks to you...our Lenten Work of Mercy raised $11,150 for Mount Carmel Guild's Home Health Nursing Program.

We are pleased to announce that the offerings collected to benefit Mount Carmel Guild's Nursing Program total $10,815, to-date. Many thanks!

If you plan to write a check for your donation to the Lenten Work of Mercy (for Mt. Carmel Guild), please make your check payable to OLS-SA, and put "Lenten Work of Mercy" on the notation line. The parish will total the donations and send Mount Carmel Guild one check for all monies received.

Click the article title for a link to a video of photos and a message from Fr. Gene at Sacred Heart Parish in India.

Fr. Gene's St. Joseph Trust acknowledged with sincere appreciation our parish's donation of $21,958 toward the Sanitation Project, saying that it will make a major difference in the lives of the villagers.

It is obvious that the generosity of our parishioners is extraordinary. Once again you have manifested your love for our parish and for the needs of our brothers and sisters overseas. Click the article title to see the report on the results of our Easter Collection and the Lenten Work of Mercy.

If you plan to write a check for your donation to the Lenten Program of Sacrifice (for Fr. Gene's drive to provide sanitation to the families in his parish in India), please make your check payable to OLS-SA, and put "Lenten Program of Sacrifice" on the notation line. The parish will total the donations and send Fr. Gene one check for all monies collected.

We are pleased to offer this report on the appeal made for our Lenten Work of Charity. We are most thankful for your great spirit of generosity. Click the article title for details.

We conclude our parish's Lenten appeal in support of Fr. Gene's Community Center with many thanks for your extraordinary generosity for this worthy cause. We would like to publish the total collected per the donation cans next week. Click the article title for more information.