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Congratulations to our First Communicants, with special thanks to those who helped prepare them for this special gift, and to all those who participated, making the celebration beautiful. Click the article title for more information.

The 2021-22 Catechetical Year is on the horizon. Our families once again have the option of a “Summer Intensive Program” or the “Regular” weekly program of Sunday or Wednesday classes September through May. Click the article title for more information and a link to the registration information.

Please notify the parish office when your organization or ministry changes leadership. It is important for us to know the correct person to contact regarding 2021- 2022 facility scheduling. Please call or email Denise (587-4372; dmikics@olssa.org) with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the head of your group and that person’s alternate. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to the students who were confirmed last Tuesday. We offer our thanks to their parents, sponsors, and catechists, who prepared them for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and to Msgr. Thomas Gervasio, who conferred the sacrament! Click the article title for more information.

The OLS-SA Respect Life Ministry hosts a Zoom Meeting at 6:45 pm every Wednesday to pray the rosary for an end to both abortion and the coronavirus pandemic. For more information, and a link to the online meeting, click the article title.

Congratulations and Welcome, Gabriela and Samantha!

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence: All Catholics 18 - 59 years of age are restricted to one full meal. Two lesser meals are permitted. All Catholics over 14 years of age must abstain from meat.

Congratulations to the students of our Religious Education Program who were confirmed last weekend. We offer our thanks to their parents, sponsors, and catechists, who prepared them for the gift of the Holy Spirit and to Msgr. Gervasio, who offered the sacrament.

Please keep in prayer the young boys and girls who are preparing to receive their First Holy Communion. On Saturday, March 27, they will participate in a retreat. It will be a morning of prayer and reflection together with their parents on the gift and mystery of the Lord’s Body and Blood.

An early deadline for the Easter (April 4) bulletin has been set by the printing company. In order to meet this deadline, all articles, announcements, and ads must be emailed to dmikics@ols-sa.org no later than noon on Wednesday, March 24. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Daylight Savings Time officially begins at 2 AM on Sunday, March 14 (next Sunday). Remember to turn your clocks ahead an hour next Saturday night, March 13.

The US Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops has put out a statement clarifying the Church's position on the vaccines for COVID-19. Click the article title for a link to the USCCB statement.

Evangelization is a keynote of our ministry to families, youth, and young adults. Click the article title for more information for how your gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal can help.

Looking for some spiritual nourishment this Lent? Come to our Lenten Soup for the Soul Evenings this March! Join us for some soup, fellowship, prayer and reflection to feed your body, mind, heart, and soul!

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.

Don’t miss out on all the latest parish news—just fill out our email registration form (click on the article title for the link). It asks for some information beyond your email address, but is not the same as the parish registration. Thanks!

Congratulations to Dr. Frederick Brodzinski who is the new president of our Holy Name Society. We thank him for his willingness to serve and pray that the society will thrive under his leadership. He succeeds the late Robert Lecato of happy memory.

Click the article title to see this week's meditation from the book "Joseph the Silent" by Michel Gasnier, O.P.

As the new year begins, there are many issues in society that challenge our Catholic moral and social teachings. Opposition to abortion remains our ‘pre-eminent priority. During the month of January when we acknowledge the 48th anniversary of the fateful Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, I invite the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to join in a common prayerful response to end abortion. Click the article title for some suggestions.

Now that Blessed Carlo Acutis is the co-patron of our school, it's time to get to know him. He was a young millennial, who loved Jesus and brought others to the faith, even though he died at age 15! Click the article title for a link to a page with more information about him.