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...is less than 2 weeks away! Have you registered yet? Click the article title for more information.

Is going virtual for our 25th Annual Gala. Click the article title for 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.

Mount Carmel Guild continues to serve the Mercer County community, but we need your support. We can relate to the desire of older individuals to age in place in the comfort and familiarity of their own home. Our Home Health Nursing program makes this possible. For the third year, our Age in Place project is featured on CaringCrowd® powered by Johnson & Johnson. Click the article title for more information and a link for donations.

The Supreme recently upheld, by a 7-2 decision, an executive order that protected the Little Sisters of the Poor from being forced to pay for abortion-causing drugs under their health insurance plan. Abortion advocates have spent years trying to force Sisters to fund abortions.

We are pleased to announce that at Council Elections held on June 16, Mr. Gerald Sanvardine, OFS, was selected to serve as the Minister of “Spirit of St. Francis Fraternity” of the Secular Franciscan Order. We offer our prayers for Mr. Sanvardine as he assumes his responsibilities as Minister, and for Connie Starling, who has completed her term of service as the Fraternity’s Minister. Click the article title for more information on the Franciscan Community.

Come and see if God is calling you to join a community of Catholic men and women dedicated to guiding God's people to healing, freedom, and purpose in Christ! You are invited to see if you are called to join the MARIAN SERVANTS® of the HOLY FAMILY, Thursday, September 12, from 6:15 - 8:30 p.m. Click the article title for more information.

Is God calling you to join a community of Catholic men and women dedicated to guiding God's people to healing, freedom, and purpose in Christ? You are invited to see if you are called to join the Marian Servants® of the Holy Family, Thursday, September 12 from 6:15 to 8:30 pm, at St. Gregory the Great Chapel. Click the article title for more information.

Our parish is blessed that a group of secular (lay) Carmelites meets monthly at Our Lady of Sorrows. We wish them a most happy and blessed Feast Day!

You are invited to join the Community of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Little Therese, which meets monthly in our parish, on our annual retreat on July 19 - 21, at the San Alfonso Retreat House. Click the article title for details.

Congratulations and best wishes to Michael Sabol, who today is celebrating his 50th Anniversary as a Secular Franciscan!

...is this Sunday, October 15. The Spirit of St. Francis Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will attend the 9:30 Mass at St. Anthony Church, after which they will pray the Crown Rosary , then adjourn to the Church Hall for their monthly gathering.

...to join the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order Community (which meets in our parish on the third Saturday of each month), and the communities of district one northeast region for their 11th annual retreat at San Alfonso. Click the article title for more information.

If you haven't already done so, please submit, prior to June 30, all requests for your group’s use of facilities at Our Lady of Sorrows and/or St. Anthony campus from July 2017 through June 2018. Click the article title for more information.

If you are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities at Mount Carmel Guild, click the article title for details.

The Spirit of St. Francis Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will gather in St. Anthony Church for the 9:30 AM Mass on Sunday, March 19. Following Mass, they will recite the Crown Rosary, then hold their meeting in the church hall.

You are cordially invited to join the Secular Franciscans on March 12, as they host their annual St. Patrick's Day Party/Bingo for the residents of Morris Hall. Click the article title for details.

The Spirit of St. Francis Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will attend the 9:30 AM Mass at St. Anthony next Sunday (February 19). Following the recitation of the Crown Rosary immediately after Mass, they will adjourn to their regular Gathering meeting in the Church Hall.

The Spirit of St. Francis Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will attend the 9:30 Mass at St. Anthony next Sunday (January 15). Following the recitation of the Crown Rosary immediately after Mass, they will adjourn to their regular Gathering meeting in the Church Hall.

The Spirit of St. Francis Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will attend the 9:30 AM Mass at St. Anthony next Sunday (Nov. 20). Following the recitation of the Crown Rosary immediately following Mass, they will adjourn to their regular Gathering meeting in the Church Hall.