Daily Rosary
We welcome all to join us after each 9:00 AM Daily Mass to pray the rosary. We especially need prayer during these troubling times!
Pray the Miraculous Medal Novena with us following the 9:00 AM Mass in the Main Church from Friday, November 29th through Sunday, December 8th (Excluding Sunday, December 1st).
We will continue this devotion every Monday throughout the year following Morning Mass. Please join us in praying this powerful Novena. You may find the Novena prayer as well as further information about the Miraculous Medal by visiting the Miraculous Medal Shrine website: click here for the website.
Christmas is coming, but Advent is HERE!
Does Advent arriving excite you or are you like so many that get fearful that Advent means Christmas is coming too soon. “I’m not ready,” you might feel like shouting. We might also stumble through Advent because we wonder, “Well, Jesus came 2,000 years ago, so what are we actually waiting for in Advent, which translates from Latin to English with the words, ‘to come.’”
Here is how I embrace Advent: it is a time where we anticipate the celebration in a new year, celebrating the Incarnation and Birth of Jesus which occurred in human history 2,000 years ago.
What we are really anticipating is the renewal of Jesus in our hearts. As I advance in age, I have come to recognize the occasional “senior moment,” when something I had planned to do got left behind for a time. The reminders from family, friends, Fr. Jack or our parish staff are always helpful. That is a model for Advent.
In our lives as disciples, we, too, get busy and sometimes we get forgetful about the uniqueness of the mission we are called to perform. In a recent spiritual direction meeting with a parishioner, he mentioned wanting to do what Jesus calls him to every day. Every day, he wanted to be a faithful and faith-filled disciple. That should be the hope of every parishioner, but in the collection of days and weeks that sometimes run together, we have senior moments as disciples. We need a reminder to witness and live our faith radically and visibly.
Advent does that for us, every year at this time. Don’t allow this season to simply be a runway for Christmas; make sure it is a time to make straight the paths of our hearts, to have the love of Christ excite our hearts so that our actions reflect our discipleship.
Each time we are observed as being “Christ to one another,” we become a moment of nativity. We give birth to Christ again in the 21st century as we love our neighbor and strangers. Let this be our Advent Moment!
- Father Jim
Please click here to visit the website for the 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage.
To learn more about the 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal and to donate online, please click here.
Hospice Care Information
On Sunday, October 16th, OLGC offered an information program on Hospice Care and Spirituality at the end of our lives. We had a good turnout of about 35-40 parishioners in attendance. For those who may have missed the information session, below are links to the documents which were shared with the attendees.
Please always remember: if your loved one needs the Sacrament of the Sick, do not hesitate to call us at (856) 425-0181, our parish Emergency Number, and Father Jim or Father Jack will respond immediately to your request.
Faith at Home
These links provides you with the latest one-page resource for families, Faith At Home; it connects to the theme of the upcoming Sunday Liturgy. This resource is updated each week and can be found on the diocesan webpage at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/faith-at-home and en Español at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/fe-en-casa.
May God continue to bless us and keep us close to Him.
Please support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can help local families in need. Those needing help should call the SVDP helpline at 856-291-7313.
Local food pantries include:
Live Civilly: St. Matthew's Church, 318 Chester Ave.
First Baptist Church, 19 West Main St., Moorestown
Bethel AME, 512 N. Church St., Moorestown
SVDP also has Thinking of You cards available. A gift can be given to the poor in the name of someone special at your
request. You will be remembered in the prayers and works of the Moorestown Vincentians. We are so very grateful for your
generous ongoing donations.
Respect Life Homily
Deacon Tom Kolon shared a wonderful and informative Catholic perspective on Respect Life, encompassing current events and statistics that spanned from end of life through the very beginning in the womb. You can re-watch his homily on the live streaming or may click here for a written copy to share.
Our Promise to Protect
The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the initiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in regard to the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse allegations involving minors. The Diocese has in place a Victim’s Assistance Coordinator, who is available to obtain support for your needs and help you make a formal complaint of abuse.
If you have been sexually abused as a minor by a member of the clergy or anyone representing the Catholic Church, or if you know someone who was, you can report that abuse through the diocesan Abuse Hotline: 1-888-296-2965 or via email at abuseline@dioceseoftrenton.org.
The Diocese encourages anyone with an allegation to also report that abuse to their local law enforcement agency. The Diocese reports all allegations received to the appropriate county prosecutor’s office.
ONLINE GIVING OPTIONS
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