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Adoration is cancelled Thursday, January 17, due to a funeral Mass. Thank you.

The Martin Luther King Day of Service Meals Marathon will be held at the St. Mary of the Lakes School Auditorium on Monday January 21 . The event will be from 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m. We will be making 2,500 bagged lunches along with fleece blankets to be distributed to local shelters, soup kitchens and social service agencies in Burlington County, Camden County and Philadelphia, This is a great event for families to come together during the designated “Year of Youth” to model to their young children and teens what it truly means to “encounter the living Christ on the road to Emmaus.” Please join us for an hour or two, or plan to spend the entire National Day of Service with our St. Mary of the Lakes Parish Family as we reach out to our brothers and sisters in need. “To whom much is given, from him much is expected.” Luke 12:48 Please click on the TITLE above to sign up for MLK Service Day.

Join us for parish pickup basketball games on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. at SML School gym. Any questions, contact Kevin Callahan at Kcallahan@smlparish.org for more information.

Y.E.S. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY BAKE SALE on February 2 & 3 after all Masses. Proceeds Benefit Habitat for Humanity. Service hours opportunity for Confirmation and High School students. Drop off at the JRE at Church by 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 3. Questions contact yes@smlparish.org

The second part of ChristLife, Following Christ, started on January 7. Participants from Discovering Christ will meet for seven weeks plus a retreat day to take another step deeper into their relationship with God, and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

Calling all teens in Grades 8-12 to join YES for an ice cream social on Sunday, January 13, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the SML school auditorium. RSVP to yes@smlparish.org

February 9: Diocesan Youth Conference @ Holy Cross Prep Academy 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. All teens in our parish and school in grades 8-12 are invited to join Youth Minister Linda Xerri Limited seating in the church van, so please RSVP your attendance by Feb 1 to yes@smlparish.org — Otherwise you will need to make your own transportation arrangements to/from Holy Cross. Challenge Opportunity: record a short video clip (four seconds long or less) of yourself answering the question: To be God’s Servant is _________ and email to yes@smlparish.org for a chance to be included in the video highlights at the conference!

The Knights of Columbus removed the Christmas Trees outside of the Church on Sunday. Thank you to everyone who helped !

Just a friendly reminder to please use the Parish Office Drop Box next to the Rectory front door for drop offs after parish office hours. Thank you !

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, January 8 at 10:30 a.m. in the School’s Parish Meeting Room (the entrance is in the rear of the school — not the entrance for the students). The prayer shawls are available in the Emmaus Centers during construction. Any questions call Rosemary Peters at (856) 574-4098.

On Christmas Eve at 5:00 p.m., the Children’s Mass featured a Gospel Re-Enactment and the Children’s Choir. To see photos of the Christmas Eve Children's Mass, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

Fr. Dan celebrated the Christmas Eve 3 p.m. Mass. Additional Christmas Eve Masses were: the 5:00 p.m. Children’s Mass featuring Gospel Re-Enactment, Children’s Choir; the 7:00 p.m.; the 9:00 p.m. featuring Festival Choir with Brass Accompaniment; and Midnight Mass. To see photos of the Christmas Eve 3 p.m. Mass, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

Thanks to our Church Christmas Decorators who helped out Sunday night! To see photos of the Church Christmas Decorators, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

YES and KofC and SML volunteers helped on Saturday to prepare and serve Christmas Dinner for 450 guests at St Mary’s Cathedral Diocesan Soup Kitchen in Trenton. To see photos of the volunteers at the Trenton Soup Kitchen, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

To see photos of SMLS Christmas Pageant, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

On Saturday, December 15, St. Mary of the Lakes summer (of 2018) seminarian Bill Clingerman received Candidacy. This minor order leading to Holy Orders is received when the seminarian publically accepts being a candidate for ordination to the priesthood.

The Knights of Columbus and the YES Teen Ministries hosted their annual Breakfast with Santa on Sunday at the SML School Auditorium. To see photos of Breakfast with Santa, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

Fr. Dan installed 27 new Altar Servers during the Installation Mass on Sunday. To see photos from the Altar Server Installation Mass, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

The Knights of Columbus had the first annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Sunday night after the Christmas Choir Festival. All proceeds benefit the Knights charitable activities and SML school. To see photos of the Christmas Tree Lighting, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.

The St. Mary of the Lakes’ Christmas Choir Festival was held Sunday, December 9, in the Church.To see photos of the Christmas Choir Festival, please go to the News/Events tab above and click on Photo Album.