Local seniors had a Thanksgiving luncheon courtesy of Our Lady of Sorrows Church and the South Orange Elks Club. The luncheon was open to all seniors in the community and is a long-time event. Alison McInerney, a parishioner at Our Lady of Sorrows, said they go to three senior housing places around town to let […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition of the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition is being run by Regina Pacis Council No. 4066 and will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Our Lady […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Harmonium Choral Society has announced the winners of the 25th annual High School Composition Contest. Cranford High School student Asher Shectman’s piece “By Day” won first prize and will be sung at Harmonium’s Open Hearts concerts Friday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 5, at 3 p.m., both at […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The pastor of South Orange’s Our Lady of Sorrows Church told those gathered for a March 29 prayer service that asking for God’s intercession will make a huge difference in ending the evils of war currently being experienced by the Ukrainian people, according to a press release from the Archdiocese of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The outreach team of the Community Care & Justice program worked with the South Orange Police Department and the South Orange Rescue Squad to collect and distribute coats throughout January. Nearly 150 coats were donated by the community, and the South Orange Rescue Squad held an open house for anyone in need […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ember, the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, will present a live and virtual season finale concert, “Emerge,” where the group will examine this period in our lives between what was and what will be. Ember will perform live on Saturday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at St. […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Archdiocese of Newark commemorated the resurrection of Jesus on April 3 by celebrating the Easter Vigil, the holiest observance of the Christian religious calendar, marking Easter’s official start. The Mass began with the lighting of the Paschal candle, which was processed through the darkened Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ember, the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, will present the live concert “Release,” in which the ensemble examines the period in life between what was and what will be. A live performance will be held Friday, April 16, at 8 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — How can we better listen to and hear voices that are different from our own? That is the focus of the Ember Ensemble concert “Outside Voices,” which will take place Saturday, Feb. 29, in New York City and Sunday, March 1, in South Orange. The second concert in Ember’s 25th anniversary […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Cougar Boosters will host a leap year celebration to raise money to help students in the South Orange-Maplewood School District on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. in Our Lady of Sorrows Gymnasium, 217 Prospect St. in South Orange. Since 1974 the CHS Cougar Boosters […]