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~ welcome to our lady of the lakes parish ~
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Good Morning!
Want to make it
a GREAT morning?We are so blessed to still have a Mass celebrated for us each morning at 8:00 AM from Monday through Saturday. The rosary is prayed each morning before Mass at 7:35 AM. Click "Mass Times" in the Liturgy and Worship section below for the schedule of daily and weekend Masses at Our Lady of the Lakes Parish.
Why not take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and start your day with Jesus?
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Bishop Barron's Advent Reflections (Click to read)
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Advent / Christmas Liturgies at our lady of the lakes
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ACTIVE PARISH MEMBERSHIP MEANS:
Registration (Age 18 and older) in the parish
for a sufficient period of time
Faithful attendance at Mass on Sundays
and Holy Days of Obligation
Use of the envelopes or electronic giving
in support of the parish
volunteering for and participating in parish activities
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR LADY OF THE LAKES PARISH
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Stay Connected to our Parish
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Please Support our Parish
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Parish Photo Albums
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PARISH EVENTS Calendar(click on event for more information)
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Parish Bulletin Board ~ News and announcements
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Welcome New Parishioners
If you've recently joined our parish and did not receive a "Welcome Bag", please contact Judi Damon at (412) 496-8582 or jdamon@ollakes.org.
The bag contains a Bible, a Catechism of the Catholic Church, a prayer book, and important parish information. If you only need certain items, we can do that also.
Thank you and welcome to your new parish home.
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Family Information Updates
Has your family info changed? Please update the parish office with any changes (address, phone, members).
If you have an adult child (18+), please have them complete their own parishioner registration.
The online parishioner registration / update form can be found by clicking on FORMS in the main navigation menu at the top of any page on this website.
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Safe Environment Clearances
EVERY volunteer role in the parish (even if it does not involve contact with children) requires clearances to be obtained before participating in ministry or volunteer service.
THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH !!
If you have not submitted your clearances to the parish office, or if your clearances have expired and need to be renewed, please contact the parish office (724) 265-2070 ext. 202, or by e-mail at safeoll@ollakes.org) as soon as possible.
Click here for more information.
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Join the Knights of Columbus
Come join the NEW Knights of Columbus ~ It is NOW easy and free.
Via your computer or smart phone, browse to kofc.org, then select JOIN (top center on computer screen) or option JOIN NOW (on smart phone). Complete the one-page information request form. Specify Council 5501 to become a member at Our Lady of the Lakes Parish. Otherwise, leave that field blank.
You will be contacted to join and learn about the Knights.
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CHURCH 101
Are there things about the Mass or the Catholic Church that you’ve always wondered about but never asked?
- Why do we sit, stand and kneel at different times of the Mass?
- How does the priest decide what color vestments to wear during Mass?
- Why does the date of Easter change year to year, but Christmas is always on December 25?
- Why can’t non-Catholics receive communion when at a Catholic Mass?
- Why do we genuflect and does it really matter which knee hits the ground?
- What's the significance of the Advent wreath and the colors? Does it matter in which order the candles are lit?
Here’s your chance to ask all those questions you’ve been curious about. Email your questions to lsmagala@ollakes.org, and we will tap into the vast knowledge of our priests, deacons, liturgy coordinators, and religious ed staff to get your questions answered. Don't be afraid to ask the questions - we won't publish your name.
Look for “Church 101 – Questions and Answers” in the upcoming bulletins.
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Faith Formation And Religious Education(click on the icons for more information)
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The complete CCD schedule calendars for both locations are now available. Click here.
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CCD REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2022-2023 CCD classes is now underway.
Religious Education tuition:- $40 for (1) child
- $65 for (2) children
- $80 for three (3) or more children
Please make checks payable to
“Our Lady of the Lakes Parish.”
Checks can be mailed to
Our Lady of the Lakes Parish
Attn: Mary Jo Mehal
PO Box 149
Bairdford, PA 15006Checks may also be placed in an envelope marked "CCD Registration / Tuition" and dropped in the collection basket at any Mass.
Visit Our CCD Program Webpage
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OUR YOUTH GROUP
NEEDS YOU !!!It isn’t always easy keeping the faith in the teen years! Peer pressure, social media, grade point averages, jobs, dating…. The list of stressors goes on. Now is exactly when our kids need God and their faith community!
Confirmation is just the beginning of their faith journey—not the end! But how do they continue the journey without guidance, good friends and role models?
Please consider being one of those role models!
We meet formally only once a month, but we need help with transportation to field trips, retreats and fun events. The small amount of time needed from our volunteers will be returned in rewards greater than you can imagine!
For more information about what this volunteer post involves, please call Mary Ann Miller at 724-265-4040!
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Calling All Kids ~ WE NEED YOU !!
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We are greatly in need of more new ALTAR SERVERS.
boys and girls, grades 4 - 12 who have received their First Holy Communion are invited to join our altar server team.
Registration forms are available in the back of both St. Victor and Transfiguration churches,
and on the parish website by clicking here.
Please contact Joe Smagala for more information at 724-713-1455 or e-mail to jsmagala@ollakes.org.
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Jesus Christ invites us to return to the source and summit of our faith—his Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist.
Jesus is present, reminding us that he is more powerful than the storm. He desires to heal, renew, and unify the Church and the world.NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL ~ LEARN MORE
I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.JOHN 6:51
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CATECHESIS ON THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND STEWARDSHIP ~ GOD HAS NO HANDS BUT YOURS
Are you looking for the Lord to do something “new” in your life?
Have you considered joining one or more of the parish’s ministries or organizations?
Please call the parish office if you would like more information about any of these volunteer opportunities. We would be happy to direct your call!
You may have a talent or skill that we haven’t listed and that you want to offer. Pray about it and see where the Spirit leads!
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TUTORS NEEDED
Our Lady of the Lakes tutoring program is about to begin at the Transfiguration campus in October. Parents and teachers are calling with requests for assistance with schoolwork.
We are in need of more tutors. Any teacher, education major, or adult that enjoys helping, guiding, and making a difference in a child’s life, please call 724-448-3639 or email mfilotei@ollakes.org.
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*** ALL VOLUNTEERS PLEASE TAKE NOTE ***
The Diocese has instituted a new online training class titled Protecting God’s Children and Vulnerable Adults 3.2.
If it has been more than three (3) years since your initial training, you will need to take this course. You may have received an email from the Diocese about this, but very few of our volunteers have completed this. The Diocese would like us to have a greater compliance record.
Here are the steps to do the class:- Go to www.virtusonline.org. The diocese has re-set most accounts to use their email address as their User ID (then request a password reset). If you have trouble logging in, please do NOT create a new account as that makes more work for us in consolidating your two accounts. Please email us at safe@ollakes.org, and we can retrieve that for you.
- Log in to your EXISTING account using the User ID and Password you made when you first set up the account. If that does not
work, try using the password “Protect”.- Next, click on ‘training’. Then, take the online class assigned to you (PGC 3.2). It takes about an hour. Continue all the way to the point where you are offered to print the certificate, so that the system recognizes that you completed the class. We can do the actual printing from our admin tab for this certificate. NOTE: Do not fast-forward through the videos – this causes the program to get stuck and then we need to contact the help desk
Thank you for attending to this matter, and thank you for the wonderful work you do for our parish and the community.
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Today's Readings
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Daily Mass Schedules at Neighboring Parishes
Find the Mass Schedule for all church sites at local parishes:
Guardian Angels Parish
(Upper Allegheny Valley)
www.guardianangelspgh.org
Sts. Martha and Mary Parish
(Hampton/Richland)
St Catherine of Sweden
St. Richard
St. Matthew Parish
(Etna/Glenshaw/Millvale/Reserve)
All Saints/St. Bonaventure/St. Aloysius/Holy Spirit
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Fall ALPHA
Begins September 14, 2022
6:30 - 8:30 pm
REGISTER
ALPHASTMARYGLENSHAW@GMAIL.COM
Please call 412-486-4100 for assistance.
Alpha is a Christian video series that explores basic questions about
faith. Alpha focuses on relationships - especially having a meaningful connection with God. Alpha is for anyone and everyone, at any point in their faith journey - from non believers to regular, active participants in a church.
Alpha begins with a meal and social time in your small group at 6:30 pm. This is followed by a short video, and then a small group discussion occurs about topics set forth in the videos. The small groups allow for wonderful sharing. There is not an obligation to say anything, and there is nothing you cannot say. Alpha is not about "preaching or teaching". It is an opportunity to hear from others and contribute your own perspective in a friendly and open environment.
There is not a fee for the Alpha course.
EVENINGS- Sept 14 Is there more to life than this?
- Sept 21 Who is Jesus?
- Sept 28 Why did Jesus die?
- Oct 5 How can I have faith?
- Oct 12 Why and how do I pray?
- Oct 19 How does God guide us?
- Oct 26 Why and how should I read the bible?
- Oct 28 *Holy Spirt Weekend - 7:00 - 9:00
- Oct 29 *Holy Spirt Weekend - 8:30am - 2:30
- Nov 2 How can I resist evil?
- Nov 9 Does God heal today?
- Nov 30 How and why should I tell others?
- Dec 7 What about the Church?
- Dec 14 Alpha Wrap up/celebration
*The Alpha Holy Spirit Weekend is one of the most important elements of Alpha.
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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH
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Visit the official website
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Read THE official newspaper
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Ordination of Dr. Rick Sumrok to the Permanent Diaconate
BISHOP ZUBIK ORDAINS
17 PERMANENT DEACONSMeet the Diocese's new Deacons
(Click here for biographies)Photos, bios and more information about the diaconate program are available at: https://diopitt.org/2022-diaconate.
For those who were unable to attend the ordination in person, the Diocese of Pittsburgh livestreamed the ordination on their YouTube channel. It is still available for you to view at the following archived links:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxi7e8bgFgZ7hvy78qciWyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGuxQc9lww8
Click here to view photos of the Ordination Mass
(screenshot captures from the diocesan livestream)
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