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PARISH FAMILY OF OUR LADY OF THE LAKE!
1400 Main Street ~ Leominster, MA 01453
Parish Office Hours 9AM - 3PM
Monday through Thursday
Parish Office: (978) 342-2978
Religious Ed. Office: (978) 342-2978, Opt. 4 Fax: (978) 342-8738
Parish E-Mail [email protected]
Religious Ed. E-mail [email protected]
Parish Web Address
www.ourladylake.org
Parish Staff
Pastor: Father Dennis J. O’Brien
Associate Pastor: Father Carlos Ruiz
Weekend Assistant: Msgr. James Mongelluzzo
Deacon: Timothy Cross
Pastoral Minister: Joan Burns
Religious Ed. Director: Lisa Sciacca
Religious Ed. Grade Coordinators: Elizabeth Rawlinson & Michelle Lutter
Religious Ed. Secretary: Debbie Bronchuk
Parish Secretary: Laura Petkewich
Parish Receptionist : Linda Williams
Parish Bookkeeper: Wendy Chartrand Facility Manager: Frank Ricardo, Jr. Director of Music: Regie Pineda
Liturgical Celebrations
Lord’s Day Masses: Saturday: 5PM
Sunday: 8AM, 9:45AM, 11:45AM, & 5PM
Daily Mass: 8AM (M, T, W, F)
Communion Service: 8AM (Thursday)
Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday at 4PM and by appointment anytime.
Safe Environment Notice Our parish follows the guidelines of the national charter for the
protection of children and young people approved by the US Bishops
and Dioceses of Worcester policies. Contact Frances Nugent, Victim
Services, at a direct and confidential telephone line: 508-929-4363. Lisa Sciacca is our parish’s Safety Environment Coordinator.
Seventh Sunday Of Easter
I made known to them your
name, and I will make it
known, that the love with
which you loved me may be
in them and I in them. John 17:26
Pentecost Triduum Experience Wednesday, May 11th, 7:00PM
at St. Boniface, Lunenburg Guest Celebrant: Fr. Lawrence Esposito
Thursday, May 12th, 7:00PM at Our Lady of The Lake, Leominster
Guest Speaker: Sr. Barbara Hobbs, PBVM Friday, May 13th, 7:00PM at St. Boniface, Lunenburg
Guest Speaker: Dr. Nicki Verploegen Saturday, May 14th, 5:00PM
at Our Lady of the Lake, Leominster Pentecost Vigil Mass and Potluck Reception
Please join us for these evenings of prayer for the coming of the Holy Spirit.
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE LEOMINSTER, MA
May 7th—May 15th
7th SATURDAY
5:00 PM Rev. John R. Shannon
Cheryl Harvey, Birthday Remembrance 8th SUNDAY Seventh Sunday of Easter 8:00 AM Ear le and Alice Whitney
Josephine Allain
9:45 AM Palma Cote, 3rd Anniversary
Jeannette Frechette
11:45 AM Ker -Felcan-Sebota-Opavsky Family
5:00 PM Helen Buckley, Birthday Remembrance Joan Bagley
9th MONDAY 8:00 AM Char les Dumont
Robert Gilhooly
10th TUESDAY St. Damien de Veuster
8:00 AM Louise McAllister
Joseph Fantozzi, Month’s Mind
11th WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM Char lene Shores
Andrew Soucy, Month’s Mind
12th THURSDAY Saints Nereus, Achilles & Pancras 8:00 AM Communion Service
13th FRIDAY Our Lady of Fatima 8:00 AM Father William O’Br ien
14th SATURDAY Saint Mathias
5:00 PM Ir ene Spencer
Jennie Firmani 15th SUNDAY Pentecost Sunday 8:00 AM Melville Brown
9:45 AM Henry and Georgette Salafia
Andrew Soucy
11:45 AM Sam Costa
Joseph Fantozzi
5:00 PM RoseMar ie Levesque
Sister Nancy Regan, PBVM
Parish Support
May 7th/May 8th
143 Sunday Envelopes $ 4,903. 20 Make Up Envelopes $ 823. 1 Paid Ahead Envelope $ 25. Loose Cash $ 1,732. SUNDAY COLLECTION $ 7,483. Monthly Maintenance $ 734. Parish Tithe OLL Scholarship Fund $ 748. You will notice the total collection is ess than $8,000.
Unfortunately, the basket was not passed at the 9:45 a.m.
Mass on Sunday!!
Please remember in your prayers:
Parishioners Gloria Montolio, Gladys
Selinga and Peter Maxellon, brother of pa-
rishioner Jean Nash, and Melville Brown,
step-father of Deacon Tim Cross. May they
rest in peace and may their families find
comfort from their faith in Jesus Christ.
We continue our Annual Partners
in Charity Appeal throughout the
month of May. Please be as
generous as you can so we can
reach our parish goal of $78,000.
for this year. We have raised $25,861. from 141
contributors to date (35 contributions this week).
Every gift is very important and greatly appreciated.
If you have not yet completed your pledge, please
prayerfully fill out a commitment pledge envelope
located in the pews today, and return it to the church
office or in the collection basket as soon as possible.
If you received an envelope from the Diocese, you
may mail it directly to them or return it to us. You
can also make your donation online by visiting:
www.partners-charity.net.
Thanks to all our parishioners who have already made
their gift to the 2016 Partners in Charity Annual
Appeal.
PARTNERS IN CHARITY CALLED TO BE MERCIFUL
Our bulletin publisher, Liturgical Publications Inc.,
will have a representative visiting our church on
May 9th through May 12th from 9 AM to 3 PM to
service our bulletin needs for next year. We would like
to thank our present advertisers for renewing their ads
and thereby continuing their support of our church.
For those interested in placing a new ad, this is your
opportunity. To obtain information about advertising
in the bulletin for the new publication year, please
contact Deb Draper directly at 413-668-7193 or
through the parish office on the above mentioned days.
Thank you for your support.
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MINISTRIES IN ACTION RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
New Ministry Opportunity - Gardening
Chuck and Rosemary Kornik created beautifully
raised gardens in the backyard of their home,
which is now our parish rectory. We would now
like to use these gardens to grow vegetables for the
people who come to our Parish Food
Pantry. If anyone is interested in
becoming part of this new ministry,
please call the parish office and let us
know. We need to get started soon.
A little cultivating, some weeding,
and before we know it, fresh produce
for our friends.
TEACHER APPRECIATION PARTY! You will not want to miss out on this year’s amazing event on Monday,
May 16th at 5:30 PM! All catechists, aides, and gen-eral helpers who have assisted in our program are invited to attend. Please mark your calendar and RSVP to the Religious Ed Office so we can plan for you!
REGISTRATION! In the quest to complete our registration process for the 2016-2017 school year before the summer break and while we still have clerical help, we are asking parents to register your children when you bring them for classes. Forms may be picked up, completed and left for us on the table outside the Religious Ed Office in the Parish Family Center. Each form is numbered as it comes in, and although we try to honor your choice of day, we can only do so for the first 100 families. Early registration is to your advantage as parents retain the abil-ity to make changes to your choice of day up until mid-
August should your schedule change later on in the spring.
MAY CROWNING - All of our children are invited
to take part in the crowning of Mary at our parish
Grotto after the 9:45 AM Liturgy this Sunday, May
8th. Children who would like to take par t in
honoring Mary should meet at the main door of the
church at the end of Mass.
Father Carlos’ Pills of Faith
“Holy Father, I pray not only for them, but
also for those who will believe in me
through their word, so that they may all be
one, as you, Father, are in me and I in
you.” John 17:20
God’s plan for our lives is not so much in what we
DO, as it is what we ARE. We all are called to be one
in Jesus. Jesus is vitally concerned with the
WITNESS our life leaves with the world around us!
Our life is constantly sending a message to those
around us, and it isn’t just what we say with our mouth
that is our witness, but also our actions. Jesus prays
for us to his loving Father. Let us pray for one another
and especially for those in need. Prayer makes us one
in spirit and our good actions makes us one in heart!
AD ALATRE DEI AWARD: RYAN RIVARD
Congratulations to Ryan Rivard, a member of our
parish and our Scout Troop 12, who recently received
the Ad Altare Dei award from Bishop McManus in
Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Worcester.
The requirements to receive this
religious award, which Ryan
completed this spring, are designed
so that the Scout grows in his
relationship to God and the Church.
We are very proud of Ryan’s
accomplishment and congratulate him. Ryan is a
freshman at Saint John’s High School, Shrewsbury,
and a student in our religious education program
preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Congratulations Ryan, and God bless. We are proud of
you!
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY (FPU)
Our Lady of the Lake is beginning a new ministry to gain financial peace based on money expert Dave Ramsey’s FPU strategy. This life changing class taught by Dave Ramsey and the FPU team through video teaching and class discussions will help you achieve your financial goals by showing you how to eliminate debt, save for the future, and give like never before. This course curriculum has been implemented all over the country for the last 20 years, including local churches. The cost of a FPU lifetime membership is $93. (about $10/week), which includes class materials and access to the FPU online resources. Your membership means that you can attend the FPU class as often as you like. Spouses and engaged couples can attend together with a single membership, and teens living at home are welcome to attend with their parents. Please join us if you want to change your financial story and your life in a matter of weeks.
Wednesdays (for 9 weeks) beginning June 1, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
at Our Lady of the Lake Contact Tracy Shorter for more information at 978-381-
3989 or [email protected].
MAY 7TH/MAY 8TH, 2016
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
BROWN BAG MINISTRY
The next BBM meal prep is May 21st for Our Father’s
House in St. Joseph’s Hall and our parish Kitchen at 3PM.. Sign up to help through Sign Up Genius. The link is on our website now: www.ourladylake.org.
SUMMER SEMINARIAN—JAVIER
The Diocesan Director of Vocations asked us to wel-
come another seminarian to our parish this summer.
Javier will arrive here at the Lake this Thursday. He
is a wonderful young man, and I am sure he will ben-
efit from being with us the next ten weeks. Please
welcome him to our parish next weekend. Below is a
little information Javier wrote about himself.
“My name is Javier Julio De Arco. I was born in a
very small town in Colombia. I have seven siblings,
three brothers, and four sisters. I am number seven
in my family. My father died when I was eight years
old. My mother lives in Colombia with my brothers
and sisters. I finished my philosophical and theologi-
cal studies in 2012. After that, I worked in the jungle
with indigenous people for two years. When I arrived
in The United States in 2014, I did not know how to
say “hello” in English. However, people welcomed
me to this beautiful country. Now I am so happy to
serve this beautiful community of faith at Our Lady of
the Lake. I hope that together we can grow in faith,
hope, and charity.
My dear friends, thank you for welcoming me into this
wonderful community. God bless you all.” Javy
“Men Cannot Live Without Love”
Join us on Wed., May 11th, 7-8:30 PM in the Parish Center for Discovering Our Faith series as we explore Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Call David LaLiberty at 978-537-1134 or email him at [email protected].
MINISTRY MEETINGS Eucharistic Minister Sunday, May 15th at 7 PM Altar Servers Sunday, May 22nd at 7 PM Ushers and Greeters Sunday, June 5th at 7 PM The meetings will be held in the church for about 90 minutes or less. Your presence and input will be necessary and essential! Everybody is important to our parish family
and liturgy. Our ministr ies would not be the same without you! Thank you, Father Carlos
FINANCIAL UPDATE
As most of you know, I spoke at all the Masses on the weekend of March 12th/13th to make you aware of the financial difficulties we were facing as a parish. I asked everyone to prayerfully consider increasing their weekly offertory contributions or consider giving a one-time gift to help support the present budget. Our regular offertory collection during the month of
April was above $8,000. on three out of the four weeks. To balance our budget for the year we need to stay above the $8,000. mark each week through the summer, until the end of August. Our parish pay donations are usually consistent from month-to-
month, and we can count on receiving roughly $9,500. from our parishioners who contribute in this way. Please continue to be as generous as you can and know that each gift is deeply appreciated. Weekend Offertory Parish Pay Weekly Total
April 2/3 $ 9,324. $ 2,431. $ 11,755. April 9/10 $ 8.941. $ 2.431. $ 11.372. April 16/17 $ 6,987. $ 2,431. $ 9,418. April 23/24 $ 8,662. $ 2,431. $ 11,093. $33,914. $ 9,724. $ 43,638. We cannot report the parish pay income each week because we do not receive the reports from the bank until the end of the month. We will continue to give you a monthly summary like this one to keep you informed. We have received 12 one-time gifts toward our deficit amounting to $7,605. We are very grateful for each of these gifts. Lastly, the Easter collection (the basket is always passed a second time on Easter Sunday) was significantly higher this year than last year. The total this year was $10,062. ($3,000. higher this year than last year). The difference may have been because the basket did not get passed a second time at the Easter Vigil last year! MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO
CONTRIBUTE ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOUR
FAITHFUL AND CONSISTENT DONATIONS
ARE WHAT KEEP US AFLOAT, SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
LAST CALL FOR TRIP TO ROME 2016 The Pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome scheduled for October 5-15 is filling up fast. If you are interested in joining the group, now is the time to act as there are only about 10 spaces left. Sign up today by mailing your information to Durgan Travel. Information sheets are available in the parish office.
MAY 7TH/MAY 8TH, 2016 THIS WEEK’S PARISH EVENTS
MONDAY, MAY 9th 08:30 AM Litany of Our Blessed Mother
TUESDAY, MAY 10th 07:00 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
08:30 AM Continuation of Adoration
07:00 PM Bazaar Leadership Team Meeting
07:00 PM Cub Scout Committee Meeting WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th 06:00 PM Cub Scout Pack 3 Meeting
07:00 PM Adult Folk Group Practice
07:00 PM Pentecost Triduum at St. Boniface
07:00 PM 12 Steps Meeting
07:00 PM Discovering Our Faith Meeting
THURSDAY, MAY 12th 09:00 AM Dominoes
06:00 PM BSA Troop 12 Meeting
06:00 PM Rosary for the Unborn
07:00 PM Prayer Shawl Meeting
07:00 PM Mothers of Multiples
07:00 PM Pentecost Triduum at OLL
FRIDAY, MAY 13th 04:30 PM Choir of Angels Practice
07:00 PM Pentecost Triduum at St. Boniface
07:30 PM Al-Anon Meeting
SATURDAY, MAY 14th
11:00 AM ESL Class
05:00 PM Pentecost Vigil Mass & Potluck Supper
07:30 PM AA Meeting
SUNDAY, MAY 15th
11:00 AM Teen Music Ministry Practice
03:00 PM Pilgrims on the Journey
07:00 PM Eucharistic Minister Meeting
THIS WEEK’S PARISH EVENTS
SATURDAY, MAY 7th
07:30 PM AA Meeting
SUNDAY, MAY 8th
Mother’s Day 09:45 AM May Crowning after Mass 11:00 AM Teen Music Ministry Practice
CANCELLED: 03:00 PM Pilgr ims on the Journey
Please keep the following individuals in your prayers
as we pray for their recovery and well being. Peggy Malo Chris Todd Scott Bouchard Melissa Paradis Charles Muth Linda Heir Joan Dufresne Jim Normandin Nick Murphy Rebecca Smith Robert Joyner Jillian Burke Lindsay Burke Kelsey Burke
Billy Jr. Jose Ramon Burgos
Amanda Kidwell Nancy Healy Christopher Cummings
Chris Foley Thomas Fagnant Dexter Turner Michael Larkin Theresa Bastine Geri Phillips Rita Tedd Christine White Owen deMars
Janice Arsenault Richard Hamel Tina Melanson Rose Letarte Louis Tortorella Sandra Smith D.J. Vachon Jimmy Tresider Margaret Miln Adrienne Hudson Stephen Seney Rene Tiara Marrama Frank Gallello
Pro Life Rose Drive We will be having silk roses available at the
church entrances after all Masses, May 21st
and 22nd. A donation of $1 is requested. All
proceeds will directly benefit Pro Life efforts
of Massachusetts Citizens for Life.
The rose has long been a symbol of love and of life…life
whether vibrant or vulnerable, whether competent or in
need of special care, whether born or unborn. Show your
love of life by supporting the Rose for Life Drive!
If you would like to help with this event, contact Chris
Lattanzi at 978-582-7736.
PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY TO OUR BLESSED
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Please join us on Saturday, May 14 at 12 noon at the
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with Mary, Our Lady of Fatima. If you have any
questions, please contact Mary Jean Wood at 978-582
-1035. Thank you.
Food Pantry News: During the week of May
1st, 30 bags of food were given out. Thank you for
your generosity! 147 “Give New Life” bags have
been received and have made a big difference in our
food pantry. If you haven’t returned one, we
encourage you to do so before the Easter Season ends
on May 15th.
FATHER CARLOS ON RETREAT Father Carlos will be on retreat this week with
several of his classmates. Please pray for them
during this special time.
Any remaining CRS Rice Bowls may returned to the
church entrances.
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