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We wish you a most blessed Eastertide which began on Easter Sunday and will end on Pentecost, May 23, 2021.
- We are no longer asking you to register to attend Mass using Sign-Up Genius. We are asking that all liturgical ministers use Sign-Up Genius to sign up for their ministry. (Greeters, Ushers, Lectors, Altar Servers, and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.)
- We continue to strongly encourage parishioners to wear masks while attending Mass. Masks are available in the Narthex.
- We encourage all parishioners to sanitize their hands when entering and leaving the church. Sanitizer is available in the Narthex.
New CoVid Protocols
MASS RESOURCES
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
Click on button or links below:
**The Worship Guide is once again included in the Parish Bulletin.
This is Holiest time of the Year for Catholics. Take some time and immerse yourselves in God's overflowing love
for you and your family. Join us!
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STAY INFORMED. READ FATHER'S WEEKLY EMAILS!
Dear Friends,
Happy Easter! Jesus is RISEN. He LIVES!!
We crossed a major milestone this week! It has been five years since the dedication of our new Sanctuary and for the first time we had to take money from our operating account to pay this month's mortgage payment on the new Sanctuary and Land. Previously, all of our mortgage payments were covered through a combination of the Built on Faith Capital Campaign monies and our monthly second collection for Debt Reduction. This month we had to take $2,026.91 from the operating account to meet our mortgage obligation. Your contributions to the monthly Debt Reduction Collection help to offset this expense. Thank you for your support!
(See the rest of Father Dennis' Constant Contact Email dated April 28, 2021 ... Continue Reading HERE. )Please read Bishop Guglielmone's EASTER MESSAGE for 2021 or watch the VIDEO of his Easter Message HERE.
HOLY WATER and VOTIVE CANDLES have returned to the Church!
MID-YEAR FINANCE COUNCIL REPORT TO PARISHIONERS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2020Thank you to all who made Pledges to the 2021 Bishop's Annual Appeal (BAA) for the Diocese of Charleston! It is never too late to make a pledge! If you have not made a pledge please do so today.
Our Parish Goal for the 2021 BAA is $43,060! From $5.00 to $5,000.00 or more; every gift counts! Please mail in your pledge to the diocese, bring your pledge to Mass, or complete your pledge at Mass. (Pledge cards are available on the Offertory Table in the Narthex.) Thank you!!!Guidelines for RECONCILIATION
Do you know how to receive communion properly?
See if you do HERE**If you need help during this crisis, please contact the parish office at 803.345.3962 or Fr. Dennis Willey at 843.834.5447**
Mass will still be LIVE STREAMED on Sundays at 10:30AM via the Parish’s OLL Facebook and BOXCAST allows us to have a direct link: These live-streamed Masses will remain available for viewing for 24 hours.
*You DO NOT need a Boxcast OR Facebook account to view the Live Streamed Sunday Mass.* Boxcast has the best quality!
During this critical period, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that all parishioners sign up for our Constant Contact Emails! This is our only means of updating all parishioners in a timely and manageable fashion.
TWO WAYS to sign up to receive these emails, the Weekly Reminder and other important information concerning our Parish and Diocese:- Click on the link and enter your name and email address into the form; CLICK HERE TO STAY CONNECTED
- Email your request directly to weeklyreminder@ollchapin.org and ask that your email be included in all future emails.
Your information will NOT be shared with other parties. Please share this information with any parishioner who would appreciate staying connected during these unprecedented and challenging times.
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NOTES OF IMPORTANCE ON COVID-19
It is too early to let our guard down! PLEASE, continue to wear a mask (especially while in church or at church functions), observe safe distancing and be prudent in going out. Hopefully the ongoing vaccination program will soon bring an end to this pandemic. Please continue to pray for all those who are battling Covid-19 and for all those who have died and their families.
For those 16 and over you can register to receive the vaccine at: COVID VACCINE LOCATIONS.
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Bicenntennial Campaign Update
Many Thanks to all those who have pledged to the Bicentennial Campaign and who continue to pledge. We are grateful for EVERY pledge made regardless of the amount pledged. Every dollar helps!!! Click here for an update.
YOUR BICENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN DOLLARS HARD AT WORK!
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November was Vocations Awareness MonthHere is what YOU can do to help to promote vocations:
1. Print the seminarian prayer card and/or poster as a guide.
2. Pray the Rosary live with our seminarians every Monday and Thursday at 8:00 p.m. via the Vocations Facebook page. After the Rosary, you will have the opportunity to chat with the seminarians to get to know them.
See an Excerpt from Father Dennis' Constant Contact Email dated November 11 2020.
You can keep in touch with our Diocesan Seminarian, Daniel Perry by email at dperry@charlestondiocese.org and by mail at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, 10701 S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436-4899.
As Daniel was the first Diocesan Seminarian to have ever been assigned to OLL for a summer assignment, Father Dennis took the opportunity to enact a change as a way of supporting Daniel in his studies and all our diocesan seminarians, present and future. At the conclusion of the Recessional Hymn, we will pray ONE HAIL MARY, asking for Mary's intercession for an increase of Vocations to the Religious Life and to the Priesthood. Additionally, we will then pray to St. Michael the Archangel asking for his protection. -
COVID-19 RESPONSE
A MESSAGE FROM
BISHOP ROBERT E. GUGLIELMONEThe Diocese of Charleston considers the health and well-being of our people to be the highest priority. We are following the directives of local, state and federal health authorities in establishing health and safety precautions throughout the state.
Please pray for protection from viruses and every other disease and for an end to this pandemic. Pray for all those most seriously affected; the sick, the poor, the dead and their families who grieve.
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Important Information for the Faithful Regarding Currrent Sexual Abuse Crisis
Information about Child Protection and Sexual Abuse Allegations within the Diocese of Charleston
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AMAZON SMILE
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Have you heard of Amazon Smile?AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com.
The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to Our Lady of the Lake.The link to choose AmazonSmile as a charity:
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Our Lady of the Lake Links
OLL Online-giving
Best Practices for Giving
2021 SECOND COLLECTIONS
PARISH REGISTRATION FORM
(May be returned to Parish Office, M-F, 9-1pm,
dropped in Offertory Basket at Mass or emailed Mrs. Vicky Shealy, receptionist@ollchapin.org)Please register your children (K-4 through 12th) for Faith Formation. Click on link for 2021-2022 REGISTRATION FORM. You can fill out and email it back to Stella (formation.assistant@
For more information on our Faith Formation Programs and on Totus Tuus (Vacation Bible School for 2021) click on the "Ministries" Link at top of Facebook Page.ollchapin.org) or drop it off at the Parish Office, M-F, 9-1pm. You can pay your registration fees online via the parish online giving page as well (OLL online-giving)
The Chapin Clinic provides free basic medical services for those in need.
Click here for Good Samaritan Clinic FlyerRespect Life Ministry
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
OLL New Church Building Design
Protocols for Communion
Adoration Chapel
Adoration Chapel
is closed Indefinitely
due to Covid-19Our Blessed Virgin Mary Statue from the Blue Chapel in the Narthex has been identified!
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Parish Mission
We are a welcoming Catholic community, making God visible through the sacraments, faith-formation and service.
Parish Vision
We strive to Know, Love and Serve the Lord.
Parish Values
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CURRENT PARISH DOCUMENTSWeekly Bulletin
Monthly Calendar
Parish Registration Form
(May be returned to Parish Office, M-F, 9-1pm,
dropped in Offertory Basket at Mass or emailed
to Mrs. Vicky Shealy at receptionist@ollchapin.org)
The Adoration Chapel is now open! Please call the parish office or ask any staff member for the code to enter the chapel. Our goal is to have 24 hour Perpetual Adoration at Our Lady of the Lake. If you would like to help us achieve this goal please click on the link below ADORATION PRO to sign up for the times you are willing to commit to regular daily, weekly or monthly Adoration. Thank you! -
Adoration PRO
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MASS SCHEDULE & RECONCILIATIONWe are offering a new Sunday Mass opportunity! Fr. Robert Morey, a retired Priest in the Diocese of Charleston, is graciously offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin) at 1PM on Sundays. Worship aids in Latin-English will be available. Please read HERE for details.
The Dispensation from Mass Attendance continues until further notice. Bishop Guglielmone had hoped to have us all return to the Sunday Mass obligation by the end of January but given the Covid-19 numbers this is not possible. Please exercise your better judgement in assessing your personal risk and Sunday Mass.
See the safety protocols and guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities: CDC Guidelines.TUESDAY - FRIDAY 12 Noon
FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH - 12 Noon (Ad Orientem)
SATURDAY VIGIL 5 PM
SUNDAY 8AM "Low Mass" (NO MUSIC), 10:30AM, 5PM**, 1PM (LATIN MASS)(**Summer Mass Schedule begins the 2nd Sunday in May after the last Faith Formation Class and ends after Labor Day. During this period, there will be NO 5:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Mass, (LIFE TEEN MASS)
SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR 2021: MAY 9TH-SEPTEMBER 12Confessions on Saturday afternoons from 3:30pm until 4:30pmPlease see the NEW GUIDELINES for going to Confession HERE. We will NO LONGER use SIGNUP GENIUS to schedule times for Confession. Appointments outside of this time may be scheduled privately with Fr. Dennis by texting him at 843.834.5447
Mass will be LIVE STREAMED on Sundays at 10:30AM via the Parish’s Facebook Page, OLL Facebook and BOXCAST allows us to have a direct link:
OLL Sunday Mass on BOXCAST .
WORSHIP AID FOR
The Ascension of the Lord
These live-streamed Masses will remain available for viewing for 24 hours.*You DO NOT need a Boxcast OR Facebook account to view the Live Streamed Sunday Mass.* Boxcast has the best quality!
Prayer of Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
The church will still be open between the hours of 7am and 7pm to pray before the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. Praying before the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle or in an Monstrance is the same. Both are equally blessed opportunities to spend an hour with the Lord!
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00PM Sunday Masses:
8:00am "Low Mass" (No Music), 10:30am*, 5:00pm**, & 1:00pm. (**Summer Mass Schedule begins the 2nd Sunday in May after the last Faith Formation Class and ends after Labor Day. During this period, there will be NO 5:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Mass, (LIFE TEEN MASS). The Sunday LIFE TEEN MASS at 5:00 p.m. returns the weekend after LABOR DAY. There will be notices in the Bulletin and on the website alerting parishioners and visitors to the Parish.)* (Nursery for children 6mths – 5yrs in Saint Andrew Hall (former Sanctuary)
provided during the 10:30 am Mass (NOT AVAILABLE YET)Daily Mass: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 noon Reconciliation: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Saturdays, or by appointment (843.834.5447). **Adoration: GOOD NEWS! The Adoration Chapel will reopen after the 12 Noon Mass this Friday, April 30, 2021. The Entrance Code is the same as it was before. If you need it, please contact the Parish Office. The Chapel will once again be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. First Fridays: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon (Adoration in Nave)
Confession 10:30-11:30 am, Mass at 12 noonFirst Saturdays:
10:00 am - 12:00 noon (Adoration in Nave)
Confession 10:30-11:30; Mass at 12 noon (Ad Orientem)
Devotions
7:00 pm Fridays Stations of the Cross during Lent HOLY DAYS
6:30 pm or Vigil Mass at 6:30 pm (the night before)
From St. Francis Catholic Shop Newsletter by
Maureen Weigold
Check Bulletin for Any Last Minute Changes)
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The parish will make an effort to reach out to all the sick and homebound to help with any needs they may have to include having volunteers drop off needed items but person to person contact
must be avoided.
The following is from Bishop Guglielmone:"It is up to each pastor to determine if he or an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) can return to providing communion to those who are shut-in at home. If you choose to resume this, you or the EMHC must wear a mask during the visit, and take all sanitary precautions before and after. Additionally, it is encouraged that no one enter the house, that communion is distributed at the door or an available outside space, and that the communicant receive in the hand, if possible."
In accord with the Bishop's directives Father Dennis has decided as pastor to return to providing communion to the sick and homebound. We are presently contacting our EMHCs and whether they are able to return to this Ministry.
Parish meeting rooms are now available! Strict protocols are in place for the reservation and use of these rooms. Rooms must be reserved through Pat Moore at the parish office. Please email her at parish.life@ollchapin.org. Before contacting Pat Moore to reserve a room please review the protocols for the use of parish facilities during Covid-19 Precautions HERE!
If you or a loved one are in danger of death and need a priest for Last Rites then please call Fr. Dennis at 843.834.5447.
The parish offices will remain open during our regular business hours. We ask that you limit visits to the office. Most business with the parish should be easily done through email or phone calls.
The church will be open during the day for prayer, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
.Please continue to support the parish through on-line giving or by sending a check in the mail. We are dependent on your generosity. Thank you in advance for your gifts. Online Giving
Please pray for protection from viruses and every other disease and for an end to this pandemic. Pray for all those most seriously affected; the sick, the poor, the dead and their families who grieve.
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Acts 1:15-17, 20-26Responsorial Psalm 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8Gospel Jn 15:9-17
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