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Scripture Readings for next weekend's Masses
August 27th / The 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 27th / The 21st Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 Isaiah 22:19-23
Reading 2 Romans 11:33-36
Gospel Matthew 16:13-20
Reading 2 Romans 11:33-36
Gospel Matthew 16:13-20
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NOTES/NEWS FOR THIS WEEK
- The Schimmy Scramble Golf tournament, to raise donations for the ALS Association and Dan Entinger, former OLL employee, will be held on August 26th, 2017, at Dahlgren Golf Course.
- Silent Auction Items and/or monetary donations will gladly be accepted until August 24th.
- We have a few foursome spots left for golf as well.
- If interested in playing or donating, please contact John Wartman at
952-221-5802 or Jane Schimschock at 952-210-5742.
- Why and How Do I Pray? Why and How Should I Read the Bible? ...Is There More to Life Than This?
- If God knows our needs, why should we pray about them? What is the value of prayer? How do you feel about the idea that God speaks to you through the Bible?
- ALPHA takes people on a journey often leading to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ.
- It enables them to ask their questions, share ideas, build friendships and experience the love of God through the Holy Spirit.
- Each session includes dinner, a talk and discussion.
- Join us on Monday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm starting September 11th for ALPHA (add this to my calendar)
- ask questions
- share ideas
- build friendships
- experience the love of God through the power of the Holy Spirit
- Get more information, watch a video from Father Tony, or register online at ourladyofthelake.com/alpha.
- Attention: All Men of the Parish
- Catholic Watchmen Night September 12th (add this to my calendar)
- The mission of the Catholic Watchmen is to respond to Bishop Cozzens’ call to Catholic men to live up to their duty to be protectors, providers, and leaders of their families. To accomplish this task, Catholic Watchmen learn and practice Seven Disciplines.
- The Catholic Watchmen Meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of the month. All men of the parish are welcome to attend our Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12th. The schedule is as follows:
- 6:00pm: Adoration & Confession
- 6:30pm: Mass
- 7:00pm: Meeting (we’ll begin with a meal, followed by a video presentation, social time and group discussion).
- Each month we will explore one of the Seven Disciplines for a spiritual journey.
- If you have any questions about joining the Catholic Watchmen, contact Paul Stone at ptstone85@gmail.com.
- To learn more about this initiative, go to: thecatholicwatchmen.com.
- The OLL 5K is almost here!
- Similar to past years, we are teaming up with The Running of the Bays
Half Marathon, which is on Saturday, September 9th, at 7:30am. - Please note that this is not the same weekend as the Incredible Festival.
- All proceeds from the 5K will continue to go to OLL.
- The 5K Family Fun Run is for all ages & paces! Strollers are welcome at the back of the 5K start.
- The 5K will start from Grandview Middle School at 7:35am. Your victory will come with a grand finish at the Bethel Methodist Church in downtown Mound.
- Additional details and online registration is available via the “Online Registration” button at runningofthebays.com. Register by August 28th to guarantee proper T-shirt size.
- Similar to past years, we are teaming up with The Running of the Bays
- OLL has an email and phone Prayer Chain
- Parishioners are invited to call the Parish Office or send your request via our website prayer request page to request prayers for those in need. *We require permission of those being prayed for, and will then forward the request to the prayer ministers. If preferred, the person’s name may remain anonymous.
- Our prayers are powerful! If you would like to be part of the Prayer Ministry team, contact Dana in the Parish Office. Thanks!
- Prayers for those in need/in the military: Bulletin Update
- The weekend of August 26th/27th we are renewing the list of names in the bulletin of those in need and those serving in the military.
- If you wish to have someone continued or added, contact Dana in the Parish Office by August 22nd.
- PennyWise News
- The store is currently closed
- Please check our signs for the re-opening date, but we hope to re-open on August 22nd.
- We will be closed for Labor Day weekend beginning Friday, Sept. 1st, and open again on Tuesday, Sept. 5th.
- Donations accepted during store hours only.
- PennyWise is unable to accept baby strollers, cribs, car seats, and electronics such as TVs & computers/computer accessories.
- If you have any questions, call the Store at 952.472.1773 during store hours, or the Church Office.
- Register soon for Faith Formation Classes beginning in September!
- Register online at ourladyofthelake.com/formation-classes.
- No child will be turned away for inability to pay.
- For scholarship information, contact Kathy at khejna@ourladyofthelake.com.
- Silent Auction Update!
- You can help us out with donations of all kinds!
- Gift Certificates
- Tickets
- Services
- Condos
- Items for the House, Yard, Garage or Cabin
- Items for Kids, Pets, or the Entire Family
- If you have any other ideas, let us know!
- Call, text or email Jackie or Terry Byrnes
- You can help us out with donations of all kinds!
- Raffle Tickets
- Our Parish Community needs your support!
- The Incredible Festival Raffle is a significant part of the overall success of the Festival.
- Parishioners are asked to buy/sell raffle tickets to help provide for many of the programs within our Church (including Faith Formation, Liturgy Services, Music Programs, and Catholic Education).
- Please pick up your tickets at the back of the Church and support your Parish by selling or buying as many tickets as you can.
- In accordance with the State of Minnesota Statutes, please remember to return all tickets, both sold and unsold, by the time of the drawing on Sept. 24th.
- TICKETS • $5 each - Drawing: September 24th • 4:00pm
1st Prize - $5,000 Cash! • 2nd Prize - $500 Cash! • 3rd Prize - $300 Cash! • Ten $100 Cash Prizes!
- STELLAR SELLERS
- Buy or sell 80 Raffle Tickets ($400) and you will receive:
- Two ads in the local newspaper listing your support for the Parish. (Can be anonymous.)
- Your business’s website linked from the Incredible Festival website home page.
- Your Name/Business on the “special” poster in the PACE Center up to the date of the Festival.
- Your Name/Business in a flyer each week in the bulletin up to the date of the Festival & 1 week after.
- Your Name/Business posted at the Raffle Booth during the Festival.
- Buy or sell 80 Raffle Tickets ($400) and you will receive:
BEYOND THIS WEEK
- VIRTUS Training
- scheduled at OLL on Wednesday, Sept. 13th (add to my calendar), and Saturday, Oct. 7th (add to my calendar)
- this training, along with a completed background check and signed Code of Conduct, is required for all volunteers who work with children
- For more information, contact Kathy at khejna@ourladyofthelake.com.
- Save the Date! 2017 Incredible Festival
- Sept. 22nd, 23rd & 24th (add this to my calendar)
- Mark your calendars for September 28th - the beginning of the new RCIA session!
- program for anyone who has not completed the Catholic Church’s initiation sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation, or 1st Communion)
- Do you know someone who hasn’t received their 1st Communion or Confirmation? Do you have a friend, neighbor, or relative who may be interested in learning more about the Catholic faith?
- first part of this program is called “Inquiry,” i.e. ask your questions and see if this is something that might work for you.
- Come and learn about the depth and richness of the Catholic faith!
- For more information, please contact Carla at 952.472.8204 or clabore@ourladyofthelake.com.
- Mark your calendars for Friday, October 20th, for a Bus Trip to the Cathedral of St. Paul!
- Space is limited - sign-up early!
- $25 includes bus, tours & lunch
- 9:00am Board Bus at OLL
- 9:30am Tour of Catholic Charities Opportunity Center
- 11:00am Lunch at Green Mill Restaurant
- 1:00pm Tour of Cathedral
- 3:00pm Arrive back at OLL
- Contact Carla at 952.472.8204 or Kathy at 952.472.8202.
- Save the Date! Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary Party
- Saturday, Oct. 28th • 6:00pm • PACE Center (add this to my calendar)
ONGOING INFORMATION
- Westonka Food Shelf needs your gently used paper grocery bags.
- Please drop them in the food shelf baskets by the Church exits. Thanks!
- Mass Change for Wednesdays this summer!
- Wednesday, June 14th, through Wednesday, August 23rd, the Daily Mass (or Communion Services) will be held at 8:00am in the Small Chapel.
- We are in need of more volunteers to help at Lake Minnetonka Shores
on Thursday mornings.- very rewarding ministry
- please call Sr. Carrie at 952.472.8205
- Adoration - regular adorers needed
- looking for Adorers on Thursdays: 11am-12 pm, 12-1 pm, and 6-7 pm
- commit to coming once or twice a month, or every week-- whatever works for your schedule!
- call Jane at 952-472-3825 to sign up
- Faith Formation Registration for the 2017-18 school year is underway
- classes begin in September
- registration forms in Parish Office
- or register online
- for more information: contact Kathy at khejna@ourladyofthelake.com
- Marriage
- please contact Fr. Tony at least 8 months before planning to marry
- Baptism
- please contact Carla LaBore for baptismal information
- If you would like to honor a loved one with a Mass intention, please stop by the Church Office.
- Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School is now accepting registrations
for all grades (PreK-8th Grade)- contact Kassie Ricke at kricke@schoololl.com or 612.309.3549 for more details
- CCW collecting supplies greatly needed by the homeless
- socks, toiletries, and bath towels are needed
- drop in collection bucket in the church hall connecting to the PACE Center
- Thank you for helping!
- Would you like to volunteer a couple quick and easy hours to help the School earn money?
- The PennyWise Thrift Store has graciously agreed to allow OLL School to staff the store on Thursdays, with proceeds from those days going to OLL School! What a wonderful way to help our School! Do you have a few hours to spare to volunteer at PennyWise? If so, please contact Megan Youngstrom at 952-484-8625.
- Mass Bags for Children
- at the back of Church for your toddler or preschooler
- includes books and activities to help keep your child quietly entertained during Mass
- please remember to return the bags and its contents after Mass
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word
- currently not meeting during the summer, will resume ON SEPTEMBER 10th, watch for details!
- meets on most Sundays at the 10:30am Mass
- no need to register
- children (preK-4th grade) called during the Mass after the Opening Prayer and re-join their families during the Creed
- Prayer & Playtime
- currently not meeting during the summer, will resume in the fall, watch for details!
- each Monday morning from 10:00 to 11:00
- Moms, Dads, and Caregivers of children, newborn to 5 years old
- Service at Loaves and Fishes
- St. Gabriel’s in Hopkins
- second Tuesday of each month
- help serve a meal to the less fortunate
- to sign-up contact Kathy at khejna@ourladyofthelake.com
- West Suburban Grief Coalition
- meets Trinity Lutheran Church, 2060 6th Ave N (CR6), Long Lake, Phone: 952.473.8577.
- meets on Thursdays from 4:30 - 6:00pm.
- Summer Hours for the PennyWise Thrift Shop, 952.472.1773
- Tuesdays 10:00am-4:00pm
- Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Thursdays 10:00am-2:00pm (closed Thursday, June 15th)
- Fridays 10:00am-1:00pm
- Saturdays (closed)
- Closed the month of August (reopening after Labor Day)
- Hours for the Westonka Food Shelf, 952.472.5599
- Mondays 9:30am-noon and 1pm-3pm
- Tuesdays 9:30am-noon and 1pm-3pm
- Wednesdays 9:30am-noon and 6pm-8pm
- Thursdays 9:30am-noon and 1pm-3pm
- Fridays 9:30am-noon
- Saturdays 10am-noon
- Juan Anna Coffee:
- fair-trade coffee
- dark or regular roast
- whole bean or ground
- contact Stephanie Greene to order at 612-759-3332 or swgreene1@gmail.com
- FORMED: Online Catholic Resource (Parish Code: P Y W Y W J) The following resources are suggested for the first half of the month of August:
- Aug. 1st - St. Alphonsus Ligouri
- Study: YDisciple: Called
- Study: Divine Mercy, Episode 2: Behold, This Heart
- Aug. 15th - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary, Lesson 8: Mother Crowned in Glory
- Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary, Lesson 11: The Assumption
- Study: Symbolon: Knowing the Faith, Session 9: Mary and the Saints
- Watch: Mary of Nazareth
- Read: Mary: God’s Yes to Man
- Listen: Mary: Handmaid of the Lord
- Listen: Mary: The Indispensable Mother of God
- Aug. 18th - St. Helen
- Read: Saint Helena and the True Cross
- Aug. 20th - St. Bernard of Clairvaux
- Read: The Young People’s Book of Saints
- Aug. 21st - Pope St. Pius X
- Listen: Answering Common Objections: The Pope
- Aug. 22nd - Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Study: Footprints of God: Mary
- Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary, Lesson 8: Mother Crowned in Glory
- Watch: Mary of Nazareth
- Read: The World’s First Love
- Read: Mary: The Church at the Source
- Listen: Mary: Handmaid of the Lord
- Aug. 24th - St. Bartholomew/Nathaniel
- Study: Lectio: Evangelization & The Acts of the Apostles
- Aug. 25th - St. Louis IX
- Read: The Book of Saints and Heroes
- Aug. 1st - St. Alphonsus Ligouri