LENTEN SEASON

• During Lent, Fridays are Lenten Family Fridays. We start with a Meatless Dinner in Saint Andrew Hall at 6:00PM followed by the Stations of the Cross at 7:00PM. All families are invited to make a special effort of sacrifice and prayer together as a family during Lent. See the FAMILY FRIDAY flyer for more details.

• REMINDER: Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence from meat. Ash Wednesday & Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. See the LENTEN FLYER for more details about Lenten regulations. No Lenten Communal Penance Services are being planned at OLL during the Lenten Season.

Father Dennis will offer the following Schedule for Extended Hours for Lenten Tuesday Confessions: 

• 28 March, 6:00PM-7:30PM;

Lenten Confessions will also be available during our regularly scheduled times for Confession:

• All Saturdays, 3:00PM-4:30PM: 25 March, and 01 April. April First is also a First Saturday and extended Confessions will be available on that day from 10:00AM to 11:30AM.
  

There are NO scheduled CONFESSIONS during HOLY WEEK. Please don't wait until the last week of Lent to make a good Confession before Easter!

PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES

The weekly financial report is available HERE. We remain deeply grateful for your generosity.

Please remember that every gift to the church helps, no matter the amount. We emphasize equal sacrifice not  equal giving! We are always THANKFUL for your generosity and support!!

THANK YOU!!!

Children's Envelope Artwork

NOTES OF IMPORTANCE FROM

THE DIOCESE

Virtual Grief Support beginning 23 March

The Office of Family life is supporting a 6-8 week virtual gathering called Our Lady of Sorrows Grief Ministry, which begins 23. It offers two ways to support grieving individuals in a group setting:

• Presentation series: Transformation of Mourning — Grief & Loss of those we Cherish

• monthly virtual Community Grief Support gatherings

Full details on the presentations and gatherings are in the attached document. For questions or registration contact olsgrief@gmail.com. 

Marriage Help

Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi) has helped tens of thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. This program can help you too, or a hurting couple you might know. For confidential information about the program or to register for the upcoming 14 -16 April weekend in Charlotte, call Bill and Lyn Folsom at 727-343-6701 or email: 3062ac@helpourmarriage.org or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.org

Mass for the Feast of St. John the Baptist

Please save the date: Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS, will celebrate a Mass to commemorate the feast of our diocesan patron, St. John the Baptist. It will be held 25 June at 11:15 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad Street in Charleston. All are invited to attend.  Read this LETTER from Bishop Fabre-Jeune regarding this feast day.

We NEED Deacons! Application Deadline Extension for Permanent Diaconate Program

Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS, has approved an extension to submit applications for those interested in pursuing the permanent diaconate. Forms must be sent in by 31 March, the cutoff date for the next formation class.

Please have interested individuals visit the diocesan website link below to confirm that they meet all requirements and ensure they have support from their pastor. Then, request an application from Bobbi Wagner: bwagner@charlestondiocese.org.

Are You Called to the Diaconate?

Once applications have been reviewed, the Diaconate Board will meet with applicants between April and June. Men selected into the formation program will begin their discernment year this September.

Video Contest: The Gift of the Eucharist

In celebration of the Eucharistic Revival, we are holding a video contest. The Eucharist is Christ’s self-gift to each and every one of us. Here’s your opportunity to share your story! Submit a video discussing the topic of "The Gift of the Eucharist." In order to qualify, your video must cover a topic such as:

• How has the Eucharist impacted and shaped your life?

• What does an encounter with the real presence in the Eucharist mean to you?

• When and how were you convinced that Christ is really present in the Eucharist?

• What do you want everyone to know about the Eucharist?

• Are there any stories of your encounter with Christ in the Eucharist that you would like to share?

The winning entry receives $500, and their video shared on diocesan social media. Submission deadline is April 30. For complete rules, forms and submission details: CONTEST.

National Eucharistic Revival

The National Eucharistic Revival is the joyful, expectant, grassroots response of the entire Catholic Church in the United States to the divine invitation of re-centering our lives on the Real Presence of the Eucharist.  In South Carolina, this movement seeks to ignite fervor for the Most Blessed Sacrament in the hearts of faithful through teaching, practice and evangelization. For more information see the following links:

National Eucharistic Revival Website

Diocese of Charleston 

Check it out!

• VISIT the Catholic Miscellany

• For the most up-to-date information from the diocese visit: charlestondiocese.org/events.

• Read the March CARITAS; the Diocesan Monthly E-Newsletter.

CURRENT COVID-19 PROTOCOLS at OLL!

The choice to wear or not wear a mask at Mass is up to each individual. Masks are still provided in the narthex. I am asking that shaking hands, hugging, or kissing be reserved to immediate family members only. Please continue to smile and wave to non-family members around you in the pews rather than extending your hand for the Sign of Peace. 

We live stream the Sunday 10:30AM Mass using BOXCAST and FACEBOOK-LIVE. Links are also provided on our parish web site and in the

Weekly Reminder.

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

NOTE: BOXCAST has the best streaming!

Look for our parish channel on BoxCast Apps

in Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV

for a direct link. You can find us listed as 

Our Lady of the Lake, Chapin SC.

MASS  RESOURCES 

READINGS

WORSHIP AID

REFLECTION

(from St. Paul Center and Dr. Scott Hahn)

Weekly Bulletin, Calendar and Mass Schedule:

Bulletin for the 5th Sunday of Lent

March Calendar

Mass Schedule

EASTER MASS SCHEDULE

Our Parish mailing address is:

195 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin SC 29036

(We no longer maintain a PO BOX number for mail to the Parish.)