OUR LADY OF THE LAKES PARISH

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES PARISH A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

Rev. James P. Holland, Pastor

October 3, 2021

WEEKEND M ASS SCH EDULE

Administrative Center Mailing Address: P.O. Box 149

Bairdford, PA 15006

Phone: 724-265-2070 or 724-265-1030 Fax: 724-265-6316

Office Hours (M-F): 9:00am to 3:00pm

Find us at: 527 Bairdford Road, Bairdford

Saint Victor Campus Bairdford, PA

Transfiguration Campus Russellton, PA

OUR L ADY OF THE L AKES PARISH

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 3, 2021

Pastoral Staff Pastor

Reverend James P. Holland ~ 412-977-6589 ~ [email protected] Deacon Candidate

Rick Sumrok, MD ~ 724-265-2070 ~ [email protected]

Administrative Staff Bookeeper

Sr. Michael Mack ~ 724-265-2070 ext. 203 ~ [email protected] Administrative Assistants

Mary Jo Mehal ~ 724-265-1030 ext. 503 ~ [email protected] Contenta Schoenman ~ 724-265-2070 ext. 202 ~ [email protected]

Safe Environment Coordinators C Schoenman & L Smagala ~ 724-265-2070 ext. 202 ~ [email protected]

Religious Education Directors of Faith Formation

Mary Etta Filotei ~ 724-265-3284 ext. 402 ~ [email protected] Mary Ann Miller ~ 724-265-4040 ext. 302 ~ [email protected]

Religious Education Secretary Mary Jo Mehal ~ 724-265-4040 ext. 303 ~ [email protected]

Director of Adult Faith Formation Laura Smagala ~ 724-265-2070 ext. 504 ~ [email protected]

Liturgical Ministry Liturgical Coordinator

Joe Smagala ~ [email protected] RCIA Coordinator

Beverly Michael Higgins ~ 724-355-9024

Maintenance Tom Jenkins & Mark Harby

Music Ministry Music Directors

Mary Ann Cooper & Dawn Pawloski

Social Ministry Director of Mercy & Service

Judi Damon ~ 724-265-3284 ext. 403 ~ [email protected] Wellness Coordinator

Bernie Shipeck

PARISH D IRECTORY

SACRAMENT S Baptism: Call the office to schedule. Must attend a Baptism Seminar (preferably

before the birth of the child) once.

Marriage: Contact parish at least 6 months prior to wedding.

RCIA: Are you 18+ and want to become a Catholic Christian? Call the Admin

Center at 724-265-2070 for more info.

Priesthood / Vocations: Call the Diocesan Vocation Office at 412-456-3123.

Anointing of the Sick / Ministry to the Homebound: Call the office if you have a serious illness or injury and need a special anointing or to receive communion. If someone is in need of Last Rites, or for a sacramental emergency, please contact Father Holland directly on his cell phone at 412-977-6589.

Diocesan Victim Assistance Hotline : 1-888-808-1235

PA Child Abuse Hotline : 1-800-932-0313

Call 911 immediately if a child is in danger

Saturday 4:00pm Saint Victor Church

6:00pm Transfiguration Church

Sunday 9:00am Transfiguration Church

11:00am Saint Victor Church

W EEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Monday 8:00am Saint Victor Church

Tuesday 8:00am Saint Victor Church

Wednesday 8:00am Saint Victor Church

Thursday 8:00am Transfiguration Church

Friday 8:00am Transfiguration Church

Saturday 8:00am Transfiguration Church

Saturday at 3:15pm at the Saint Victor Campus -or- by Appointment

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

STAY C ONNECTED

Our Lady of the Lakes Website: Visit us on-line at www.ollakes.org

Facebook Page: Follow and “like” our page: @OurLadyOfTheLakesWD

YouTube Channel: Subscribe to our channel: Our Lady of the Lakes Parish

Parish App for Mobile Devices: Android Device Users - Text TRCAPP1 to 555888 Apple Device Users - Text TRCAPP2 to 555888

Safe Environment Clearances: Every volunteer role in the parish, even if it does not involve children, requires clearances to be obtained before participating in ministry or volunteering. We are happy to help. Clearance

applications can be completed easily on-line at home. Contact us at 724-265-2070x202 or via email at [email protected] with any questions.

October Bingo Kitchen Schedule: 10/7 - Judi Damon & Bill Burdett, 10/14 - Carol DeMartini & Donna Uzonyi 10/21 - Bob Fryman & Janet Mondron 10/28 - Bill Haile & Annie Catanese

We would love to have one more kitchen volunteer! For more info, please call Bill Haile at 484-624-2069.


Our Lady of the Lakes Parish

Christmas Nut Roll Sale ~ Saints Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church (339 East 10th Ave, Tarentum) will be holding its Annual Christmas Nut Roll Sale on November 9/10 and 16/17, 2021. Nut, Apricot, and Poppy Seed Rolls will be available. Price is $12.00 each. Please place your order by calling Lynn beginning October 4th, between the hours of 10:00am to 8:00pm, at 724-717-8001.

34th Annual Life Chain Sunday, October 3rd ~ 2:00 to 3:00pm

Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Natrona Heights Begin this year’s Respect Life Month with thousands of pro-lifers to pray for the end of abortion. Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful witness of pro-life individuals standing for 60 minutes and praying for our nation and for the end of abortion. It is a visible statement of solidarity by the Christian community that abortion kills children and that the church supports the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death. Bring the family. Covid-19 guidelines will be observed. Water, lawn chairs, and strollers are welcome. Please prayerfully consider joining us in prayer to ask Almighty God for His intervention to unite His church against abor-tion horrors. If we as Christians do not speak for the un-born who will? Signs will be provided. For information, call Bob at 724-759-0149 or 724-265-4427.

Floral Ministry Committee ~ Our Lady of the Lakes Parish has established a new group of volunteers to decorate the altar areas of our churches throughout the liturgical year. This committee will work at both church

sites. Fear not! We will help you every step of the way. Please call the parish office if you are interested.

We remember those who have passed from this life, especially:

Matthew P. Nagy Please remember our recently deceased and their families in your prayers.

Please extend a warm welcome to our new

parishioners:

The Connell Family

Blessing of Pets ~ in honor of the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. Sunday, October 3rd, at 12:30pm (after 11:00am Mass), in the STV parking lot.

Game Booth Donations Needed ~ Our parish will be hav-ing a game booth at the West Deer Fall Festival. To help defray the costs, we are asking for 2 Liter bottles of un-expired pop. Place bottles in the laundry baskets provid-ed at each church site. Please have them to the church by October 10th. Thanks in advance! Snack Booth Volunteers Needed ~ The Ladies of Charity need volunteers for a snack booth at the Fall Festival. They are selling popcorn and nachos. Sign-up sheets are in the back of both churches. You only need to volunteer for one hour. Thanks for your help!

The Story of Sr. Estelle and the Divine Mercy Message

October 5, 2021

Feast Day of Saint Faustina

6:30pm ~ TRC Campus

Come hear the story of how Pittsburgh native, Sister Estelle Pruszynski, helped to deliver the Divine Mercy message to Pope Pius XII. Sr. Estelle’s neph-ew, John Pruszynski, will join us to share her story and his memory of his aunt.

This event is open to all ages.



PRAY FOR OUR SICK ~ Christine Ahlin, Dorothy Bachner, Robert Bamrick, Sr., JR Barnett, Salvatore Bennardo, Logan Best, Brian, John Bullick, Frank Capan, Jennifer Carr, Cameron Carter, Helen Cavanaugh, Matt Cellante, George Cingle, Barbara Compson, Sandy Culley, Brian Deah, John Dellariah, Alice Diana, John Dickun, Dan Dineff, Al Doutt, Phyllis Doutt, Charles Eichner, Amy Ellwood, Mary Rose Farr, Robyn Fleischman, Al Fletcher, Linda Frazier, Rita Gallow, Karen Geragi, Jason Godek, Mary Ann Goldbach, Helen Goodhart, Hazel Groscost, Joseph M. Grunden, Amanda Gwinn, Scott Halapin, Jeffrey Hein, Alysa Hutchison, Chad Hutchison, Calvin Ingle, Alex Intrieri, Lou Ippolito, Greg Janicki, Joanne Jeckavitch, Jennifer, John Kisic, Robert Kobik, Valerie Komoroski, Camie & Talor Kovos, Rich Krahe, Gregory Kunkel, Janet Kunkel, Mary Kunkel, Helen Laczek, Mary Lager, Sandy Lancia, Noah Latronica, Cassandra Lee, Sam Liptak, Brad Lutz, Marco Mangieri, Jack Marmarella, Judy McBride, Arlene McCullough, Michael Meador, Carol Mendor, Lisa Merlo, Elmer Meyer, Dan Momberger, Melissa Mondron, Jimmy Monos, Nicholas Mote, Dean Murray, Alice Mueller, Jackie Mueller, Elaine Nase, Stuart Nicholas, Diane Noullet, Luke Noullet, Irene Novak, Mary Jo O’Rourke, Joe Parison, Frank Pellegrano, Audrey Peterson, Eugene Phillips, Annie Pluciniczak, Karen Pompe, Dorothy Rainski, Janice Romano, Silvano Rossini, Stanley Rutkowski, Tammy Schaeffer, Bill & Flo Siard, Nancy Slabodnik, The Slimick Family, Laurina Smith, Martin Stephan, Terry Stiger, John Thomson, Geoffrey Thor, Lucas Ujazdowski-Parks, James Van Velson, Justin Wagner, Luann Gaggini Walters, Marlene Watkins, Katie Wessel, Michael Whitico, Sr., Margaret Wilson, Carolyn Winschel

M ASS I NTENTIONS Saturday, October 2 The Holy Guardian Angels

8:00am Dante J. Tabacchi by Family Transfiguration Church

4:00pm Christine Monarko by Patricia & Michael Horchar St. Victor Church

6:00pm Jim Tedesco by Cathy Sopko Transfiguration Church

Sunday, October 3 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00am Fred Penzenstadler & Jerry Hanlon by Joan Penzenstadler Transfiguration Church

11:00am Living & Deceased Members of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish St. Victor Church

Monday, October 4 Saint Francis of Assisi

8:00am Olimpia Karlo by Annie Catanese & Family St. Victor Church

Tuesday, October 5 Weekday/Saint Faustina

8:00am Ray Bezila by Annie & Al O’Neil St. Victor Church

Wednesday, October 6 Weekday

8:00am James Kotchey by Tom, Edith, & Kathy Jenkins St. Victor Church

Thursday, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary

8:00am Jack Kraig by the James Elser Family Transfiguration Church

Friday, October 8 Weekday

8:00am John & Geraldine Vince by Lynda Pisarcik Transfiguration Church

Saturday, October 9 Weekday

8:00am Blaise Hinterlang by Anna Marie Catanese Transfiguration Church

4:00pm Living & Deceased Members of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish St. Victor Church

6:00pm Olimpia Karlo by her Family Transfiguration Church

Sunday, October 10 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00am Gertrude Nycz by Elmer & Vivian Herman Transfiguration Church

11:00am 35th Wedding Anniversary of John & Marybeth Jeffries by Their Children St. Victor Church

PRAY F OR OUR S ICK Active Parish Membership Means:

Registration (18+ required) in the parish for a sufficient pe-riod of time and use of the envelope system or electron-ic giving in support of the parish

Faithful attendance at Mass on Sundays & Holy Days

Volunteer and participate in parish activities


Parish News & Notes This Week at Our Lady of the Lakes Parish

Location Key: TRC - Transfiguration Campus STV - Saint Victor Campus

Saturday, October 2

Sunday, October 3 STV CCD (K-5), 9:15-10:45am - STV Classrooms TRC CCD (K-8), 10:15-11:45am - TRC Classrooms Blessing of Pets, 12:30pm - STV Parking Lot

Monday, October 4 STV CCD (6-7-8), 7:00-8:30pm - STV Classrooms

Tuesday, October 5 Sr. Estelle & the Divine Mercy Message, 6:30pm - TRC Campus Men’s Club Meeting, 7:00pm - STV Activity Building

Wednesday, October 6 Eucharistic Adoration, 2:00pm - STV Church Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 3:00pm - STV Church Altar Server Training, 6:00pm - STV Church RCIA Session, 7:00pm - Admin Center

Thursday, October 7 Parish Bingo, 7:00pm - STV Activity Building

Friday, October 8

Saturday, October 9

Sunday, October 10 STV CCD (K-5), 9:15-10:45am - STV Classrooms TRC CCD (K-8), 10:15-11:45am - TRC Classrooms

Liturgical Mini stry Schedule

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, October 9 4:00pm at St. Victor Church Lector: Vicki Mlinarcik EMHC: Lindsay Strishock Altar Servers: Stephen & Taylor Strishock

Saturday, October 9 6:00pm at Transfiguration Church Lector: Maryetta Filotei EMHC: Ken Murphy Altar Servers: Isabel & Alex Godinez

Sunday, October 10 9:00am at Transfiguration Church Lector: Bill Burdett EMHC: Mary Grasha-Houpt Altar Servers: Makenzie Cypher; Andrew Piccolino

Sunday, October 10 11:00am at St. Victor Church Lector: Jennifer Adams EMHC: Joe Catanese Altar Servers: Morgan Adams & Gabe Maltese

Free Health Care ~ If anyone needs to see a doctor and does not have insurance, please call Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center at 412-456-6911.

Knights of Columbus News ~ Join our local council 5501! At the present time, this family-oriented organization is open and free to join. Go online to www.kofc.org/joinus. Enter code: MCGIVNEY2020. Please call 724–443-0764 or 724–265–5260 with any questions.

Ladies of Charity News ~ October Prayer Intention: “We pray for our Diocese and the “On Mission for the Church Alive” parish groups. We pray especially for Bishop Zubik and the Administrators in each new grouping.” Prayer Shawls ~ If anyone is in need of a prayer shawl for a loved one who is ill or in a nursing home, please contact Laura Smagala at [email protected] or 724-713-1453.

Collection Report

Weekly Goal This Week Budget Year to Date Actual Year to Date Surplus (Deficit)

$ $ $ $ $

10,000 9,703

110,000 91,396

(18,604)

Offertory Collection

Parish Assessments

Weekly Goal This Week Budget Year to Date Actual Year to Date Surplus (Deficit)

$ $ $ $ $

3,064 1,092

33,704 16,330

(17,375)

September 12, 2021

Interested in on-line giving? Visit www.ollakes.org, click on the on-line giving icon, and follow the instructions!


B-I-N-G-O

Every Thursday ~ 7:00 P.M.

St. Victor Activity Building

Bingo Kitchen Helper Needed! ~ We are looking for one more helper for the kitchen at our weekly parish bingo. Volunteers would be expected to help one Thursday per month from 5:30 to 9:30pm. For more info,

please call Bob Eaton, 724-272-6990, or Bill Haile, 484-624-2069.

Wedding Coordinator Needed ~ If you love weddings, please consider joining our Wedding Ministry. We help the bride and groom with the planning of the church ceremo-ny and assist on the wedding day to give them a beautiful, stress-free day to remember. Please call the Church of-fice at 724-265-1030 if interested.


Growing with the Gospel

C OMMUNITY N EWS

Religious Education News

Our CCD Classes are back in session, and the teachers are excited to share their faith in fun, meaningful ways. Our kids are always cooperative and wonderful. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue on their journey with Jesus.

TRC CCD is looking for a microwave cart/cabinet and a small bookshelf. If you have either and would like to donate them, please call 724-448-3639.

In honor of St. Francis, whose feast day is October 4th, Fr. Jim will be blessing our pets this Sunday, October 3rd, at 12:30 pm in the St. Victor parking lot. Did you notice the inspiring scripture verses written on the walkway to church at St. Victor? Here are the artists!

Saint Joseph High School (Natrona Heights) will host its Fall Open House from 10am - 12pm on Saturday, October 23. Receive a private tour from Student Am-bassadors. Meet SJHS faculty, coaches, staff and current parents! Discover Your St. Joes! Register now at SaintJosephHS.com.

Heal Thy Soul! The annual White Mass will be cele-brated by Bishop Zubik, Sunday, October 17, at St. Paul Cathedral to bestow special healing and bless-ings on physicians and healthcare professionals during this most difficult year. Mass will be celebrat-ed at 12 noon followed by a reception and presenta-tion by Dr. John Kauffman, Dean and Professor of Medicine at Duquesne University’s new Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. Please join us for this important Mass and to learn about the Center for Fertility Awareness Based Medicine and Re-search, part of the new medical school. For more information, go to www.cathmedpittsburgh.org.

It’s Back...Amazing Date 2!! This adventurous date night will start rain or shine with a special 4:30 pm Mass, celebrated by Fr. Jay Donahue, Saturday, Oc-tober 9th, on the field at Holy Trinity Pavilion (130 Ridge Rd. Carnegie). After Mass, each couple will receive a dinner to go and the official list of clues to ponder and solve together. Then, your mission (if you choose to accept it) will take you throughout Pitts-burgh to finish at an exciting 'undisclosed location'. Get your tickets today at renewtheido.org.


Worship & Meditation

Gospel Meditation ~ Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, “It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God.”

Apart from the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ, nothing speaks better of God’s incarnate love than marriage. God

designed it this way. We place great value on love and rightly so. What we fail to realize, however, is that love, its very

presence and place in our lives, is not simply part of the human package deal. Love comes from God. It is one of God ’s

greatest gifts to human beings. When we begin to realize that our very ability to love is sacred, it changes up how we

see the essence of life, and purpose and sanctity of marriage.

God is love. It stands to reason then that if we follow the path of unconditional, self-emptying love we will then stumble

upon God. It is precisely this intimate wedding of God with love that gives such eloquence and honor to the love be-

tween husband and wife. As a living sign of Christ’s love for the Church and for humanity, husbands and wives speak

volumes of God’s unconditional incarnate love for all of his children! The Divine power that brings unity and life to mar-

riage is so strong that once joined, it really cannot be separated.

Admittedly, marriage covenants can be extremely difficult to negotiate and, at times, very painful to experience. God ’s

perfect divinity always meets our broken and imperfect humanity. God is okay with this setup as he created it this way.

Our loving is never as unconditional as God’s and often tainted by our own imperfections, needs, memories, hurts, sin-

fulness, and weakness. All of this baggage negatively impacts even the most well-intentioned marriages, causing them

to be hurtful and empty. We are love works in progress. God can succeed in perfecting our love only if we keep our

eyes fixed on him as the source of that love.

That’s why marriage is always about three and

not just two.

The Divine intimacy at the heart of marriage is

what can make them celebrations of great un-

ion and happiness. Couples who are still madly

in love with each other after many years, still

looking at each other with that timeless twin-

kle in their eyes, best tell the story of God’s

oneness with humanity. Honor, celebrate, and

support those who have accepted a vocation to

marriage. Living in a world that easily pulls

relationships apart, may they find hope and

inspiration from their faith companions who

are on the same journey! ©LPi

Sunday: Gn 2:18-24/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [cf. 5]/Heb 2:9-11/Mk 10:2

-16 or 10:2-12

Monday: Jon 1:1—2:2, 11/Jon 2:3, 4, 5, 8/Lk 10:25-37

Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 130:1b-2, 3-4ab, 7-8 [3]/Lk 10:38-42

Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11/Ps 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10 [15]/Lk 11:1-4

Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [Ps 40:5a]/Lk 11:5-13

Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Ps 9:2-3, 6 and 16, 8-9 [9]/Lk 11:15-26

Saturday: Jl 4:12-21/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 [12a]/Lk 11:27-28

Sunday: Wis 7:7-11/Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [14]/Heb 4:12-13/Mk

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