19th Sunday Ordinary Cycle A
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
If you need help during this crisis or need help to sign up to attend Masses please contact the parish office at 803.345.3962 or Fr. Dennis Willey at 843.834.5447.

MUST READ to attend Mass
or Reconciliation in August.

Dear Friends,

Remember! At the conclusion of the Recessional Hymn, at the end of Mass, 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 the St. Michael the Archangel prayer asking for protection from God. If you would like to know more about the St. Michael prayer CLICK HERE.

If you missed the EARLY (Renaissance) VOCAL MUSIC RECITAL with our Music Director, Reuben Roberts you can view the live stream on BOXCAST HERE.

This Friday, 7 August, is a First Friday. Confessions will be from 10AM until 11:30AM followed by Mass at 12 Noon. Please see the NEW GUIDELINES for going to Confession HERE. 

Saturday, 15 August is the Feast of the Assumption. It is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year. We will have a 12 NOON Mass.

Some brief updates on other matters:

  • You can keep in touch with our Diocesan Seminarian, Daniel Perry by email at [email protected] and by mail at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, 10701 S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436-4899.

  • Parish meeting rooms are 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 [email protected]. Before contacting Pat Moore to reserve a room please review the protocols for the use of parish facilities during Covid-19 Precautions HERE!

  • I look forward to seeing everyone at a Sunday or Daily Mass!

Peace and all good,

Fr. Dennis
We continue to live stream the Sunday 9AM Mass using BOXCAST and FACEBOOK Live. Links are also provided on our parish web site and in the Weekend Reminder.

Note: BOXCAST has the best streaming!

Worship Aid for this Sunday: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time!


CURRENT PUBLIC MASS SCHEDULE

TUESDAY - FRIDAY 12 Noon
FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH - 12 Noon (Ad Orientem)
SATURDAY VIGIL 5 PM
SUNDAY 9 AM

If you wish to attend a Public Mass, please be sure to sign-up for seating at each Mass that you wish to attend by using the above link.
Additional hints to observe while signing up for Mass:
  • Use a regular parishioner slot if you are just attending and not volunteering to serve in a Liturgical Ministry during the Mass.
  • If you are serving in one of the Liturgical Ministries (Greeters, Ushers, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers, Altar Servers), please sign up using that slot. Do not sign up for a regular parishioner slot.
  • Clean-up Volunteers will sign up TWICE--once as a regular parishioner or minister and a second time for clean-up!
  • Finally, follow the instructions in the link regarding signing up for multiple people.
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
Please note our new mailing address:
195 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin SC 29036

INFORMATION ON ATTENDING MASS AT OLL

Our Sunday Masses continue. If you have any questions please read our policies HERE before attending Mass. As a reminder: there is currently no Sunday Mass obligation and the week day Masses are a valid option to receive the Eucharist, especially for those who are not working and are free to come to a Daily Mass. The daily Masses also have far fewer people attending and safe distancing is easier for those at risk.

Our policy regarding face masks: It strongly recommended that all parishioners use face masks for your protection and for the protection of others when safe distancing cannot be observed. That said, masks are not mandatory at OLL for the simple reason of enforcement. It is not fair to require volunteer greeters and ushers to enforce a mandatory use policy. Volunteers need not be in the position of having to "police" others or to turn some one away because they are not wearing a mask. Masks are strongly suggested if safe distancing cannot be observed while at Mass.

This must be said: we can not guarantee you will not contract the Covid-19 virus by attending Public Mass. We do believe our precautions are sufficient to minimize the risk. If you have any doubts, please, stay at home and join us on Sundays for the live streamed 9AM Mass.

Please take a moment to thank our volunteer Greeters, Ushers and Cleaners when you see them! Without their support we could not hold public Masses. Please continue to BE PATIENT with one another during this time. THANK YOU for following all instructions given by ushers and greeters.

For now, we are staying with only 2 Sunday Masses because of a lack of volunteers needed to cover ALL three Masses, the 5pm Vigil, 8am and 10:30am Sunday Masses.
Here is a list of things you can do to stay in touch with, and continue to support us at Our Lady of the Lake:




  • Sign up for Constant Contact: HERE. This will keep you in touch with the parish (Fr. Dennis' emails, Weekend Reminder emails, among many others!)

  • Call the parish office between 9am and 1pm Monday through Friday to update your contact information in our parish database!


  • Visit the church 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 a Monstrance is the same. Both are equally blessed opportunities to spend an hour with the Lord!!)

  • Pray the Prayer of Spiritual Communion!