Mercy Teams Needs Your Support

Will You Answer the Call?

Mercy Teams of Our Lady Of The Lake needs your continued support as we supply aid to the twelve missions, churches, and outreach organizations that directly serve unsheltered individuals, through their front doors, or through street outreach. Nearly all of these "missions" request more sack lunch help from Mercy Teams than we are currently able to provide.

Our Adopt-a-Mission teams currently distribute an average of 1,200 sack lunch meals each week to these organizations and churches, every Sunday and Monday morning. However, our Drive-Through Drop-Off Sundays collect approximately 450 sack lunch donations every two weeks.

Additional sack lunch donations come directly from Adopt-a-Mission Teams, small faith sharing groups, high school service groups and youth service organizations like National Charity League and National League of Young Men. However the gap in sack lunches versus our "mission distribution" is vast.

To help be "The Bread of Life" consider a sack lunch service project with family or friends. We will be there Sunday to receive them with gratitude.

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Fall Registrations Now Open

First Sacraments Registration

Children in 2nd grade and up are welcome join our First Sacraments program. Classes are held on Sundays from 10:15-11:00am in the OLL School Building, starting September 15, 2024. Parent participation is required, and classes run through May 4, 2025. Visit our website for more information and to register.

Life Kids Registration

Registration for Life Kids (Pre-K - 6th grade) classes are live! See our website to sign up today. Starts Sept. 15.

Questions? Contact Krista Bryant

Middle School Youth Group

7th-8th graders

Starts Sept. 29

Confirmation

7th grade and up

Starts Sept. 29

High School Youth Group

9th - 12th graders

Starts Oct. 13

The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA)

The Way to Explore our Faith and Become Catholic

The Order of Christian Initiation (OCIA) program is the way for adults who have not been baptized, or who were baptized Catholic but haven't completed their Christian Initiation can fully become Catholic.

Sessions will begin September 25.

Laura Patton, our Adult Faith Formation Director, would love to begin the conversation about your faith journey this summer.

Parish Life

Saturday Summer Choir - All Are Welcome!

Every Saturday During Summer

4:00pm Parish Hall

Come drop in and sing with us! All skill levels welcome. Join us any Saturday at 4 pm in the Parish Hall for a brief rehearsal followed by evening Mass.

Any questions? Contact choir director Karl Hein.

Seeking Liturgical Ministers

We are looking for individuals who would like to volunteer as Ushers and/or Alter Servers. Please visit our site for more information and email Agnes Zueger if you are interested. Thank you!

Beyond the Parish

Encounter School of Ministry Portland Campus Starting in November

Christ the King in Milwaukie | Thursdays starting September 5th

The Encounter School of Ministry is a dynamic training program designed to teach, equip, and activate you in the full supernatural lifestyle of Jesus so that you can walk with God in intimacy and demonstrate his love and power to the world around you! We believe that as you embrace your identity and live out of the inheritance Jesus won for you, your mission, ministry, and God-given dreams will flourish in every season of life.

The ESM curriculum maintains faithful adherence to the traditions and teachings of the Catholic Church. It has been reviewed and approved by a team of theologians and local bishops.

Diaconate Inquiry Session - August 24

Are you called to the Diaconate or do you know men who could serve the Church as deacons? Come to the Diaconate Inquiry Session on August 24th and learn more about this sacred ministry!

Hard copy brochures are available in the parish office and church narthex.

Royal Saints of Medieval Europe Pilgrimage with Fr. Chuck Wood

October 13-24, 2025

Former parochial vicar of OLL from 2012-2016, Fr. Chuck Wood, invites all to join him in celebrating a "double jubilee" with a special pilgrimage to Europe: Jubilee Year 2025 and Fr. Chuck's Silver Jubilee (25 years) of priesthood. Fr. Chuck has served at three churches named for royals, and Unitours has crafted a “Royal Saints of Medieval Europe” pilgrimage. Destinations include Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, and many places in between. Register by August 18 for an early bird discount. 12 days incl. airfare from PDX = $6,299. For more information, see the flyer or call or email Fr. Chuck at 503-222-2168 x2, pastor@stelizabethportland.net.

Mary Kathleen Hoff - Memorial Mass - September 21, 11:30 AM

Art Scevola - Memorial Mass - September 28, 11:30am

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