Newsletter | November 23, 2020 |
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This year, due to COVID-19, OLL will be celebrating our Thanksgiving Day Mass Online for all to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own homes. We look forward to continuing the tradition of inviting 3 wonderful speakers to share their "Thanksgiving Reflections" with the Parish. Be sure to watch for a link so you can tune-in Mass on Thanksgiving Day morning!
Parish Office Closed Wednesday at 12pm, Thursday and Friday.
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For the Spirit of healing: that God will touch all who are burdened with illness, weakness and in need, especially; For all who are sick, we pray for Margaret Whinihan, mother of Joanne MacDonald; Marty Miller; Gary Lydum; Dick Mitchell; Ann Leachman; Hanny Susanto; Tom Wilson, cousin of Pam Thomas; Patrick Reznicek, nephew of Gloria Arteaga; and Mike Costello, brother of Paul Costello; and Mike Lennon, brother in law of Paul Costello. May the Lord in his mercy be close to them with his healing power and his tender love May God’s healing Spirit renew them in body, mind, and spirit so that they may live fully, enjoy their relationships and appreciate all of God’s gifts. And those inscribed in the Book of Prayers. May the healing love of the Spirit touch them and bring them to wholeness.
We invite you to email Jody Fitts to add names to the prayer list.
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ADVENT + CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE |
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The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, December 8th: Liturgy will be available ONLINE via YouTube.
Christmas Eve Family Liturgy + Christmas Day Mass
Thursday & Friday, December 24th-25th: Liturgies will be available ONLINE via YouTube.
Advent Vespers + Penance Services
Due to the Pandemic, OLL will not be celebrating our regular Vespers & Penance Services this year. If you wish to attend Vespers or Penance services, please visit the Archdiocese of Seattle website by clicking here for possible schedules within the Archdiocese.
All Sunday (weekend) liturgies throughout Advent will continue to be available ONLINE via YouTube.
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Mother Teresa Guild continues to host the Christmas “Giving Tree” in a whole new way this year. We will not be putting up a Christmas tree with holiday ornaments/tags, but are still counting on your generosity to make this Christmas season enjoyable for those in need.
The charities we support are NOT taking tangible donations this year, but have requested CASH or GIFT CARDS in amounts of $25 or $50 from Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, Target, Amazon or Costco. DEADLINE is Dec. 9th.
Please mail or drop off Cash, Checks (Payable to OLL Memo: Mother Teresa Guild) and Gift Cards (Please mark value of GC on card) at Parish Center Office. Or you can give online HERE. (If you currently give online you can login to your account, select a Give A New Gift, select Giving Tree.)
Our Lady of the Lake gave over 500 gift items in prior years to our OLL Giving Tree. We hope that we can match or exceed this extraordinary level of generosity this year.
Please see attached link to view the charities we support in 2020 by clicking here!
Any questions: Shavaun (206-524-9661, shavaun@msn.com) OR Whitni (206-949-9060, whitnifun@gmail.com)
Thank you in advance for your always generous support and compassion. Your gifts will provide our neighbors in need with warmth and cheer at this time of year when our community & needs are so great.
Mother Teresa Guild
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Baptisms
Please welcome our newest members to the Christian Faith!
David Robert Haley and Evan Grayson Santiago.
Advent
If you would like to make an advent wreath, contact McKenzie Mauss for your family’s very own Advent Wreath Kit!
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Hello OLL parishioners.
Thank you to all of you who have responded to our survey so far and we look forward to hearing from more of you. Your Parish Life team has missed hosting all-parish events and seeing all of you. We hope and pray you’re doing well during these challenging times.
Recently, we’ve been discussing the possibility of offering some Parish Life events in a virtual format (and socially distanced when acceptable) until we can see each other in person.
As we consider options, we would appreciate your feedback through the survey below. The survey will be available until November 30th.
For those of you unfamiliar with Parish Life, we’re the OLL team of volunteers responsible for social get-togethers outside of school and church. These include our annual parish picnic, crab feed, pancake breakfast, pasta feed, wine-tasting event and coffee hours.
Thanks in advance for your time,
Sally Wright, Marc Linafelter and Liz Jackman
Parish Life Tri-chairs
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Dear Friends of SVDP,
Our ministry to neighbors in need continues. The requests for rent help remains the biggest need. Thanks to your faithful service to SVDP through your gifts of treasure, we are able to help. We are also advising our neighbors of a Seattle Grant for rent assistance and 9 neighbors have been helped. In addition, the King County Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program is screening 4 of our neighbors for help. Neither program can help with the total amount owed, but this is a big help for those in need!
The help OLL SVDP provided financially (the majority in rent) over the last 3 months is:
Sept $5690
Oct $4160
Nov $3000 (so far this month)
Requests for food from the Pantry is increasing. If you are able to drop off food at the Parish Office for us, the items most in need right now are:
1. Cereal
2. Canned chicken
3. Corn
4. Mac-n-cheese
During this month of thanksgiving, we give thanks for you and ask God to continue blessing you abundantly.
Sincerely,
OLL SVDP Conference
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NORTH SEATTLE ROTATING WINTER SHELTER |
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NEED BREAKFASTS AND SUPPERS THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Through December 31, Shelter needs continental breakfasts for 20 (hard-boiled egg, granola bar or muffin, clementine or banana, string cheese, prepackaged drink) and cold prepackaged suppers for 25 (sandwich or wrap, veggie like mini-carrots, fruit like clementine or banana, string cheese, simple dessert like cookie, prepackaged drink) delivered to Seattle Mennonite Church, 3200 NE 125th St, Seattle, WA 98125. The Lake City Partners Signup Genius for that is open and many slots are open. Please sign up for that here HERE and indicate you are from OLL. Thanks to those Lakers who have already signed up for a meal.
DONATE
It costs Lake City Partners $50 per night to shelter each guest. If you would like to contribute financially to Lake City Partners click HERE, or write your check to Lake City Partners and send it to Lake City Partners, c/o Melanie Neufeld, Seattle Mennonite Church, 3120 NE 125th St., Seattle, WA 98125.
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November Collections
Monthly Budget Goal: $67,901.00
Collections Nov. 1- 20, 2020: $94,657.00
Over/Under MTD Budget: $26,756.00
Year To Date
July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
YTD Budget Goal: $335,765.00
YTD Collections: $353,808.00
Over/Under Annual Budget: $18,043.00
Thanks to many one-time gifts to Stewardship. We depend on your gifts throughout the year to fund our operations. If you haven't yet pledged, please contact Torrie Smith.
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Please consider giving your gifts online. Please click on picture to give a one-time or recurring gift.
Thank you!
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Our Lady of the Lake School is excited to present this year's auction, Wild Wild West, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. We are hoping to celebrate in person, but if not, back up plans will be in place!
If you are interested in donating, sponsoring, or volunteering to help with the auction, please email ollauction@ollseattle.org.
Thank you for your support of our school! YEE HAW! Let's have a good time!
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