Welcome To Our Lady of the Lakes Our Mission Statement “We the people of Our Lady of the Lakes are called to live and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through Eucharistic celebration and adoration. We strive to build a community of faith by the recognition of the God-given dignity of the human person and the sacred value of human life from its very beginning until its end, and to be disciples committed to carrying out the mission of Jesus in our own time and place. We collaborate freely through the use of time, talent and treasure to be a parish of true stewardship and human development.” Parish Staff Rev. Frederick M. Langlois Kim G. Buser, Secretary Beryl Gribbin, Bookkeeper Karen O’Donnell, Director of Religious Ed. Margaret Fitzgerald, Music Ministry Leader Anne Flynn, Youth Minister Patty Wright, Youth Minister Shaun McDougall, Youth Minister Our Lady of the Lakes 3 Old Town Park Road New Milford, CT 06776 Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Telephone Office (860) 354-5239 Fax (860) 354-2968 Religious Education (860) 355-5365 Masses Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 & 10:00 a.m. Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. Sacrament of Penance Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. and by appointment Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office for information. Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements for marriage are made at least six months before the marriage date. Sacrament of Holy Orders Is the priesthood for you? Call: Office of Vocations (860) 242-5573 or visit: www.vocationshartford.org
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Welcome To
Our Lady of the Lakes Our Mission Statement
“We the people of Our Lady of the Lakes
are called to live and proclaim the gospel of
Jesus Christ through Eucharistic celebration
and adoration. We strive to build a community
of faith by the recognition of the God-given
dignity of the human person and the sacred
value of human life from its very beginning
until its end, and to be disciples committed to
carrying out the mission of Jesus in our own
time and place. We collaborate freely through
the use of time, talent and treasure to be a parish
Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office for information.
Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements for marriage are made at
least six months before the marriage date.
Sacrament of Holy Orders Is the priesthood for you?
Call: Office of Vocations (860) 242-5573
or visit: www.vocationshartford.org
December 5 & 6, 2015 Our Lady of the Lakes, New Milford
Ministries Week of December 12 & 13
Saturday 5:00 p.m. E.M.’s B. Granata, K. Granata, R. Toscano Greeters Rella family Lector B. Parrish Servers: Andrew Rella, Juliana Rella Usher J. O’Donnell Sunday 8:00 a.m. E.M.’s S. Keaney, C. Gallagher, K. Roche Greeters Roche family Lector C. Brandorff Servers Jenna Havas Usher J. Klous Sunday 10:00 a.m. E.M.’s J. Kraus, J. Buchheit, G. Flynn Greeters Buchheit family Lector R. Portelance Servers Dylan Gouveia, Brendan Gouveia Usher R. Portelance
Mass Intentions
Saturday, December 5 5:00 p.m. Jimmy McCarthy Req. by the Van Moffaert family Sunday, December 6 8:00 a.m. Leone Lanig Req. by her sister Nelly 10:00 a.m. For the People of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish Monday, December 7 9:00 a.m. Grazia Piacentini Req. by Laura McCormick Tuesday, December 8 9:00 a.m. Maylo Bizier Req. by Lillian Winhoffer 10:00 a.m. Nora Sullivan Req. by Christopher Goetz Thursday, December 10 9:00 a.m. Intentions of Warren Krug Req. by the Delaney family Friday, December 11 9:00 a.m. Alicia Siok Req. by Ralph & Noreen Toscano Saturday, December 12 5:00 p.m. Rene Roemig Jr . Req. by his sister Sunday, December 13 * 8:00 a.m. Joe Murray Req. by the Office of Religious Education 10:00 a.m. Tom Plona Req. by Henry & Agatha Beary
Feast of the
Immaculate
Conception of Mary Mass times for the
Holy Day of
Obligation are 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
Gifts for the giving tree
are due back no later
than December 13, 2015. Please wrap the gift and
attached the ornament to
the gift. Thank you for supporting
this important ministry.
The crib at the Church is ready and waiting for
our children (and adults) to fill it with pieces of
straw, one piece for every act of kindness we do
during the weeks of Advent. The figure of the
Christ Child is not placed in the crib until
Christmas Eve. By that time, the crib will be full
of soft straw as a bed for the Christ Child.
Straw for the Crib
Christmas
Mass Schedule
December 24
4:00 p.m.—Children’s Mass 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
December 25
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
December 6 2015
2nd Sunday of Advent
OUR LADY OF THE
LAKES ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 13
AT 1:00 P.M.
All are welcome to join
us. Reception to follow.
Once there was a boy named Nicholas who was
born far away in Asia Minor. Nicholas was always
good and kind. He liked to help people who were in
need. When his parents died, Nicholas shared his
money with the poor. When he grew up he became a
monk, and later he became a bishop. He continued
to show his love for God by loving and helping
people.
After his death, people remembered the stories
about Nicholas. People in the country of Holland
called him Sinter Klaas. In America his name is
Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of
children.
Legend has it that children who leave their shoes by
their door will have a visit from the spirit of St
Nicholas. He will go from house to house and leave
candy and treats for good children in their shoes.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Practice Schedule Monday, December 7—4:30 p.m.—6 p.m.
Full Rehearsal
Wednesday, December 9—4:30—6 p.m. Dress
Rehearsal
Mon. Dec. 7—6:30—8-00 p.m.—Instrumental
Ensemble
From Fr. Fred: The Jubilee Year of Mercy, December 8,
2015-November 20, 2016, begins with the blessing
and opening of a Holy Door.
A holy door has been used since the fifteenth
century to represent conversion. Pilgrims and
penitents pass through it as a gesture of leaving the
past behind and crossing the threshold from sin to
grace, from slavery to freedom, and form darkness to
light.
Passing through a holy door is often
associated with prayer, pilgrimage, sacrifice and
confession.
Saint John Paul II tells us: “To focus on the
door is to recall the responsibility of every believer
to cross its threshold. To pass through that door
means to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord; it is to
strengthen faith in him in order to live the new life
which he has given us. It is a decision which
presumes freedom to choose and also the courage to
leave something behind, in the knowledge that what
is gained is divine life.”
John’s gospel recounts Jesus saying: “I am
the gate for the sheep. Whoever enters through me
will be saved.” (John 10).
In Rome the Holy Year Door of Mercy of St.
Peter’s Basilica will be opened on December 8.
In Hartford the Holy Year Door of Mercy of
St. Joseph’s Cathedral will be opened on December
13 at 3:00 p.m.—and Archbishop Leonard Blair
hopes you will attend.
Dates for December:
12/13 Regular meeting—Holiday family donations
Christmas party
2nd installment for Lock In due
12/19 BAKE SALE! After all Masses
& 12/20
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