Our Lady of the LakeOur Lady of the LakeOur Lady of the Lake 224 Sheep Pasture Road: P.O. Box 1150

Southwick, MA 01077-1150

Pastor: Rev. Matthew S. P. Guidi Deacon David Przybylowski

Parish Administrative Assistant: Kimberly A. Rood Business Manager: Rosemarie Ricco

Director of Faith Formation: Lynda Daniele 413-569-0162 Tel: 413-569-0161 Email: OLLake7@aol.com

Current Parish office hours: Monday—Wednesday 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. (Hours are subject to change with New directives.)

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m.; and by appointment.

Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Contact the pastor, Father Matthew.

Sacrament of First Holy Communion: Celebrated with Grade 2 in May. Candidates are expected to be first enrolled in grade one.

Sacrament of Confirmation: Preparation begins during high school years and is celebrated in the spring of grade 11. Adult requests, contact the pastor.

Sacrament of Matrimony: There are preparatory stages leading up to the wedding date. Arrangements should be made up to a year in advance. Contact pastor for an appointment.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick: Anyone with a potentially life-threatening serious condition or serious surgery can be a recipient. Please do not hesitate to ca ll the pastor..

Home and Hospital Visits: Deacon David oversees this ministry. Call 539-0486

Bible Study– Deacon David Tuesday’s after morning Mass in Marian Hall

Faith Formation- See inside bulletin for more

OTHER MINISTRIES: Soup Kitchen Outreach: 2nd Tuesday of the Month,

currently in Fr. Shea Hall, meeting at 3:00 p.m.

AA Meeting: TBD

Knights of Columbus #11178: 1st and 3rd Thursday

each month in the St. Matthew room at 7:15 p.m.

Praise & Worship: 1st Tuesday of the month 7:00 p.m. in

the main church and on Facebook Live

Prayer Line: Diana at (413) 569-3718 or email ntentions to: myprayerrequest555@gmail.com.

DEVOTIONS:

Miraculous Medal Novena: After Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Mass

St. Joseph Novena: After Wednesday 8:30 a.m. Mass St. Jude Novena: After Thursday 8:30 a.m.. Mass

MASS SCHEDULE:MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.

Monday Monday -- Thursday 8:30 a.m.Thursday 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday after morning Mass Miraculous Medal NovenaTuesday after morning Mass Miraculous Medal Novena

Wednesday after morning Mass St. Joseph NovenaWednesday after morning Mass St. Joseph Novena

Thursday after morning Mass St. Jude Novena Thursday after morning Mass St. Jude Novena

Reconciliation Saturday 2:30 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday 2:30 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m. (or by appointment)3:30 p.m. (or by appointment)

Sunday, November 22nd Sunday, November 22nd Sunday, November 22nd

OUR MISSION

We, Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church, seek to have a living faith in Jesus Christ. Nourished by the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, we share the gospel, encourage our youth and

embrace and welcome everyone in need.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SOUTHWICK, MA

Today’s Scripture Readings First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17

God himself will shepherd the people of Israel.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-2,2-3,5-6

The Lord is our shepherd.

Second Reading: Corinthians 15:20-26,28

Because Christ has been raised from the dead, all those who have

died will also be raised.

Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:31-46

Jesus teaches that when the Son of Man comes in glory, he will

judge the nations, separating the sheep from the goats. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A Message from Father Matthew:

Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not?

Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner

returned to give thanks to God?” Luke 17:17-18

Happy Thanksgiving! Though Thanksgiving Day is not

specifically a Catholic holy day, it certainly goes hand in hand

with our life of faith. Spiritually speaking, we all know that

gratitude is central to the Gospel message. Thanksgiving Day

presents us with the perfect opportunity to look at this particular

aspect of our faith. We are called to be eternally and deeply

grateful. How grateful to God are you?

Perhaps we all struggle in various ways with gratitude. It’s fair

to say that we will never be grateful enough until we are

perfected in Heaven. But, for now, it’s important to look at

gratitude and to try to let it increase in our souls.

First, we will never be grateful unless we see clearly all that God

has done for us. It’s so easy in life to focus in on all the struggles

we face and, as a result, to get down, depressed, frustrated and

even angry at times. What’s far more challenging is to look

beyond the crosses and burdens we face each day to see the

abundance of grace and mercy given to us by our Lord. Unless

we see that mercy and grace, we will struggle greatly with

authentic gratitude.

So on this Thanksgiving Day, reflect upon this simple question:

Do I see all God has done for me? Do I see His abundance of

mercy alive in my life? The Gospel passage above reveals that

Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one of the ten returned in

gratitude. Are you like one of the nine who failed in

gratitude? If so, you most likely struggle with seeing all the true

and abundant blessings from God. If you can humbly admit you

struggle with total gratitude, you will have taken the first step to

seeing more clearly and the first step to fostering the deeper

gratitude you ought to have. Being grateful means you see the

truth clearly. Be open to that truth and God will change your life

as He fills you with joy!

Lord, please do fill my heart with an abundance of

gratitude. Help me to turn my eyes to Your infinite grace and

mercy. Help me to see beyond the struggles of life and the

burdens that get me down. In place of these, help me to become

increasingly aware of all You have done for me and all that You

continue to do. Jesus, I trust in You.

Saturday, November 21

4:00 p.m. Parishioners & Visitors 5:30 p.m. Robert Timpanaro (from March), req. by Mary-

Rose O’Neill & Gina Petraitis Sunday, November 22

8:00 a.m. Peter L. David, req. by Keith & Diana David and

family

10:00 a.m. Parishioners & Visitors

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Monday, November 23

8:30 a.m. John Carroll, req. by the Carroll Family

Tuesday, November 24

8:30 a.m. Kerry Blanchard, req. by Bette Blanchard

Wednesday, November 25

8:30 a.m. Lenora Cooley, req. by Ron & Deb Croteau

Thursday, November 26– THANKSGIVING

9:00 a.m. For Deceased Bishops, Priests & Deacons of

the Diocese ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Saturday, November 28

4:00 p.m. Parishioners & Visitors 5:30 p.m. Taras Lech, req. by the Smilgys Family Sunday, November 29

8:00 a.m. Parishioners & Visitors 10:00 a.m. Peter J. Innes & Lorretta Innes, req. by Greg

Gomes _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in remembrance of

Simone Ward-Horner req. by the Fedora & Florek Families

November flowers are being donated by

a gracious “Chinese Catholic”

If you would like to donate Altar Flowers,

please contact Darillyn Patterson at 413.569.1614.

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 22, 2020

There are no Faith Formation classes next

weekend. Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. we will

have a virtual Advent zoom family assembly for Faith

Formation. Father Matthew will do a teaching on Advent.

Zoom invites will be sent to our Faith Formation Families.

On Sunday, December 6th at 5:45 p.m. we will have a

zoom general assembly on The Immaculate Conception for

our middle and high school program; grades 7 - 11. Father

Matthew will talk about the Blessed Mother Mary's major

dogmas and getting ready for Christmas! Zoom invites will

be sent to all students grades 7 - 11. This will be class for

this week for 7th for 11th grade.

Grades 1 - 6 will have classes at their regular time.

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Please join us every week for our

Rosary conference calls on

Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at

6:50 p.m.

Conference Phone to Call:

712-432-3900

Conference ID: 226058

6:50PM the Conference Bridge will open for “Social Time.”

7:00PM Most callers will be muted for preparation.

7:05PM the Rosary will begin lead by Fr. Matthew or

someone chosen in his absence.

At the end of the Rosary, callers will be unmuted for several

moments until the Conference Bridge is closed.

Hand outs are available in the Marian Hall. Please take one on your way out!

Father Matthew is asking for your input, please.

He would like to have Adoration at

our church again, however we have

to ensure it will benefit all.

We are asking about two time periods. We need to know if

people will come and also if we will have two parishioners

in attendance at all times while the

Blessed Sacrament is exposed.

The times being proposed are:

Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please let Father Matthew or Kim know of your

interest by email or phone call.

MASS CHANGES- In an

effort to keep all of our

community safe, after

Saturday, December 12th we

will no longer have the

5:30 p.m. Mass. This Mass

has had the least attendance

since our reopening and we

feel it will keep decreasing in the winter months due

to the cold and darkness. Please accept our apologies

for any inconvenience it may cause.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

We will have flowers on the altar this year,

however on a much smaller scale. We will not

be asking for specific dedications like we did

last year. This year we are asking for general

donations for flowers and a note from you

with any memorials you would like to have

honored. Kim will produce a list of memorials

and it will be in the Christmas weekend

bulletin. If you have any questions, you can

call or email Kim at the office. Thank you.

The new bulletin board is up in the Marian Hall. It will be

updated weekly. Please do not put anything on the board

without approval from the office. Also, please maintain

social distancing when viewing the board. Thank you!!

Early to Mass… Why???

When people are most attentive at Mass is when they

don’t come flying in at the last moment, or even late, to

Mass. It allows us to decompress from the busyness of

life and focus my attention on God. This is certainly

easier said than done and when you are responsible for

toddlers and other children in the household; getting to

Mass on time can often appear to be a Sunday miracle.

However, arriving at Mass on Sunday even five minutes

early is a practice worth attempting. We are so

accustomed in our busy lives to stack up our

commitments back-to-back-to-back, that we miss

opportunities to simply “be still” and recognize the

presence of God.

This is an important habit to develop as God has

revealed to us that He speaks most clearly in the

“stillness” and “silence” of our hearts. It is quite

difficult to listen to what God has to say to us if we are

constantly on the move and always looking down at our

cell phones.

Then again, maybe we don’t want to hear what God has

to say to us? Maybe we are running away from Him and

don’t want to hear his words of love and mercy, urging

us on to live a life of virtue, shaking off the many

attachments we have to things of this world? It can be

difficult sometimes to hear words of rebuke from

those we love and arriving early to Mass to listen to

God’s small voice may be one of those moments that we

avoid, fearing that God will enter into our lives and try

to get us to change.

However, we shouldn’t be afraid. As God spoke to the

prophet Jeremiah, “For I know the plans I have for you,

says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give

you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and

come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek

me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart, I

will be found by you, says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 29:11-

14)

If you are not able to physically get to Mass early

because of circumstances beyond your control, then the

next best thing to do is turn off the radio in the car.

We need to allow our soul time to disconnect from the

distractions of the world and that is why it is essential

to reduce the noise that we experience as we travel to

Mass. Most of us have to drive at least 15-30 minutes

to reach our local parish and that time of silence in the

car will benefit our soul more than we can imagine.

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 22, 2020

All updates will be on social media… Join us on Facebook and our website!

www.facebook.com/ollsouthwick

www.ollsouthwick.org

Need a quick, easy gift- GIFT CARDS!!! If you give gift cards for Holidays, Anniversaries,

Birthdays, Charity Raffles & Donations, for teachers, coaches, co-workers, relatives & friends,

please buy them from our Parish fundraiser - almost 100 vendors on the form and many more available, just ask. Great for personal shopping,

dining and shopping online so you don’t need your credit card. Prevents identity theft. Same gift cards you buy in stores. NO EXPIRATION

DATES! AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER & VISA gift cards are available with NO activation fees. Two orders will be placed - Nov. 2 and Dec. 9, 2020. Payment must accompany the order form-Cash or Check made out to Holy Trinity Church. The % to HTC column is what the parish earns from the sale. Order forms can be picked up in the Church and/or the Parish Office during business hours. Forms can also be emailed or mailed upon request. Any questions, please contact Alicia Haluch at 413-568-9768, email aliciawh@comcast.net , or call the Parish Office at 568-1506. Thank you!

Let Your Voice Be Heard – Again

“Say No to ROE”

The state legislature has extended the session until January 5 , 2021. Please remind the members of the Joint Committee on Judiciary that you oppose the expansion of abortion in Massachusetts.

Please call the Committee at 617-722-2396 and let them know you are opposed to H3320 and S1209 – the ROE legislation. Every telephone call helps! Remember these bills would remove: ● The requirement that young girls obtain consent before an abortion ● The requirement that efforts be made to save a living baby who survives abortion ● The requirement that late term abortions be performed in hospitals And the bills would allow abortion on demand for all

nine months of pregnancy.

For more information about how the ROE legislation would expand abortion in Massachusetts visit www.macatholic.org. THANK YOU!

Offeratory Envelopes Each week there will only be ONE collection, however some

weeks there are multiple envelopes. Please drop all envelopes

into the one collection. The list below are all the upcoming

offerings for those that may not receive envelopes.

Each month there is always an envelope for the Improvement

Fund and Utilites & Energy Expense Fund.

November 22nd– Regular &

Catholic Campaign for Human Development

November 29th– Regular

December 6th– Regular

December 8th– Immaculate Conception

December 13th– Regular &

Religious Retirement

December 20th– Regular &

“My Christmas Offering”

Decmber 27th– Regular

January 1st– Solemnity of Mary

As always, THANK YOU for all you do!!!

2020 HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (Westfield) GIFT CARD FUNDRAISER

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 26– 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving

Monday, December 7– 6:00 p.m. (Vigil)

The Immaculate Conception

Tuesday, December 8– 8:30 a.m. (Holy Day of

Obligation) The Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, December 24– 4:00 p.m. (Vigil) Christmas

12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass

Friday, December 25– 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day

Thursday, December 31– 4:00 p.m. (Vigil)

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Friday, January 1– 10:00 a.m. (Holy Day of

Obligation) The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God