Our Lady of the Chesapeake

Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered Saturdays:
4:00-4:30 p.m. in the Reconciliation Room or Any Time by Appointment

To volunteer with the youth of Our Lady of the Chesapeake, or for more information about the Archdiocese of Baltimore policy on Child and Youth Protection, please click here.

OLC is now accepting applications for the 2020 Fr. Walter J. Paulits Memorial Scholarships and STEM Scholarships.  Click HERE for more information and to apply.

Pope Francis has declared the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the Word of God.  He said, "Salvation, faith, unity and mercy all depend on knowing Christ and sacred Scripture."

Join Sr. Sally on Wed. Jan. 29th at 1:00pm or Thurs. Jan. 30th at 7:00pm as we devote a special day to the celebration, study, and disseminiation of the word of God.  To register, click HERE or contact Sr. Sally at the parish office or at srussell@olchesapeake.org.  And bring your Bible!

Hazardous Weather – Closing & Cancellation Policy 

To ensure the safety of all parishioners and visitors, Our Lady of the Chesapeake follows the Anne Arundel County Public School system hazardous weather announcements.

If AACo Public Schools are closed, all day and evening activities at Our Lady of the Chesapeake are canceled, including daily Mass.  The Parish Office also will be closed.

If AACo. Public Schools are opening 2 hours late, then daily Mass will be canceled and the Parish Offices will open 2 hours late as well.

If AACo. Public Schools close early and/or cancel all evening activities, then the Parish Office will close early and all evening events at the parish are canceled.

If there is hazardous weather on a weekend - unless otherwise announced – please call the Parish Office (410-255-3677) voicemail/answering service for any cancellation messages dealing with the celebration of weekend Masses and/or Religious Education Program classes for grades K-5. 

Please call the Youth Ministry Office (410-255-3677, extension 106) voicemail/answering service for any cancellation messages dealing with Youth Ministry events.

January is "National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month."  Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commerical sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or coersion.  Trafficking can include but does not require movement.  The trafficker's goal is exploitation and enslavement.

In January, OLC will be collecting your pocket change or any donations you would like to make to assist Catholic Relief Services in the work they do to help the victims of human trafficking the world over. Donations may be made via the tables set up in the foyer or through the poor boxes located a the entrance to the Church.  All monies raised will be given to Catholic Relief Services to assist survivors. Thank you.

PREGNANT, NEED HELP?

Call Gabriel Network at 1-800-ANGEL OK or visit www.gabrielnetwork.org
 


SUFFERING POST-ABORTION STRESS?   Call Rachel’s Vineyard Baltimore at 410-625-8491

Isaiah’s Promise is a ministry for families that have received an adverse prenatal diagnosis.  To learn more about this ministry, visit http://isaiahspromise.net/  or email info@isaiahspromise.net

Holy Innocents is a ministry for families who have lost children due to miscarriage.  The ministry offers spiritual and emotional support and burial of child.  HELPLINE:  410-547-3142; Email:  HOLYINNOCENTS@ArchBalt.org   

TO REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSE BY CLERGY, EMPLOYEES, OR VOLUNTEERS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE, CALL:

THE OFFICE OF CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION AT 410-547-5348
THE VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AT 1-866-417-7469.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES 410-421-8400

Founding Pastor
Father Walter J. Paulits
April 24, 1923 - June 4, 2011