Our Lady of the Chesapeake

Live Streamed at 8:30am Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday on our Facebook page.

During COVID-19
Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered at 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.

Fr. Steve's test results came back NEGATIVE.  Thanks be to God!
However, I still need to stay quarantined through Sunday, Oct 25th, just in case any symptoms would show up between now and then.  

Sampson continues to be ok and only showing minor symptoms.  The Anne Arundel County Health Department continues to check on him daily (and on me as well).   I have not seen him since Sunday, Oct 11th but we talk daily via text messages and the phone.

Thank you all for your prayers and offers of assistance!

This week, Sr Sally will be leading Communion Services at 8:30am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  There will be no Mass or Communion Service on Friday (10/23).  

The parish office will be open this week from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Please keep OLC in your prayers.  If you have any questions for me, please email me at shook@olchesapeake.org.  

Thank you for your generous contributions to Our Lady of the Chesapeake.  Our financial results for fiscal year 2020 (which ended on June 30, 2020) are posted in the link below.

FISCAL YEAR 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS

GIVE CENTRAL ONLINE GIVING - www.givecentral.org

Thank you for using GiveCentral for your online giving.  You may need to update the END DATES for your gifts as over half of the gifts we are now receiving will expire on December 31, 2020.  The link with instructions on how to do this is below.

HOW TO UPDATE "END DATES" IN GIVECENTRAL

If you have any problems or questions, please give us a call at the Parish Office.
Thank you for your financial support!

ARCHBISHOP LORI
Archbishop Lori has published an election guide for the people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  It will also be in the Catholic Review. 

Read Archbishop Lori's guide HERE.

SAN DIEGO BISHOP ROBERT MCELROY
San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy delivered the following talk Feb. 6, 2020 at the Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture at the University of San Diego. Entitled, "Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting," McElroy's talk looks at the moral act of voting in original and incisive ways and lays the groundwork for development of "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship," the U.S. bishops' quadrennial document on voting. 

Read Bishop's McElroy's talk HERE

OTHER DOCUMENTS FROM THE USCCB
Read the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) document:
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
Summary Part 1
Summary Part 2

OLC WILL LIVE STREAM MASS AT 8:30AM ON
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY.

PUBLIC MASS SCHEDULE (Limited to 1/3 Church capacity)
Satuday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am and 10:45am
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:30am
Rosary - Thursday at 8:30am

Confessions are available by appointment only.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WHEN ATTENDING OLC

1.  All parishioners should make sure they are healthy before coming to Mass.  If you have a temperature or cough or do not feel well, please stay home and watch Mass on our Facebook live stream.  
2. Everyone entering the Church must wear a mask, use hand santizier, and maintain 6 feet between unrelated people.
3. Ushers and greeters will escort you to a seat so that we can maximize the number of people in the Church.  We will be limited to 1/3 capacity or about 135 people per Mass.  Every other pew has been marked off and cushions have been removed from pews that can be used.  You may bring your own cushion from home if you'd like.
4. Please follow the directions of the ushers for communion and for exiting the Church at the conclusion of Mass.  These processes will be more structured than in the past in order to maintain personal health and safety and social distancing requirements.

WATCH OUR VIDEO OF WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU RETURN TO OLC - HERE

GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE
Phase 1 - Click HERE
Phase 2 - Click HERE
Phases 2 (additional) & 3 - Click HERE

Parish Offices are open: Monday-Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. 

Many additional resources are available at the Archdiocesan website.  archbalt.org 
STAY SAFE and STAY HEALTHY!  AND GOD BLESS US ONE AND ALL!!!

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