Our Lady of the Chesapeake

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Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on Saturdays from 4:00pm to 4:30pm in the Daily Mass Chapel
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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.

Our Lady of the Chesapeake has an immediately opening for a part time Director of Music Ministry.  The DMM plans liturgical music and accompanies cantors for three weekend Masses (Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 8:30 am and 10:45 am), Holy Days, Triduum, Christmas, Sacramental celebrations and devotions. The ideal applicant will be proficient in piano and possess knowledge of Catholic liturgical rites and documents on liturgy. 

For more information including a detailed job description, or to apply for the position,
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MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP LORI

The Catholic Church throughout the world and the local Church here in the Archdiocese will be participating in a process for preparing for a Synod in 2023 to discuss how to prepare the Church for the 21st Century in light of the many challenges we face.  All will be invited to particpate at the local level in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, here is some information about the Synod.


What is a Synod?
“Synod” is an ancient word in the Tradition of the Church whose meaning indicates the path along which the People of God walk together. It also refers to the Lord Jesus and to the fact that Christians, His followers, were originally called “followers of the way” (cf. Acts 9,2; 19, 9:23; 22,4; 24, 14.22).

What is the current Synod and when does it take place?
The Church of God is convoked in Synod. Pope Francis has called the global Church to conduct an extensive connection and intentional “listening tour” on the parish level and beyond, to get direct feedback and hear from the people who make up the church communities. The path entitled “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission” will solemnly open on October 9 &10 of 2021 in Rome and on October 17, in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. One fundamental stage will be the celebration of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, in October 2023, which will be followed by the implementation phase that will again involve the particular Churches (cf. EC, arts. 19-21).

What is the aim of this Synod?
The aim of the Synod is to discern how we are “living the faith” and how, we as a Church, are achieving this together. A fundamental aspect of the Synodal Process is to listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church and by answering one fundamental question: “How does this ‘journeying together’ take place today on different levels, allowing the Church to proclaim the Gospel and what steps is the Spirit inviting us to take in order to grow as a synodal Church?”

For more information:
Synod Information
Synod FAQ
Synod Prayer
Synod Preparatory Document
 

               On the weekend of September 18-19, 2021, Fr. Carl Cummings, the pastor at St. Jane Frances in Riviera Beach, announced that Archbishop Lori has accepted his retirement request, effective July 1, 2022.  As per the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning process, the plan is for Our Lady of the Chesapeake and St. Jane Frances to enter into a Pastorate relationship.  This means both parishes will be placed under one pastoral leadership. 
               The plan is for Fr. Steve Hook to be appointed Pastor at St. Jane Frances (as of July 1, 2022) while remaining as Pastor at Our Lady of the Chesapeake.  There will also be an associate pastor assign to the pastorate at that time as well.  The deacons of both parishes, Rick Clemens and Howard Klohr, will also be appointed as deacons for both parishes.  Contrary to what you may have read on Facebook, Fr. Steve and the yet to be determined associate pastor will be splitting their time equally between both parishes.  Additionally, Fr. Steve will continue to reside in Lake Shore near OLC while the new associate will reside in Riviera Beach at St. Jane.
               All of this is outlined on the Archdiocesan webiste at Be Missionary Disciples, and further expanded upon in Archbishop Lori’s Pastoral Letter, A Light Brightly Visible 2.0.  The plan does NOT call for the closing of a parish when two or more are joined together into a Pastorate, but that instead the members of both communities, under a single unified leadership (parishioners, staff, religious and clergy) work together to fulfill the call of Jesus to go and make disciples. 
               Over the coming months and years, as we move forward in this process of launching our Pastorate, our communities at OLC and St. Jane Frances, will have more and more opportunities to come together, to come to know one another, to renew old bonds and friendships, and to collaborate in the work of evangelization in the local communities we both serve in the greater Pasadena area.  Please keep OLC and St. Jane Frances in your prayers as we take our first steps together down this road.
 

During the Year of the Eucharist, OLC will be sponsoring a Traveling Mass Kit program.  Each week, a family signs up to take the Mass Kit home and puts it in a place of prominence.  Throughout the week, you are asked to use the Mass Kit as a focus of prayer for vocations in the Church (Priesthood, Consecrated Religious Life, Diaconate, Marriage, etc.) and any other special intentions you may have as a family.  The Mass Kit is then returned the next Sunday so that it can be given to another family.

If you would like to sign up to participate for one of the weeks, please follow the link below:

SIGN UP TO HOST THE TRAVELING MASS KIT

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