Religious Education Classes Resume Tuesday, April 18th
Join us for Divine Mercy Sunday Service:
Sunday, April 16, at 3:00 pm
Holy Hour
There will be a second collection to benefit Catholic Relief Services the weekend of April 22/23.
The April collection will be the last time that we will be accepting “in kind” donations to FISH here at OLMV. That is, we will no longer be accepting food or other items for FISH. Instead, we will have a secure box in the Marian chapel area into which you are invited to leave grocery cards, cash, or checks made payable to FISH. This change is being made after consultation with FISH and other stakeholders, including the OLMV staff and people that are familiar with delivering the groceries to FISH. This change will make it much easier for donations to be ac- cepted and delivered to FISH. It will also enable FISH to ensure that those who need assistance get the items they truly need. Moreover, the change is necessary because some donors, though undoubtedly well intentioned, continue to leave perishable items and items that are past their expiration date; as well as bulky items that are left weeks before the scheduled collection day. Thank you for your cooperation and for your continued generosity. If this change results in any hardship or inconvenience for you, please contact me, and we can discuss alternatives.
Fr David
If you have recently lost a loved one, please consider joining our Journey through Grief support group. Our mission is to provide ways to cope with the various feelings that are experienced following the loss of a loved one. We provide a peaceful and caring environment in which you learn that you are not alone on your journey through grief.
The group will meet weekly on Thursdays from 1:30 - 3:00 PM at the Parish Center, 450 Drake Avenue, across from the church parking lot, starting April 13 and ending May 18.
It is not necessary to be a member of our parish, or our Catholic faith, to participate.
Registration is required. Registration forms are available on the tables near the entrances of the church and in the parish office beginning March 20. Please feel free to take for yourself or a friend. Once completed, the form should be returned to the parish office.
Download Flyer & Registration Form
Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish offers online giving through software called ParishSoft Giving. This is a convenient and safe way to make either recurring or one time donations.
When you participate in online giving your gift goes directly into the parish bank account. You will not have to remember to write a check or to stop by an ATM on Sunday mornings.
Online giving provides strong, ongoing financial support to the parish and enables your parish to better budget for and handle its financial needs.
Making a donation is easy. Simply go to the parish website (OLMV.NET). Look for GIVING in the top right corner and then click on Donate Today. Select either One-time or Recurring and complete your generous gift.
Even though you will not be using envelopes, please make sure to include an envelope number when you sign up through ParishSoft Giving. This is necessary to ensure that you receive proper credit for your gift. If you do not have an envelope number, please contact the parish office.
A person seeking a “sponsor eligibility letter” from OLMV to serve as a godparent for the Sacrament of Baptism or a sponsor for the Sacrament of Confirmation must be an active registered parishioner of OLMV for at least 6 months and must have received all three Sacraments of Initiation, be active in the parish and, if married, be in a valid, Catholic marriage. An “active” Catholic is understood to be a person who attends Mass regularly and whose lifestyle is in keeping with the Catholic faith. He or she should ensure that his or her own school age children are attending Mass, are enrolled in religious education, and have received their sacraments.
In order to be considered a registered parishioner, an adult (persons 21 years of age or older) must submit a completed registration form. These forms can be picked up at the parish office. Completed forms must be brought to the parish in person. Please remind young adults (21 and older) who live with their parents that they must be registered separately with the parish.
Ordinarily, for Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation or Matrimony, or to receive a sponsorship eligibility certificate from this parish, a person must be registered and an active member of OLMV.
The Rosary is prayed every Tuesday and Thursday after the 12:00 noon Mass. All parishioners are invited to join in this most devout form of prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for peace and the preservation of freedom in the United States.
Please make use of our Meditation Garden. What a beautiful spot to spend a few minutes with our Lord! Our Meditation Garden and Remembrance Walkway project is ongoing, and bricks can be ordered at any time. The next placement of bricks will be during the summer. Remembrance bricks are a beautiful way to remember loved ones or special moments in our lives.
All volunteers are reminded that if their volunteer work at the parish involves working with children, unless each child’s parent or guardian accompanies their child for the entire time, the volunteer needs to have been fingerprinted and have gone through the Protecting God’s Children program, and their credentials must be up to date and on file with our Safe Environment Coordinator at OLMV (Ms. Zmigrodski). Also, no photos that include children may be included on any social media website or platform or in any publication without the prior written consent of the parent or guardian. Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation
While online giving is the best and easiest way to make offertory and special contributions to the parish, many thanks also to all who use the offertory envelopes for making their weekly and special contributions to the parish.
Collection envelopes are currently sent out every other month to about 1300 families in the parish. This is far more than the number of families that actually use them. In order to cut costs and waste, we are in the process of discontinuing envelopes being sent to any family that has not used its envelopes since January, 2019. You should still retain your envelope number and use it whenever you add or make changes to online giving or make a note of the envelope number on the memo line of your check if you make a contribution by check. If for some reason you would still like to receive envelopes, please call Patty in the parish office.
The best way to support the parish is to enroll in our online giving program. Through this program you can determine your donation amount, select the funds or funds of your choice to which to donate, determine the method of payment, and set the frequency of payments (one-time or recurring). Many thanks for your prayerful support and generosity.