Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church

Sunday, March 4 – Dinner & a Movie Night, beginning with dinner at 5 pm. Movie will be, “Matthew Kelly: Our Lives Change When Our Habits Change.”

Tuesday, March 6 – ARS meeting beginning with Mass at 6 pm

Thursday, March 8 – Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute for program (the traveling show of 67 Women, 67 Counties with lunch to follow at noon at the Red Lobster) – meet in church parking lot at 10:30 am to car pool.

Friday, March 9 – We are responsible for the soups for the Soup & Bread meal.

Saturday & Sunday, March 17^th-18^th – St. Joseph’s Table – Please bring your baked goods in to furnish the Table for all 3 Masses. The table must be set up before Mass begins, not during Communion.

Sunday, March 18 – Dinner & a movie, beginning with dinner at 5 pm. The movie will be, “The Way.”

HOLY THRIFT STORE. . . . .. .February is the month of love and it has left the Samaritans of Conneaut Lake feeling truly LOVED by our community. Your donations to our store has made great things happen in Conneaut Lake and the surrounding area. You have helped to clothe, furnish, warm, decorate and shoe many families. Without your donations our store would not exist, so we want to tell all of those who have donate “THANK -YOU!!” Keep them coming – Drop off hours: Mondays 9:00 am until NOON & 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm and Thursdays Noon until 5:00 pm.

Come in this month and find something you LOVE as the store offers something for everyone – clothing of all sizes, shoes, books, linens, housewares, season decor, coats. Store hours: Monday 5:30 – 7:30 pm or Thursdays 9:00 am – 6:00 PM and find your bargain. More information: 382-4487.

Budget tight? The HOLY GROUND THRIFT STORE has prices that are just right! We have everyday bargains for all. The shop is at 155 S Ninth Street, located behind Our Lady Queen of America’s church in Conneaut Lake on the corners of Rt 285W and Rt. 6W. Come shop with us: Monday 5:30 – 7:30 pm or Thursdays 9:00 am – 6:00 PM and find your bargain. We welcome your clean donated items on Mondays 9:00 am until NOON & 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm and Thursdays Noon until 5:00 pm. More information: 382-4487.

Christmas
Wonderland

Come join us the week of Nov. 7th-14th
as we turn our sorting room (the garage) into a wonderland of Christmas decorations for your home or tree –all at affordable prices.

Christmas Wonderland hours:

Monday, Nov. 7th & 14th
9 am until 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 8th
9 am until noon
Thursday, Nov. 10th
9 am until 6 pm

     The Altar Rosary Society is creating a scrapbook that will include the past to the present.  If you have any ARS pictures, memorabila, and memories, plus unneeded scrapbooking materials and/or time you would be willing to donate to this project, contact Mary Anne Shay at 382-8402.  Anything regarding OLQA’s ARS would be appreciated.

Dear OLQA,

Our Lady Queen of the Americas church has recently established a Facebook page for our parish community to connect and share stories, links, photos, and memories.  If you have a Facebook account, please find us here, and feel free to use this ubiquitous social networking tool to connect with fellow parishioners!  Additionally, please don’t forget that anyone is able to share and post comments on our very own OLQA website that you’re reading now – we like to use the internet as a two-way communications medium for our parish community.  We have some other exciting new technical developments in the works, so please stay tuned!  If I can be of any assistance, or for website suggestions, please don’t hesitate to email me at garrettmiller@gmail.com !

-Garrett

A very big THANK YOU to all who worked so hard to make our dinner a success on the 7th.  We sold out of dinners around 5:30!  We served 1044 dinners during the afternoon!  That breaks our records!  We are very grateful to all those who participated and helped in any way.  And a very special thank you to DAVE AND MARY BETH JACOBS who once again spearheaded the dinner.  God bless you all!

Our ANNUAL ROAST BEEF/CHICKEN DINNER will be held on SUNDAY, AUGUST 7th, from 11:30 until 6:00.  You may eat in, take out, or even DRIVE THRU to order and pick up your dinners.  The cost is $8.50 and $4.00 for children 12 or under.  Meat, mashed potato, vegetable, rolls and butter, dirnk, and choice of fruit pies!  There are a number of theme baskets to be raffled off at the dinner – Mickey Mouse, Paula Deen Cookware, Golfing, Coffee-maker, gas grill, $150 gas card.  Instant Bingo and a 50-50 throughout the day.  Be sure to be there are share a wonderful time together with friends and parishioners.

It’s always wonderful to see our summer visitors and regular summer parishioners come and worship at OLQA!  Your presence enhances our community and we thank you for coming!  It says a lot about your faith and love for the Lord as you come to Mass during your summer vacations here at the Lake.  Welcome!!  If there’s anything we at the parish can do for you as you visit the area, let us know.

And may everyone enjoy a relaxing, re-creating, safe, and enjoyable summer!

We will celebrate and pray Holy Week beginning Sunday, April 17th, Palm Sunday.  Palm will be blessed at all Masses, but the 10:30 Mass will have our outside procession.  We will celebrate our SEDER MEAL on Wednesday at 6:00.  MORNING PRAYER will be prayed at 9:00 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  The MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER will be celebrated at 7:00 PM on Thursday.  There will be ADORATION in the parish hall until 10:00 PM.  The STATIONS OF THE CROSS  will be prayed outside (weather permitting) on Friday at 12:00 Noon.  The LITURGY OF THE LORD’S PASSION will be celebrated at 2:00 PM on Friday.  There will be an EASTER EGG HUNT for the children on Saturday morning at 11:00 in the parish hall.  There will be a BLESSING OF EASTER BASKETS  on the front steps of the church Saturday at 12:00 Noon.  The great EASTER VIGIL beigns at 8:30 PM Saturday and EASTER MASSES  will be celebrated at 8:00 and 10:30 Easter morning.