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Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine
July 2024 Newsletter
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SEE BELOW FOR OUR REVISED SCHEDULE DURING RENOVATION TO CHAPEL
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PLEASE NOTE: BOTH OLC & RESURRECTION WILL BE CLOSED JULY 4TH,
IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
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20 Beautiful Antique
& Vintage Catholic Items
ENDS TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH, 4 PM.
View items HERE.
Call us or come by to find out status & place your own bids
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Devotions to St. Joseph
First Wednesday of the Month
July 3rd, 1:15 pm
Come to the OLC Conference room to pray this devotion with us. The world desperately needs the intercession of St. Joseph, patron of fathers, families, the Universal Church and the Terror of Demons! Learn about the Nine First Wednesdays HERE.
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First Friday Mass
July 5th, 12:00 Noon ONLY
AT RESURRECTION CHAPEL
then Confessions & First Friday Devotions will take place back at OLC
in Conference room.
Please note: No Friday Adoration or Evening Mass until renovations are complete in August
Our Lord's First Friday Promises
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First Saturday Mass
July 6th, 10:30 am
AT RESURRECTION CHAPEL
then Confessions & First Saturday Devotions will take place back at OLC
in Conference room.
Followed by Group Study on the Eucharist.
Shop will be open 11:15 am - 2:00 pm
Our Lady's First Saturday Promises
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Scapular Investiture
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Tuesday, July 16th, 1:00 pm
If you have not yet been formally invested in the Brown Scapular, come to the OLC on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and the priest will lead you in the simple responses. Once invested, your scapular just needs to be replaced as it wears, like a habit. Learn all about Our Lady's garment, her gift of protection to us through St. Simon Stock, HERE.
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Blanket Making Workshops
2nd & 4th Tues. at 1:00 pm
July dates: 7/9 & 7/23
All are welcome in the Conference room to help make easy no-sew blankets for children in crisis situations. Materials and instructions provided.
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Children's Storytime & Craft
2nd & 4th Wed. at 10:30 am
July dates: 7/10 & 7/24
Bring the children to hear a wholesome, edifying story read by Mrs. Ginny, do a fun craft, enjoy a snack and make new friends! RSVP if possible so we have an idea of how many to expect, but drop-ins are always welcome!
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Holy Hour of Reparation
2nd Fridays after 12 pm Mass
July date: 7/12
Join us in offering prayers of reparation to the Sacred Heart and entreating the intercession of the Blessed Mother and saints for unity in the Church, conversion of sinners, and for a just and lasting peace in the world.
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CHAPEL RENOVATIONS
CONTINUING THROUGH AUGUST 15TH
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TEMPORARY OLC SCHEDULE:
• OLC's Bookstore & Gift Shop will remain OPEN regular hours
Please continue to come shop and support us!!
• OLC's Upstairs Chapel CLOSED for renovations
All 12 pm Masses Monday through Friday will be relocated
to the Chapel at the Church of the Resurrection, just 2 miles away.
3175 Paulskirk Dr, Ellicott City, MD 21042 (Building to left of main church)
• Confessions: M-F, 12:45 to at least 1:15 at OLC (unless priest unable to come back from Resurrection after Mass. Call ahead to ensure priest is available that day).
• Friday Exposition and Evening Mass temporarily suspended
• First Saturday Masses for July & August at Resurrection Chapel. 10:30 am.
• Regular Devotions take place in OLC Conference Room:
Seven Sorrows Rosary: Tues & Fri at 10:45 am to finish before reg. Rosary
Rosary: M-F at 11:15 am (beginning 15 minutes earlier in order to travel to Res. for 12 pm Mass).
St. Joseph Devotions: First Wed. at 1 pm
OLPH Novena: Thursdays at 1 pm
Flame of Love Cenacle: Thursdays at 2 pm
First Friday Devotions: 1 pm
First Saturday Devotions: 11:30 pm
Holy Hour of Reparation: 2nd Fridays at 1 pm
• Regular Activities will continue in OLC Conference Room:
Project Linus Blanket Making: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 1 pm
​Children's Storytime & Craft: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Legion of Mary Meetings: Fridays at 5 pm
We ask for your patience and understanding as we navigate the next couple months.
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A HUGE THANK YOU to Msgr. John Dietzenbach, retiring pastor of the Church of the Resurrection and his staff for allowing us the use of their chapel while our chapel is being renovated! We wish him well in his retirement!
Welcome, Fr. Andy Aaron, incoming Pastor
of Resurrection & St. Paul Parishes!
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OLC Chapel Renovation Update
Our lovely Chapel is stripped bare, but our new lighting is being installed, drywall work is being completed, and very soon, painting will begin! The carpet has been ordered. The beautiful wood backdrop behind our altar is being crafted. All the myriad pieces are coming together. we are still mostly on target for opening mid-August, but your continued prayers are needed.
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Hot Off the Presses!
Read about us in this just-published Catholic Review article HERE
"Our Lady's Center Begins Renovation
Effort in its 50th Year"
How exciting to be featured for the broader Catholic community to learn about us and our latest endeavor. May many more people find their way to this beautiful place of grace.
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2024 Grateful Hearts Capital Campaign Progress Update
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A HUGE Thank You...
to all who have already given toward the OLC Chapel Beautification Project. Around 200 donors have given nearly $60,000 so far! That is an average of $300 per gift. Along with funds we have carefully saved over the years, we are off to a great start and making progress toward our goal. But...
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But we still need help!
Due to the size of this project, this will be an ongoing campaign potentially spanning the next couple years (barring a significant donation!) Please consider joining the effort by making a gift or perhaps pledging a monthly contribution. If 200 people give just $20 each, that would be an additional $40,000. Many hands make light work! Most of all, we ask that these many hands join together in prayer for a successful campaign for Our Lady's Chapel!
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Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine is a gift to all of us from people who have long since passed. We are deeply honored to be faithful stewards of their legacy.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Click the DONATE button above to donate online, or make out a check out payable to Our Lady's Center and mail it to 3301 Rogers Ave., Ellicott City, MD 21043.
If you are only just now hearing about our efforts, please take a moment to read about our vision to honor Our Lord and Our Lady HERE. The page contains a link to read our President's letter.
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1,850 Blankets Now Completed & Blessed!
The OLC Blanket Making crew is expecting to reach 2000 completed blankets for Project Linus within the next couple months! What an impressive accomplishment. The colorful, cozy blankets are blessed and distributed to local children in crisis situations. Many beautiful thank you notes have been received from area organizations and individuals illustrating how deeply touched so many people are by this ministry. These easy, no-sew blankets are fun to make. The fabric is pre-measured and cut, and the knots are simple. Come join them on the second and 4th Tuesdays of the month in the OLC Conference room and enjoy lively conversation (and an occasional treat). These photos below are courtesy of Marsha Kessler, Howard County Coordinator for Project Linus. She's a regular attendee at the sessions here at OLC.
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OLC will be exhibiting religious articles at the 146th Annual Clarksville Picnic at St. Louis Parish this Saturday, June 29th. We'll be in the Parish Hall with the Silent Auction, Bake Sale and Bingo! Stop by, say hello, and pick up a free gift. More information on this amazing picnic HERE
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OLC BOOKSTORE & GIFT SHOP
OPEN REG HOURS DURING RENOVATIONS!
*We are a non-profit. All sales go towards supporting the Shrine!
Please support us during this time.
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Official Rosary of the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
Exclusive design by Ghirelli. Limited quantities.
This antique gold finish rosary by Ghirelli features glass beads. The Crucifix takes inspiration from the Gospel passage John 15:1-4-5:“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.…. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” The Centerpiece is a beautiful Monstrance, a replica of the one which will be used at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress to hold the Real Presence of Jesus in the Consecrated Host. A percentage of the proceeds from sales of this Rosary benefit the National Eucharistic Congress.
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New Catholic Books for Summer Reading!
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Our own local revolutionary hero and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Catholic Revolutionaries Who Established America. Perfect 4th of July Reading!
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Look who is being declared a saint on July 1st! Read about this amazing young man.
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We could all use some help navigating these toxic times with grace and peace.
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Bill Donohue takes a hard look at the two competing visions of morality.
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Teach children about Jesus' miracles and fill them with awe and wonder!
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Teach children of Mother Mary's tender love for her Son and for us.
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Holy Playing Cards are a full deck of gorgeous catholic art and images of Christ (Kings), Mary (Queens), the Paraclete (Wild cards) and a myriad of saints! Created by a Catholic family.
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JULY NO-CLIP COUPON:
BUY 5 OR MORE BOOKS & GET
15% OFF
ALL OF THEM
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No coupon necessary. Valid on regularly priced, in-stock items only. Not valid on previously purchased or discounted items. Cannot be combined with other coupons or discounts. Some restrictions apply.
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Store Hours
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm*
Friday: 10:00 am - 7:30 pm*
First Saturday: 10:00 am -10:30 am; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
*Please note that the store is always closed during the noon Mass |
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Note: OLC Chapel Closed
for Renovation*
*Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Monday-Friday: 12:00pm moved temporarily
to Church of the Resurrection Chapel
1st Saturdays: 10:30 am (June at OLC)
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Rosary
Monday-Friday: 11:30 am
Confessions
Following all Masses
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Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine is a 501(c)3 non-profit Catholic lay apostolate within the Archdiocese of Baltimore located outside of Baltimore, Maryland in Ellicott City. We offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and confessions upstairs in our chapel each weekday and on first Saturdays. Downstairs in our beautiful store, we carry a large selection of Catholic books and religious articles to meet every need. We have many monthly events and activities. |
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