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Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine
June 2026 Newsletter
JUNE IS DEDICATED TO THE MOST SACRED HEART!
 

Announcing Our Lady's Center's
Patriotic Basket Raffle
"Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom"
in honor of our nation's Anniversary!
Tickets $5 ea. or get 5 Tickets for $20!
Value $630! See below for list of contents!
Stop in, email or call us to purchase tickets.
Drawing Tuesday, June 30th after 12 pm Mass 

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
This Newsletter is Packed! Be sure to scroll all the way down!
 

First Saturday Mass - June 6th, 10:30 am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Confessions & Devotions will follow Mass and end with Benediction.
Come early for the Rosary in Latin beginning at 9:45! Instruction provided.
Shop will be open 9:45 - 10:30 am then 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Our Lady's First Saturday Promises

Holy Hour of Reparation on the
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Friday, June 12th following 12 pm Mass
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. The Holy Hour of Reparation is always prayed on the second Friday of the month, but this time it's even more powerful as it falls on the actual Feast..

Our Lady's Center will be exhibiting in the Parish Center!
June 27th, 2026, 10 am - 5 pm
Come inside the air-conditioned Parish Center to view the amazing exhibit on the Catholic roots of our Nation including the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton in room 303 (the Haiti Room). Then come across the way to our stand and shop!

We're bringing religious articles in support of our nations 250th Anniversary
including the ​limited edition Ghirelli Rosaries, books on Charles Carroll, soon-to-be beatified Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, and Catholic America, and lots of wonderful patriotic and religious articles.
Clarksville Picnic info HERE.

IN THE NEWS...
 

Farewell to Our Dear Friend!
Msgr. Joseph Lizor passed on to his eternal reward on Monday, May 18th. He was beloved to many of us, and we will miss him dearly. He was a fixture at OLC for many years, serving on our Board of Directors as Chaplain and as our regular Monday noon Mass celebrant. We hope you enjoy this montage of photos of Msgr. Lizor over the years at OLC. We will treasure all the memories of this gentle soldier priest and look forward to our happy reunion in Heaven.

We have linked to an AUDIO RECORDING of an interview WMET Radio did on site at OLC on Feb. 14, 2017. Msgr. Lizor is interviewed at the 41 minute mark. How wonderful to hear his voice again and enjoy his wonderful wit! The center photo below of Msgr. holding a microphone was taken during that interview. Also pictured are two Lancelotta children with Msgr. Lizor on a day they crowned Our Lady. Also, Msgr. Lizor's penpal, Bess, granddaughter of our President Jack Kissane. The bottom picture shows Jack, Ada Vergne, Msgr., Manager Christine, and Carolyn Niebauer.

For those who were not able to attend the services in Dundalk last Friday for Msgr. Lizor, there will be another opportunity to pay your respects this Saturday, May 30th at St. Mary's Chapel in Hagerstown. The viewing will be begin at 10 and end with a Funeral Mass at 11 am. His obituary is HERE.

A Lovely May Crowning!
After a lovely Mass celebrated by Fr. Cornelius Nyukyu, OLC continued our long and treasured tradition of having a recent First Communicant crown the Blessed Virgin Mary statue in the Mary Month of May. The tradition was begun by the Lancelotta family exactly 80 years ago to honor the Blessed Mother for bringing five brothers home from WWII safely, and the family continues it to this day. Our recent First Communicant, Vivian Melka, did a lovely job crowning the Blessed Mother in her beautiful gown. She was joined by her family, including her parents, Elizabeth and David, grandparents Gerry and Terri, and her many siblings, including her brothers Matthew, who has been employed at OLC for three years, and William, who was just recently hired to replace Matthew as he heads off to serve at Catholic Family Land and then to college! Over 80 patrons joined us in the procession, singing and bringing carnations for Our Lady. We are sure our Mama Mary was pleased!

OLC BOOKSTORE & GIFT SHOP
*We are a non-profit. All sales go towards supporting the Shrine!
Please support us and keep OLC going strong!
 

Celebrating Faith & Freedom!
Patriotism is Virtuous
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us, “The love and service of one’s country follow from the duty of gratitude and belong to the order of charity.” Likewise, St. Paul remarks to the Ephesians that God the Father is the one “from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name (Ephesians 3:15). This is the seed from which the church’s understanding of patriotism grows. It means not adoration of the state nor the notion or “my country, right or wrong,” but the love of home and the gratitude we owe those who gave us so much.

OLC was honored to welcome Robert Dudley, the local author of "Little Known Stories of the American Revolution," to share his wealth of knowledge on how ordinary people did extraordinary things in service to our fledgeling nation. A small but enthusiastic group gathered on short notice and were deeply inspired. Stop in and pick up one of his signed books!

Father's Day is June 21st!
Come find the perfect gift for the fathers in your life, by birth and spiritual fathers too!

JUNE NO-CLIP COUPON: ANYTHING SACRED HEART!

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.