Advent/Christmas Posts

A Crisis Pregnancy and A Choice for Life

By Marilee Poulter

A young teenage girl pregnant out of wedlock in a culture where the penalty for that was death. An engaged man discovered his betrothed was pregnant but the child was…

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Advent – pilgrimage to Bethlehem

By Marilee Poulter

And so it begins, the journey to Bethlehem… Advent begins on Sunday, December 3, our four-week preparation for the coming of Jesus on Christmas morning and on the Last Day…

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Advent Giving Tree

By Joan Wolf

Our annual Advent Giving Tree at Our Lady of the Lake is supporting HOPE House, Helping Hands, Ozark Rehab, and StoneBridge.By picking up an angel ornament, you will be helping…

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Advent by Candlelight Dec. 5

By Melodi Graessle

Advent by Candlelight is for all women of Our Lady of the Lake community. Take an evening to set aside the season’s busyness and focus on the real meaning of…

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Christmas Joy

By Deacon Jim Hankins

Advent Tree Gifts were picked up and delivered December 9! Our Lady of the Lake Parish would like to thank parishioners for their outstanding support! Special thanks go out to…

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Advent Giving Tree Success

By Deacon Jim Hankins

All 165 Advent Angel ornaments were taken!! Our Lady of the Lake Parish would like to thank all those parishioners for their outstanding support! You can return wrapped gifts in…

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Hankins Family traditions

By Lusica Hankins

Jim was gone for several of our Christmases – deployed to different areas.  But when he was home, our one tradition was the Advent Wreath.  It’s a wreath that our…

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LAST chance…CALL NOW!

By Melodi Graessle

Advent by Candlelight seats are almost gone! We had a great response this year; limited seats still available for the Advent by Candlelight event. If you would like to attend…

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Hamrin Family Traditions

By Kelly Hamrin

We try to concentrate on the Advent Season as a time of preparation for the coming of our Lord. Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent. Gaudete means to…

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Poulter Family Traditions

By Marilee Poulter

For our family of four, Advent activities were not as much traditional every year as embracing whatever activity our children were drawn into through religious education — Jesse Trees, class…

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Giving Tree

By Deacon Jim Hankins

Our Lady of the Lake Parish will once again be sponsoring an Advent Giving Tree.  By picking up a numbered ornament, you will be helping those less fortunate from our…

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Be a hostess for Advent by Candlelight

By Karri Brauman

Save the Date… December 6, 6:30 pm, Bestgen Hall Would you like to be a hostess at this year’s Advent by Candlelight on Dec. 6? Hostesses provide table settings, holiday…

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Preparing for Christ…

By Melodi Graessle
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What’s on your mind?

By Deacon Paul Poulter

What is an Advent Wreath? How is it connected to Christmas? Historically, the origins of the wreath date back to ancient Romans. They decorated their homes with greenery for the…

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Advent by Candlelight

By Melodi Graessle

Advent by Candlelight is a night out for women. Take an evening to set aside the season’s busyness and focus on the real meaning of Christmas. Please join us on…

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Advent Novena for Our Benefactors

By Monsignor Makarewicz

Prepare the Way of the Lord For many years it has been the custom at Our Lady of the Lake to pray a novena for the benefactors of our parish.…

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Advent – The First Coming of Jesus

By Deacon Jim Hankins

Are there times in our lives when we say things so often that we forget what their true meaning is?  How about the word Advent since today we are celebrating…

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Family Blessing of The Advent Wreath

By Vicki Irsik

Complete Instructions for Blessing Your Advent Wreath, and Weekly Directions with Prayers and Scripture. Perfect to Combine With an Advent Calendar for Family Traditions! NOTE THE PICTURES BELOW AND COME…

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Stations of the Nativity

By Monsignor Makarewicz
Nativity Scene

Streamed live from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Lake Ozark. The service will be of lessons and carols commemorating the various events concerning the birth of Our Lord.

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The Sacrament of Reconciliation in Advent

By Monsignor Makarewicz
Tympanum from the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy, Conques, France

Last week I did a little woodworking project and it was quite frustrating. I spent about an hour looking for my box of woodworking clamps and just couldn’t find them.…

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Advent Study Group #4

By Kelly Hamrin

Fourth Sunday of Advent — December 20, 2020 As a community, we are doing a study of the Sunday Mass Readings to prepare our hearts for the coming of our…

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Just released…

By Marilee Poulter

Advent 2020 Web Page just released! Click HERE to jump in! Explore the Scripture — As a community, we will be doing a study of the Sunday Mass Readings to…

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Advent Study Group #3

By Kelly Hamrin

Third Sunday of Advent — December 13, 2020 As a community, we are doing a study of the Sunday Mass Readings to prepare our hearts for the coming of our…

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Advent Study Group #2

By Kelly Hamrin

Second Sunday of Advent — December 6, 2020 As a community, we are doing a study of the Sunday Mass Readings to prepare our hearts for the coming of our…

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Advent Study Group #1

By Kelly Hamrin

First Sunday of Advent — November 29, 2020 As a community, we will be doing a study of the Sunday Mass Readings to prepare our hearts for the coming of…

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Preparing yourself during Advent

By Kelly Hamrin

Join us on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm beginning November 24th to dig deeper into the Advent Gospels. You can join for any or all Tuesdays. We will be preparing our…

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ADVENT GIVING TREE

By Deacon Jim Hankins

Our Lady of the Lake Parish will once again be sponsoring an Advent Giving Tree.  By picking up a numbered ornament, you will be helping those less fortunate from our…

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