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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseNovember 21, 2021Parish News & NotesThis Week at Our Lady of the Lakes ParishLocation Key:TRC - Transfiguration CampusSTV - Saint Victor CampusSaturday, November 20Bethlehem Christian Holy Land Sale, after Masses - TRC & STV ChurchesSunday, November 21Bethlehem Christian Holy Land Sale, after Masses - TRC & STV ChurchesSTV CCD (K-5), 9:15-10:45am - STV ClassroomsTRC CCD (K-8), 10:15-11:45am - TRC ClassroomsMonday, November 22STV CCD (6-7-8), 7:00-8:30pm - STV ClassroomsTuesday, November 23Youth Group Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm - STV Activity BuildingWednesday, November 24Eucharistic Adoration, 2:00pm - STV ChurchChaplet of Divine Mercy, 3:00pm - STV ChurchPatriotic Rosary, 7:00pm - TRC ChurchRemembering your Loved Ones The Memorial Books arein the back of both Transfiguration and Saint VictorChurches. These books contain the names of those whomwe have loved and lost over the years. If you have added aname in a previous year, you do not need to re-enter it,just add the new names of your recently deceased familyand/or friends. They will be remembered and prayed forduring the month of November.Thursday, November 25Thanksgiving Day Mass, 10:00am - TRC ChurchParish Offices ClosedNo BingoFriday, November 26No Daily Morning MassParish Offices ClosedFree Health Care If you do not have insurance, call Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center at 412-456-6911.Saturday, November 27Sunday, November 28No CCD at either campus - Thanksgiving BreakCollection ReportOctober 31, 2021Offertory CollectionWeekly GoalThis WeekBudget Year to DateActual Year to DateSurplus (Deficit) 10,0007,862180,000144,693(35,307) 3,0642,05555,15226,038(29,115)Parish AssessmentsWeekly GoalThis WeekBudget Year to DateActual Year to DateSurplus (Deficit)Mass Intention Requests for 2022 are now being accepted.Parishioners are able to request specific dates for oneweekend Mass and one weekday Mass. Additional Massescan be requested with no specific date to be scheduledwhenever there are openings. Masses are scheduled on afirst-come, first-served basis. Forms available on thewebsite or in the back of both churches.Interested in on-line giving?Visit www.ollakes.org, clickon the on-line giving icon,and follow the instructions!Knights of Columbus News Join our local council 5501!Go to www.kofc.org/joinus and enter code: MCGIVNEY2020.Call 724–443-0764 or 724–265–5260 with questions.Ladies of Charity News November Prayer Intention: “Wepray for all serving in the military. May the Saints bewatching over them. We also pray for all deceased militarypersonnel and all the unclaimed dead who are buried inCalvary Cemetery.”Prayer Shawls If anyone is in need of a prayer shawl fora loved one who is ill or in a nursing home, please contactLaura Smagala at laurasmagala@aol.com or 724-713-1453.Liturgical Ministry ScheduleFirst Sunday of AdventSaturday, November 274:00pm at St. Victor ChurchLector: Pat MurphyEMHC: Cheryl FinnAltar Servers: Francesco & Giovanni ZottolaSaturday, November 276:00pm at Transfiguration ChurchLector: MaryEtta FiloteiEMHC: Ken MurphyAltar Servers: Lexie Ferlan; Victoria MillerSunday, November 289:00am at Transfiguration ChurchLector: Judi DamonEMHC: Mary Grasha-HouptAltar Servers: Makenzie Cypher; Andrew PiccolinoSunday, November 2811:00am at St. Victor ChurchLector: Vicki MlinarcikEMHC: Rob ZaremskiAltar Servers: Alex & Isabel Godinez

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseNovember 21, 2021Worship & MeditationR E A DI N G S F O R T H E W E E KSunday:Dn 7:13-14/Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5 [1a]/Rv 1:5-8/Jn 18:33b-37Monday:Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b]/Lk 21:1-4Tuesday:Dn 2:31-45/Dn 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61 [59b]/Lk 21:5-11Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Dn 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 [59b]/Lk21:12-19Thursday:Dn 6:12-28/Dn 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 [59b]/Lk 21:20-28Friday:Dn 7:2-14/Dn 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81/Lk 21:29-33Saturday:Dn 7:15-27/Dn 3:82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87/Lk 21:34-36Sunday:Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12—4:2/Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 [1b]/Lk 21:2528, 34-36Gospel Meditation We often come to life expecting all of the pieces of the puzzle to nicely fit together. We want andexpect harmony, order, and fairness, the achievement of rewards for good behavior, good health, and happiness. Wecan more easily accept death when it comes naturally after a good long life, but have a real difficulty comprehendingthe meaning of it all when it is cut short. Willing to put in a good measure of effort, we desire positive results. Whenthings go wrong and life gets hurtful, unjust, and downright ugly, we become unsettled and can quickly fall into despair.This is especially true if we are people of faith who believe in a God who sees things on our terms and works in favor ofour life agenda. What happens to our faith when we find ourselves sitting in a mess?Does it help to know that God understands and that hardship, failure, disappointment, injustice, confusion, and all oflife’s ugliness do not make faith irrelevant or irrational? God is wonderfully and surprising creative! He turns the tableson not only our understanding of life, but of what it means to be a king. God sends us a king who is not exempt fromlife’s ills but embraces them. The king that God gives to us knows what it means to be poor, suffer insults, be ridiculed,face rejection, endure suffering, be betrayed, and face a most unjust and horrific death. This is our king. Jesus is not aking of prestige or grandeur but a king who brings light to darkness, hope to despair, sinners to mercy, and new life outof death. Christ dances before us pleading with us to hold on, cling to love, avoid being negative, stop feeling cheated,and be strong in faith! There may be hardship and disappointment now but there are more surprises to come.Once we understand this truth, we will also understand that we are on a most incredible and awesome universal journey to Christ and becoming one in Christ. We all carry within us the image of God, the image of our suffering king. TheOne who lives in us also lives in all ofour brothers and sisters. Failing to seethis universal Divine Presence in all isone of the greatest mistakes we canmake, for we also fail to see God, ourking, as well. There are many things thatcan bring hardship to life. If we keep ourhead about us and do not lose hope, wecan persevere and strive for the greatest degree of justice possible. Eventhough there are ample things that canchallenge our faith, we also know thatour deepest joy comes from union withGod and our brothers and sisters. Oneday, the fullness of that joy will be oursto have when we are all eternally onewith Christ our King forever. LPi

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