Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Community

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Get your team of 5 together for this event!
In addition to a fun afternoon/evening, attendees will have the chance to purchase raffle tickets to further support the cause.
Raffle #1: Dion Dawkins Autographed Football Cleat ( #73 Buffalo Bills' Offensive Tackle) Tickets: $6 each, 3 for $15, or 5 for $25.
Raffle #2: gift certificates for
- One-night stay at the Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen, including a $30 breakfast voucher ($415 value)
- One-night stay at the Hampton Inn in Penn Yan ($250 value)
- Bed & Breakfast package at the Harbor Inn Hotel in Watkins Glen ($415 value)
- Standard overnight stay at Hotel Canandaigua, including breakfast at the Cove Motel Restaurant ($350 value)
- 8 tickets to one 2026-2027 Rochester Knighthawks regular season home lacrosse game ($300 value)
- Blessing Package, including 2 White Dove musical group releases ($250 value)
Tickets: $6 each, 3 for $15, or 5 for $25
ALL RAFFLES WILL BE DRAWN AT THE KEUKA LAKE OUT OF DARKNESS SU***DE PREVENTION WALK, 10/4 at Keuka Lake State Park. Register at https://intranet.yatescountyny.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1346 Check in is 11 AM. Start time is 1 PM. Need not be present to win!
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09/09/2026

RIP Suzie McNeil, long-time teacher at our parish school.
Her funeral Mass will be 10 AM at St. Mike's on 9/12 with Fr. Jeff Tuniciff presiding.

09/08/2026

Who's hungry for pasta while supporting a good cause?
At this event, participants will be able to purchase raffle tickets as follows:
Raffle #1: Dion Dawkins Autographed Football Cleat ( #73 Buffalo Bills' Offensive Tackle) Tickets: $6 each, 3 for $15, or 5 for $25. (Includes above photo)
Raffle #2: gift certificates for
- One-night stay at the Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen, including a $30 breakfast voucher ($415 value)
- One-night stay at the Hampton Inn in Penn Yan ($250 value)
- Bed & Breakfast package at the Harbor Inn Hotel in Watkins Glen ($415 value)
- Standard overnight stay at Hotel Canandaigua, including breakfast at the Cove Motel Restaurant ($350 value)
- 8 tickets to one 2026-2027 Rochester Knighthawks regular season home lacrosse game ($300 value)
- Blessing Package, including 2 White Dove musical group releases ($250 value)
Tickets: $6 each, 3 for $15, or 5 for $25
ALL RAFFLES WILL BE DRAWN AT THE KEUKA LAKE OUT OF DARKNESS SU***DE PREVENTION WALK, 10/4 at Keuka Lake State Park. Register at Out of the Darkness Walk - Yates County Team! • Yates County Intranet, NY Check in is 11 AM. Start time is 1 PM. Need not be present to win!
How do you support life?

09/08/2026

Today is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. How will you honor her and God who chose her to be the new Eve? Consider listening to some Gregorian chants!

Gregorian chants honoring Mary are a central part of Catholic liturgical and devotional music. They are sung in Latin and often performed by monastic choirs or professional scholas, creating a meditative and spiritual atmosphere for prayer, reflection, and worship

Marian chants celebrate Mary’s role as the Mother of God, her purity, and her intercessory power.

Here is a link to a compilation of Marian chants that honor her nativity: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xOkmuOjjA

You may also want to pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary or sing some Marian hymns, like the Salve Regina, the Sabat Mater and the Ave Maria.

Episode • Gregorian Chants in Honor of Mary - Catholic Chants TV

09/07/2026

Labor Day.
The history of it can be found here: https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history
Pope Leo XIII supported a holiday for the working masses in his landmark encyclical, Rerum Novarum, 1891. Since then, 5 other encyclicals that support human dignity and the right to work and rest have been written. https://catholiclabor.org/library/six-key-church-documents-addressing-labor/
Celebrate and give thanks! Parish offices are closed today, but will reopen on Tuesday.

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09/06/2026

Next Sunday is National Grandparents’ Day. (Our faith also celebrates this internationally on the Sunday in July closest to the feast of Sts. Joaquim & Anne, Jesus’ earthly maternal grandparents.) What will we do to honor grandparents and recognize their important role in families and society? Get some ideas at

National Grandparents Day is observed annually on the first Sunday after Labor Day in September. It’s a special day to honor grandparents and recognize their important role in families and society.

09/06/2026

Eucharist - 9.06.2026 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Community

09/05/2026

Were some of you taking your unrecyclable bottle tops to Milly's Pantry (and other sites) so they could find new life as park benches? Do you wish you could do more? There is a solution – Ridwell! See if it's a match for your Care for Creation actions.

Ridwell picks up hard to recycle plastics right from your door with prepaid shipping, then works with local partners to keep them out of the landfill. Become a member today!