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OUR
PARISH - General Information
Mass Schedule
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Weekend
Masses:
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Saturday
at 5:00 pm
Sunday at 8:00 am, 9:30 am, and 11:00 am
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Weekday
Masses:
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Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 9:00 am
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Holy
Day Mass:
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Evening
of the Holy Day at 7:30 pm
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Reconciliation:
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Saturdays
6:00-6:30 pm; or anytime by appointment
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| Rosary: |
Sunday at
8:55 am (following the 8:00 am Mass) |
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Nursery
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Sunday
during 9:30 am and 11:00 am Masses; for children ages 1 (walking)
through 5 years old; click here for
more information |
Welcome from our Pastor
When Jesus first noticed anyone
manifesting any curiosity at all about Him, for example, where He lived,
Jesus said: "Come and see." That is the invitation and
welcome I would extend to you, Dear Reader. If there is anything
you want to know about us, stop by and join us when we gather. If
you want to know a family, watch them when they celebrate, when they
party. When we gather for worship, to acknowledge who we are as a
grateful People before a Loving God, this is when we are most what we
hope to be.
For Jesus to have had such
a powerfully permanent effect on so many people, He must have had an
awesomely "attractive" personality. May we presume that
something of this "attraction" is what prompted you to check us
out from this safe distance behind your PC?
We hope the next step is
liberating for you. Come to search the Truth with us; it is this
Truth that Jesus promised will set us all free! What a marvelous
gift! Welcome!
Fr. Brian Rafferty
New Parishioners
Welcome to
our church! It is always a thrill for us to see new people joining
our spiritual family. Our Lady of the Chesapeake is a relatively new
parish celebrating with new families, new ideas, and new ministries.
We hope that you will let us know how we can be of service to you and how
you might be able to help us spread the good news of the Gospel.
Since our
beginnings in 1986, we, like America, have been a parish of, by, and for
the people. We encourage an attitude of ownership and responsibility
so that each one of us will feel like a participant, rather than an
observer or spectator.
We invite you
to stop by the Pastoral Center any weekday between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm for
more information about our parish and to formally register as a
member. If you prefer, click
here to print out our Registration Form or fill out our on-line Contact
Us Form and we will be happy to send one to you in the mail.
We look
forward to meeting you at one of the weekend liturgies!
Directions
From
Baltimore (heading
south):
From
Interstate 695, take either I-97 South, Md. Rt. 2 South, or Md. Rt. 10
South to Md. Rt. 100 East. Follow Rt. 100 East to its end, then
follow Md. Rt. 177 (Mountain Road) east for about 3 miles. Turn
left onto Ventnor Road; the building complex is on the right.
From
Washington, DC/Eastern Shore (heading
north):
From Rt.
50, take either I-97 North or Md. Rt. 2 North to Md. Rt. 100 East.
Follow Rt. 100 East to its end, then follow Md. Rt. 177 (Mountain Road)
east for about 3 miles. Turn left onto Ventnor Road; the building
complex is on the right.
Baptisms 
We encourage
families to have their Baptism at one of our weekend Masses.
Otherwise, Baptisms are held on scheduled Sunday afternoons.
Please call
the Pastoral Center (410-255-3677) to schedule a baptism or fill out our
on-line Baptism Request Form.
More
information about Baptism
Weddings
 Planning
for your church wedding should begin 6-12 months prior to your proposed
marriage date. Please call the Pastoral Center (410-255-3677) or use
our on-line
Contact Us Form to
schedule an initial interview with the priest or deacon of your choice.
More
information about Matrimony and our Wedding Guide
Click
here for information on The
Gathering Place Banquet Facility
Pastoral Care
Holy
Communion to the Home-Bound/Shut-In: Our
Eucharistic Ministers bring Holy Communion every Sunday morning, or as
requested, to those individuals who are not able to attend weekly Mass.
If you or someone you know is unable to attend Mass and would like to
receive Holy Communion at home, please call the Pastoral Center
(410-255-3677) or use the Contact
Us Form.
Eldercare/Assisted-Living:
Our Eucharistic Ministers also bring Holy Communion every Sunday to
residents at Genesis Eldercare in Severna Park, Morningside House of
Friendship in Glen Burnie, and Arundel Woods in Glen Burnie.
Additionally, Communion Services are held every Sunday at Morningside
House of Friendship, and on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at Genesis
Eldercare.
Hospital
Patients: Eucharistic
Ministers from several Catholic churches in the Pasadena area routinely
visit the North Arundel Hospital for the purpose of bringing Holy
Communion. If
you or someone you know is or will be a patient at the North Arundel
Hospital and would like to receive Holy Communion, please leave a note
at the main desk requesting a visit from one of the Eucharistic
Ministers. Or, if you prefer, you may call the Pastoral Center
(410-255-3677) or use the Contact
Us Form to schedule a special pastoral visit by someone from Our
Lady of the Chesapeake.
Reconciliation
and/or Anointing of the Sick: If
you or someone you know is home-bound or in a hospital and is in need of
either of these two sacraments, please call the Pastoral Center
(410-255-3677) or use the Contact
Us Form to request a visit by a priest.
Prayer Request Line
Would you like to request prayers for yourself or someone special to
you? Please fill out our on-line Prayer
Request form to request that a name be added to our parish's list of
those needing special prayers.
Names are
kept confidential. They are not posted on this website nor read
aloud at Mass. Instead, those on our prayer list will be prayed for
both as general intentions at Mass and by a group of parish volunteers who
pray for these special intentions every day.
Pray the Rosary Online
 There
is much prayer power in the Rosary. You are offering up the sacrifice of
your time, sending it into the Immaculate and Loving Heart of the Blessed
Mother of Christ, who adds her prayers to yours and sends them to her Son.
Jesus then intercedes for you in unity with the Holy Spirit and the
Father, all of Whom love you dearly and care about your prayer requests
much more than you do! As you pray, trust God and let Him decide the best
way and timing to respond to your requests.
Please
click here to pray the Rosary online.
Hazardous Weather--Closings
& Cancellations
On weekdays
of hazardous weather, when the Anne Arundel County Public School system is
"closed," all activities during the daytime will be cancelled at
Our Lady of the Chesapeake; there will be no daily Mass celebrated; and
the Pastoral Office Center will be closed.
In addition, no daily Mass will be celebrated if there is a �delayed
opening� for the Anne Arundel County Public School system.
If there is
hazardous weather during the evening/nighttime, or on a weekend--unless
otherwise announced--please call the Pastoral Office (410-255-3677)
voicemail/answering service for any cancellation messages dealing with the
celebration of Mass and/or Religious Education Program classes for grades
K-6.
Please call
the Youth Ministry Office (410-255-3677, extension 106)
voicemail/answering service for any cancellation messages dealing with
Youth Ministry events.
You may also check our web site under the "HOT
News and Events" section for up-to-the-minute
information on closings and cancellations.
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