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Saint Mary of the Lake Easter Candy Sale is Here! The Chocolateers from Saint Mary of the Lake are at it again! Get those yummy eggs – chocolate covered peanut butter, coconut, fudge or caramel! Chocolate solids galore – crosses, bunnies, lego man, mint oreos, and loads more! SML signature bark and chocolate covered pretzels are back. Get rid of the winter “Blahs”. Get one order now and another before Easter! Click on the link above for your order form. Send it in and your order will be ready to pick up. Candy will also be sold after Masses at Saint Mary’s and in Father Nallin Hall on Friday’s during Lent at Nativity. Final date for orders is March 15th. Easter is April 4. Have a Sweet Easter!

Drive-In Mass is coming to Nativity BVM and St. Mary of the Lake! Beginning with all Christmas Masses and continuing with all weekend Masses thereafter, parishioners from our two parishes will be able to listen to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass via an FM radio transmitter from the safety of our vehicle in the church parking lot. All we will need to do is to tune our car radio to the specific FM frequency which will be posted. Following the Mass, ministers will distribute the Holy Eucharist to parishioners outside the church in a socially distanced fashion. Receptacles for donations will be located in the parking lot. Click above for more information. Hope to see you there!

Nativity BVM CCD will be going virtual this year! Please click above for more information.

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The Parish Family of St. Mary of the Lake will be holding a "Drive Thru" Chicken Barbeque Dinner on Sunday, August 9, at 2:00 PM, in the St. Mary of the Lake Church Parking Lot, 1872 Dalton Road, Lake Winola. Click above for details!

The St. Ann's Novena Prayers will be recited at all regularly scheduled Masses at both parishes from July 17th through July 26th.

Nativity BVM and St. Mary of the Lake depend on our faithful stewardship to pay our daily church expenses, make improvements, and support our mission in the areas of worship, word, service, and community. Our Online Offertory system through Our Sunday Visitor provides us with the opportunity to contribute regularly and seamlessly. To contribute, go to our website, www.nativitystmary.org, and click on your parish, either Nativity or St. Mary, at the top of the home page. Then click on the name of your parish under “Donate Securely”. For questions on the Online Offertory, please call Dick Schwoebel at 570-677-7634 or email at stmaryofthelake@frontier.com. We need – and are grateful for – your continued support. May our continued stewardship enable us “To Know, Love, and Serve the Lord and One Another, in Imitation of Mary.”

We will soon be initiating a link on our webpage to enable our parishioners and friends to contribute directly to the support of our parishes. More information will be posted soon. We need – and are grateful for – your continuing support.

As per Bishop Bambera, all Holy Week Services will be celebrated privately. Please click above for the video from Bishop Bambera.

It's time to order your Saint Mary's Easter Candy. The Saint Mary's chocolateers have been busy making your Easter favorites! Click above for your order form.

Nativity will be selling their famous pierogies on Fridays during Lent plus haluski and Manhattan clam chowder on Ash Wednesday and the following Friday. Click above for details.

Calling all 8-12 graders! Saturday, Dec. 14 (6-9pm) come for 5pm mass if you can and stay for a Christmas Movie Night including food, popcorn, and candy! Please bring a can of food to donate! Contact Nicholas DeMarco for more info 570-453-9309. Click above for more information.

The Parish Family of Saint Mary of the Lake cordially invites you to our Twelfth Annual “Nite at the Races” Social, on Saturday Evening, November 2, 2019. Doors open at 5:00 PM, with the first race at 6:15 PM. Your admission fee of $10.00 includes Hot Dogs, Pulled Pork, Wimpies, Beverages, and Desserts ALL NIGHT LONG! Name and sponsor a horse for $10.00. If your horse wins, you automatically win $50.00! Get your tickets now for this important fundraiser that supports the activities of our parish. The deadline for ticket sales and horse sponsorship is Tuesday, October 29th. Plan to enjoy a wonderful evening of delicious food, plenty of fun, and maybe even some $$$$$! Click above for sign-up form.

Registration is now open for Nativity CCD for 2019-2020. Click above for more information and registration forms.

Come join the fun for Vacation Bible School held at Father Nallin Hall in Tunkhannock on July 1st through July 3rd from 9:30am to 12:00pm. Kids from Kindergarten through 5th grade will learn about the power and peace of Christ's kingship while celebrating the joys of fellowship and enjoying some summer fun! Our service project this year will address the needs of those living in local nursing homes. Please register by June 24th. Teen and adult volunteers are still needed. Click above for the registration form.

Hop on Over to the Lake Winola Area Community Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Saint Mary of the Lake Church! All children from pre-K to Grade 4 are welcome on Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 PM at the Overfield Township Municipal Park (next to the baseball field). Special note: The EASTER BUNNY will be making an appearance! (In case of inclement weather, the event will take place the next Saturday, April 20.)

Finally, after many delays the Nativity Pastoral Parish Council was able to meet to review the data from the recently completed Parish Survey. Although all of the data has not been reviewed and processed, that work has begun. Members were asked to process parts of the survey data as homework to be reviewed at our next monthly meeting. There is a lot to be looked at and we ask for your patience as we strive to complete this important task. We had successfully delivered 700 surveys to our parishioners and of that number we had a total of 63 survey responses. Thank You! Updates will continue as we progress. We would also like to say, Thank You to Mary Lou Chackan, Dick Schwoebel, Rosemary Lubinski, Marion Dombrowski, Bill Waters, Lynn Andres, Deacon Ray, Paul and Cindy Brown and Fr Pat Albert for their work in getting the survey prepared and sent out to our Parishiners. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to complete this work. Thank you, The Nativity Pastoral Parish Council Survey Committee

Deacon Ray is conducting a Divine Mercy prayer service on the first Sunday of the month at 3:00PM in St. Mary of the Lake Church. The next service will be next Sunday, March 3rd. All are welcome

Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019 marks the beginning of Lent. The following fast and abstinence regulations are observed: • Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, April 19, 2019, are days of fast and abstinence. • Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. • All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and on all Fridays during Lent. • All Catholics over 18 years of age to the beginning of their 60th year are bound to the obligation of fasting. Those bound by this rule may take only one full meal and two smaller meals unless dispensed or excused.

Come and spend Monday afternoons during Lent reflecting on "The Mass", a study program from Bishop Robert Barron's "Word on Fire." Walk through the Liturgy with Bishop Barron and be transformed through insights on this most privileged and intimate encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ. The sessions will be held over seven weeks on Monday afternoons from 1:00 - 2:30 PM in the parish Rectory Meeting Room. Sessions will begin on March 4 and conclude on April 15. If you would like to attend, or for more information, please call Cindy Brown at 570-836-4744. Click above to view a short video introduction.