Buy a Pipe! We are inviting everyone in the parish to buy a pipe! There are 840 organ pipes in our new organ. We ask you to prayerfully consider purchasing a pipe (or several pipes!) to help us ensure that this magnificent instrument will inspire and uplift our congregation for…

Our Lady of the Lake has now released its annual parish report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024. It contains parish demographic information, a statement of parish financial activity, a message from our pastor, and updates from all of our ministry departments, plus our parish school,…

During the month of February, we celebrate Black History Month. While each classroom has their own focuses during this month, we as a school are taking an opportunity to learn about and pray for Black saints in the process of canonization. This week, we learned about and are praying for…

Celebrating Catholic Education in Holland, MI! January 26 – February 2 Join the celebration of Catholic Schools Week by supporting our Corpus Christi Catholic School. You are welcome to attend any of the events that they are hosting, and we ask that you remember our school in your prayers. If…

The annual Catholic Services Appeal has begun! Our parish goal for 2025 is $176,728 and 100% participation, which means every parishioner should return their pledge card. Please join us in this important work! Your support of CSA benefits both parish and diocesan ministries that benefit us all, but are difficult…

February 8, 2025 6-8 p.m. Corpus Christi Catholic School is hosting their annual Daddy Daughter Dance once again! Dads, Grandpas, Uncles, or Godfathers, bring your daughters for a special dance at the CCCS Gymnasium. This year’s theme is Rodeo!, and all daughters will receive a cowgirl hat! You may call…

Registration is Now Open for Children and Youth Discipleship 2025-2026 Discipleship classes at OLL help parents in our parish pass on the Catholic faith to their children and prepare them to receive the sacraments. We welcome all families to register! See below for more information. Class Information: Kindergarten – 6th…

Thursday, December 5, 9-11 a.m. Come see what makes the Catholic school difference for your preschool or kindergarten-age child!

The Easter and Mother’s Day Flower Offerings will help us decorate the parish during the Easter season and throughout the entire year! Please download and print the form below and return it to the parish office with your donation no later than Sunday, April 6, for the Easter Offering or…

Testimony About the National Eucharistic Congress

Saturday, March 29 at 10 a.m. The training session will take place at St. Patrick’s Church, 920 Fulton Ave. in Grand Haven. As part of the Eucharistic Revival, all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are expected to be trained in updated diocesan norms for ministry. This is an opportunity to…

Corpus Christi School Winners The Knights of Columbus hosted the First Annual Free Throw Competition to celebrate Catholic Schools Week at Corpus Christi. Congratulations to the winners: 9-Year-Old Girls:                Bridgette Schuon 9-Year-Old Boys:               Simon Goldstein 10-Year-Old Girls:             Luciana Vitale 10-Year-Old Boys:             Eric Lemos 11-Year-Old Girls:              Gabby Ysasi 11-Year-Old Boys:             Lucas…

What is the Jubilee Year 2025 The Jubilee Year 2025 has been proclaimed by Pope Francis to be a time focused on forgiveness of sin, conversion, and joyful celebration in which we renew ourselves as “Pilgrims of Hope”. It began on December 24, 2024 and will conclude on January 6,…

2024-2025 Adult Courses at OLL Instructor: Greg Smith, Director of Ministries & Director of LANE St. Peter, the first pope, was tasked with handing on the faith in a world that didn’t want to receive it. In 1 Peter 3:15-16, he wrote, “Always be ready to make your defense to anyone…

Lenten Events Lenten Resources Liturgical Music During Lent As we begin the season of Lent, we find increased silence before and after Mass, as musical preludes, postludes, and interludes are suspended during this season. We also refrain from singing the Gloria and Alleluia. The fast of these two joyful acclamations…

We encourage everyone to check out Contemplating the Seven Sorrows of Mary, a new book coauthored by Ruth Berghorst, an OLL parishioner. You can learn more about the book and purchase it at sophiainstitute.com or Amazon. Here’s an excerpt of the book description: “Now is the time to respond to…

Thursday, February 6, 2025 Morning: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Evening: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Come see Catholic education in action! Visit Corpus Christi on Thursday, February 6 in the morning or evening. Tour the school with current students, speak with our teachers, and learn more about how we welcome all children, enrich their knowledge,…

On Sunday, November 3, 2024, at the 9 a.m. Mass, our parish celebrated the Rite of Acceptance. This is a formal way to accept unbaptized men and women into the order of the catechumens, meaning they will receive the Sacraments of Initiation—Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist—at the Easter Vigil Mass.…

Corpus Christi Spelling Bee Corpus Christi Catholic School hosted its annual Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 30. Congratulations to all the students who participated! Eighth-grade student Sheona Fickel won our spelling bee overall, and sixth-grade student Lloyd Hagans took second place! These two will move on to the county-level competition…

March 10-18 The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is celebrated on March 19. By invoking the intercession of St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, we pray for all whose life stories include adoption. Each day includes short Scriptural passages and prayers and focuses on a different group…