Who We Are
Welcome to our parish website!
If you are looking for a parish where the Catholic Faith is solid, and the heart of our people is warm and generous -- look no further than Our Lady of the Lake Parish.
We are one parish with three locations:
Our Lady of the Lake Church - Edinboro PA
Saint Anthony of Padua Church - Cambridge Springs PA
Saint Bernadette Church - Saegertown PA
We are a parish of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie Pennsylvania.
We strive live each day in fidelity to our triune God: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. We embrace Jesus as the Christ as the Lord of our Lives. We firmly embrace the Catholic Church's official teachings on the Holy Scriptures, the Sacraments, and the Traditions of the Church as illustrated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Our Mission is the mission of Jesus Christ: To follow the will of the Heavenly Father with the blessing of the Holy Spirit.
Our Lady of the Lake Parish joyfully welcomes our mother church of Saint Anthony of Padua as our secondary Mission Church and its former mission, Saint Bernadette Church as our secondary church Tuesday, July 9, 2024 May this blessing be shared for many years!
Upcoming Parish Projects at OLOL Church
New Baptismal Font
Church Roof Replacement and Interior Renovations to be completed mid to late October 2024
Church Roof Replacement and Interior Renovations to be completed mid to late October 2024
THE BACKSTORY
Our font has had a leaking problem almost from the time it was installed. Several fixes were made over the years, but none permanently solved the problem. We now have the opportunity to remove the current font and install a beautiful new font in 2024.
Our goal was $22,000.
Two parish families donated leadership gifts in the amount of $10,000 and $12,000 respectively. Those generous gifts allowed us to do a "Matching Gift" component, the first for a 1:1 match, and the other for a 2:1 match.
The drive began on Monday, November 13, 2023
and ended on #iGiveCatolic Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
By the grace of God and the generous support of our parishioners and friends, we were gifted $38,603 Raised by 125 Donors, AND we were given an award of $1,000 by the Quinn Law Firm through the Catholic Foundation of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
This brings our total to $39,603!
Our Lady of the Lake Parish thanks everyone who made donations, large or small.
The new font was recently finished, and it looks beautiful!
Bishop Persico will be joining us a 11:00am Mass to visit us and to bless our new font on Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Our entire parish family wishes to extend a special Thank You to all those who helped to make this beautiful baptismal font possible!
Church Roof Replacement and Interior Renovations to be completed mid to late October 2024
Church Roof Replacement and Interior Renovations to be completed mid to late October 2024
Church Roof Replacement and Interior Renovations to be completed mid to late October 2024
A serious problem with our roof had been identified several years ago. It is to the point that we really need to address it as soon as possible as leakage has already affected the ceiling in various areas of the church as well as causing condensation striping on all exterior walls.
in this project we are addressing some architectural issues that have surfaced since the building of our church. These include:
- A new soundproof, accessible and child safe reconciliation room
- Constructing an audio/video room for videography equipment
- Redesigning a new cover to hide the cold air returns located in the sanctuary
- Applying a vapor barrier over walls that have condensation problems
- A design upgrade for our chapel which provides comfort and easier to access from the gathering space.
Funding will be from two sources:
- Our annual Catholic Services Appeal
- Funds we have saved over the years
We held 5 meetings in late 2023-early 2024 and from the feedback we received from our parishioners --- this project has been very well received. The most common response we received was -- "Let's get going on these projects!"
Our CSA 2024 diocesan goal is $56,740. Recently we surpassed this goal and are now to the point that every dollar donated will directly support our church project.
Overall, the project will be under $700,000. A more exact figure will be published when bids have been completed. We will draw over $400,000 from parish funds, thus making our fundraising goal $300,000.
This past February we invited all our parishioners and friends to make a gift to our annual Catholic Services Appeal. This was a fantastic way to use IRA distributions and receive a tax break. Together we can fund this church project and continue to move into the future!
The roof project started on Tuesday, August 21, 2024 and our hope is to have it completed by mid to late October.
God Bless you for your generous response. You are amazing!