OLQU 
Volume 18, Number 6, September 2021
After a slow summer, it is time for another issue! The surge in COVID-19 since May has made it hard to schedule events, but we’re trying. We now have some monthly events—the Chain Rosary, the Parking Lot Rosary, and Taizé services—and there are more events coming this fall.
Celebration Sundays!
Although we still can’t do Celebration Sunday in Joy Hall as we did before COVID-19, we have begun doing what we can. On Fathers’ Day, June 20, the Social Ministry distributed doughnuts to members of the Parish Family in front of the church as they left Mass. The Pastoral Council did the same on July 18 and on Grandparents’ Day, September 19. For August, the Social Ministry served cake for our parish feast day, the Queenship of Mary, on August 22.
Taizé Prayer Service
Our Parish held its first monthly Taizé Prayer Service on August 19. The service consisted of music by John and Karine Diven of Perfect Praise Music and Mark Blackburn, prayer, and scripture readings, followed by exposition of the Eucharist. The next Taizé service is on Thursday, September 23, at 7 pm. For more information about Taizé services, see Monthly Events .
Youth Olympics
On August 22, our Youth Ministry held a Youth Olympics for all youth from 7th through 12th grade that began at 5 PM in the Pavilion. Members were encouraged to bring a friend. As a reward for demonstrating their athletic abilities, there were prizes and snacks.
Taste and See
On Sunday, August 29, Holy Family School held a Capital Campaign Kick-Off at St. Joseph's Church. The school is raising funds for a new building! There was music beginning at 4:30 pm, and Mass began at 5 pm. Members of the choirs from all three supporting parishes—St. Mary’s, OLQU, and St. Joseph’s—participated in the music. After the Mass, there was a presentation about the campaign, and the Wiegmann family from our Parish participated—four of their children attended the school. After the Mass and presentation, there was a reception at the Fr. Messmer Center.
