Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church

Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church is a Catholic faith community, called by God the Father, centered in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit to proclaim God's love and the Gospel message through word and action to all people.

-Our Lady of the Valley Parish Mission Statement

01.17.2021

Donation & Tax Credit Opportunity

Catholic Charities Scholarships help to make a Catholic education accessible to families within the Diocese of Birmingham. The organization is accepting donations which, if made before the end of the year, can be used as a deduction on 2020 tax returns. Please consider a donation to this worthy cause. Contact your tax advisor for details about deductions. Watch this short video for a brief overview or click HERE for more details.

RCIA

High School Youth Group

Middle School Youth Group

PSR

2020 PSR Guidelines for Safety

There will be no coffee and donuts offered at this time
Drop off students in a carpool line at the front entrance of the school
Temperatures will be taken, and must be <100.4 F to attend class
All students will enter through the front entrance of the school
Face coverings are required
No parents may enter the school building
Assistants will escort the students from the front entrance to the classroom
Pick up students at the side door entrance to the parish center/school lunchroom
If anyone in your family has been diagnosed or exposed to COVID, please keep your students home!
The school is sprayed 3 times a week with a disinfectant chemical that kills COVID
We have 1 classroom per grade this year, 5K-9th grade, and all classes will meet in the main school building

PSR Guidelines for Families Choosing At-Home Catechesis

Books will be ordered this week and we will notify you when they are here in the parish office for you to come pick them up
2nd grade students who are being instructed at home MUST attend a monthly sacramental prep class. The dates are listed on the class schedule
Please spend some time teaching your children to pray, and begin and end each class with prayer that is led by the student(s). These prayers can be spontaneous prayer and/or traditional prayers
Please focus on traditional Catholic teaching and traditions
Please set up a prayer place in your home for daily prayer
Please read the Sunday readings with your students and help them find the scripture passages in the Bible

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01.10.2021

Spiritual Communion prayer:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Prayer for Vocations

Gracious and Loving God, help the men and women of the Diocese of Birmingham hear your call to serve. Our needs are great and our people thirst for your presence. Open the hearts of many, raise up faithful servants of the Gospel, dedicated holy sisters, brothers, deacons and priests, who will give themselves for your people and their needs. Bless those who are serving now with courage and perseverance. Grant that many will be inspired by their example and faith. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Mary, Mother of Vocations
Pray for us.

Mass Times

Weekend Masses (in church)
Saturday 5pm
Sunday: 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, and 11:00 AM

Weekday Masses (in church)
Tuesday 7:45 AM
Wednesday 12 noon
Thursday 7:45 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3pm in the church cry room.

Bulletins

Sun, Jan 24th
Sun, Jan 17th

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School News

Click Here for the FEBRUARY 2020 OLV School Newsletter

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Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:30am -3:30pm

Staff

Rev. Thomas Kelly, Pastor
Rev. Dan Whitaker, Deacon
Rev. Bob Martin, Deacon
Rev. Robert Long, Deacon
Mark Woodard, Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Kathy Martin, DRE Secretary, Admin Assistant
Mrs. Karen Portante, Office Manager, Admin Assistant
Ms. Theresa Thienpont, Director of Music Ministry
Kathleen Keelin, Middle School Youth Ministry
Mrs. Carol Cahill, Website, Admin Assistant

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