OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC CHURCH

State College, PA

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church

We are located in State College, Pennsylvania

WHO WE ARE

Our Lady of Victory is a Catholic Church in State College founded in 1917 with a current membership of over 2000 families. Compelled by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we continue to serve State College and surrounding areas. In addition to our solid membership base, we recognize that State College is a highly visited area in Centre County and so we welcome all who are visiting the area. Please, come and worship with us!

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to welcome all people both churched and unchurched into the Body of Christ where through word, Sacrament, and community they can explore a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and as a result honor the great commandment of Jesus to love God and neighbor.

To view a video of the Architecture of OLV, please click below:

Architectural Tour of OLV

OLV Vocations Dinner Highlights

Watch the segment on Proclaim to see the highlights of OLV's successful Vocations dinner held in January.

https://vimeo.com/1052152187

Welcome Home! We are missing your loved ones and friends at Mass! During this final year of the Eucharist Revival, we are encouraged to reach out to those in our lives who have stopped practicing the Catholic faith or who have never been Catholic but might be open to it. We have compiled some suggestions for doing this here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oUlr_RZWYwZYMgwvi6lac_GPejL2u2l0/view?usp=drive_link

Please email us at WelcomeHome@ourladyofvictory.com to let us know if you are seeking to accompany someone in

your life on a journey (back) toward the Catholic faith.

ASH WEDNESDAY: MARCH 5

Ashes will be distributed at the following Masses:

8:00am, 10:00am & 6:30pm.

Ashes only will be distributed at Noon.

Corpus Christi Procession Video

OLV #IGiveCatholic Video

Click here to donate to #IGIVECATHOLIC

MASS AND CONFESSION SCHEDULES

MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR

Resources to Connect with the Church

YouTube: OLV State College

Ways to View Mass

FB: @olvparishstatecollege

COVID-19 Directives

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcing Our New Parish Communication System

It is important during these times that we have a way to quickly and effectively communicate with our parishioners. Please sign up for updates from Our Lady of Victory. This is a new system so please sign up even if you think you are in our old system. This will also allow us to update our records. You can sign up by clicking on the button on the right or using the following link: https://ourladyofvictory10.flocknote.com/OLVParishioner

(Please note that we will use text messaging only when necessary).

Operations and Mass Updates

CHURCH OPERATIONS:

See Christmas and New Year's Schedule in the Mass and Confession section.

Confessions will be available on Saturdays from 4:00pm to 4:30pm and 6:00pm to 6:30pm, and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.
Church hours will be from 6:00am - 8:00pm.
The Church Office is open, but please try to correspond using email or phone calls.

CHURCH SERVICES:

Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday, 8:00am, Thursday 6:30pm, and Saturday at 9:00am. Weekly Mass schedule subject to change.
Sunday Masses are Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:00pm, Sunday at 7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am. (No 11:30am Mass on Dec. 24)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is Tuesday, from 8:30am to 4:00pm and Thursday from 8:30am with Reposition at 8:00pm. No Adoration on Dec. 26.

CCD and YOUTH MINISTRY:

For First Communion, contact Anne Bord:

directorccd@ourladyofvictory.com

See the bulletin for Youth Ministry meeting times.

HELP SUPPORT AND GIVE TO OLV

TO OUR OLV PARISH FAMILY, please consider making contributions in support of our Church especially during this difficult time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The church relies on Sunday collections to pay all bills, including teachers' salaries at school. If you do not feel comfortable attending Mass, please mail in your contributions or give online. No amount is considered too small. Any size gift is valued!

There are various ways to give: ONLINE, TEXT and MOBILE GIVING - Please visit the Online Giving & Development section of this website for more information.

GIVE ONLINE

UPCOMING EVENTS

SUNDAY MASS

Change to Mass Broadcast:

The OLV 9:30am Sunday Mass will no longer be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1450AM or 103.7FM.

Other options for watching or listening to a Catholic Mass are:

TV:WATM-23 (ABC affiliate) Sundays at 11:00am

TV: EWTN (Comcast Channel 54) Sat/Sun at 12:00am, 8:00am. 12:00pm, 7:00pm

Radio: Courtesy of Voice of Divine Mercy - We Are One Body (WAOB) Catholic Radio; local WJVM 90.3FM & WEJO 104.9FM - Sunday 12:00pm & 5:00pm. Daily Mass Sat. 10:00am, M-F 8:00am & 6:00pm.

REFLECTIONS

Please navigate to the OLV YouTube section of the website or visit OLV's YouTube channel directly to view video reflections. Please check back regularly for new videos posted. We invite you and your family to watch them at your convenience.

Visit OLV State College YouTube

ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES

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ADULT CATECHESIS

Do you want to learn more about your faith?
Are there things about the faith that you don't understand?
Do your children or co-workers ask you questions about the faith that you cannot answer?
Or are you already pretty knowledgeable about the faith?

Regardless, this opportunity is for you!

Learning about the faith is a life-long journey, and there is always more to learn!

OLV will be offering Adult Catechesis classes each Sunday from 10:35-11:15 starting on September 8.

The program in the first year will be based on the video series "The Search" and "Symbolon."

Classes will be held in the Activities Center Assembly Room.

For more information or questions, please contact:

Group leaders Olivia and Paul Leskowicz (pocmjl@verizon.net) and

Roseanne McManus (RMcManus1@yahoo.com).