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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our
School Chapel is available every First Friday of the month.
All School Mass, with attendance by all
students, PreK-4 through 8, is held every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
Altar Servers Serving
during the sacrifice of the Mass is an activity eligible to both
males and females at OLV.
Camp WOW is a 4-day and 3-night summer camp for
middle school students (grades 6, 7, and 8), sponsored locally by
OLV and several other parishes. The 2008 event will be held
Friday, June 27, through Monday, June 30 at Dickson Valley Camp in
Newark, Illinois. The $225 fee provides for housing and food,
as well as swimming, canoeing, archery, Bible study, campfire,
indoor gym, climbing wall, hiking, prayer, sports, music, worship,
skits, crafts, camaraderie, and memories to last a lifetime.
Children's Choir rehearses every Tuesday
afternoon after school and also performs every Wednesday morning at
the 8:30 a.m. All School Mass.
"Here I Am, Lord!" is the title of a National
Vocations Conference, organized regularly by Mike Zak, Director of
Youth Ministry at St. Patrick's Parish in St. Charles, Illinois.
On February 21-24, 2008, the conference was held at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in St. Charles. October 10-12, 2008,
the "Here I Am, Lord!" National Vocations Conference will be held at
Our Lady of Victory Parish.
Mass Krew is a group of Junior High students who
attend Mass together on Tuesday mornings at 6:45 a.m., and then
gather in the Parish Hall for breakfast. As a group we pray
for each other, and support and encourage each other, to make good
and holy choices in our daily lives.
Picnic & Prayer in Portage Park
On Thursday, April 17, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.,
pastors, principals, faculty, staff, and students from the ten
Council 7-A schools (Our Lady of Victory, St. Bartholomew, St.
Constance, St. Edward, St. Ferdinand, St. Genevieve, St. Ladislaus,
St. Pascal, St. Robert Bellarmine, and St. Viator) will gather
together in Portage Park for a group celebration of Catholic
Elementary Schools in Northwest Chicago, to coincide with Pope
Benedict XVI's arrival and Mass celebration in New York City.
Adults and students may opt to purchase an inexpensive T-shirt to
commemorate the event.
Rocked by God is an annual and special two-day
overnight retreat, managed locally by OLV parents, and organized by
Mike Zak, the Director of Youth Ministry at St. Patrick's Church in
St. Charles. Rocked by God has been held annually at OLV since
the year 2000. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from
OLV and other elementary schools unite for a fun-filled weekend of
praise and activities, with former OLV students who are now of high
school and college age serving as small group leaders. This
year's event at OLV entitled "Who Am I?" was held November 16-17,
2007.
Rosary is available daily in the Upper Church
following the 7:30 a.m. Mass.
Rosary Club meets every Thursday after school. Students
gather to pray the Rosary and share their faith.
School Chapel Our
OLV School Chapel was designed and constructed by our proud parents
and students within a former classroom on the third floor of our
school. Mass is celebrated every Tuesday morning in our
chapel, and everyone in the school community is welcome to attend.
Stations of the Cross are held every Friday
during Lent at 1:45 p.m. Parents and parishioners are welcome
to attend the service, led by one of our parish priests.
Totus Tuus is a Summer Youth Catechetical
Program which will be held at OLV July 6-11, 2008. This is a
new Archdiocesan program led by seminarians and college students who
travel throughout the summer spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ
through catechetical instruction, the sacrifice of the Mass, the
Sacrament of Reconciliation, songs, games, and much more.
Students in Grades 1-6 may participate July
7-11 (Monday through Friday) from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., for only
$25 for the week. Junior high and high school
students Grades 7-12 may
participate July 6-10 (Sunday through Thursday) from
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for only $10 for the week. Only
90 spots are available for the day-camp program, so early
registration is encouraged.
Vocations Museum A
special room in the school has been dedicated as a Vocations Museum
to the Priests, Brothers, and Sisters who have come from Our Lady of
Victory Parish to serve the Lord.
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