Feature Event Hosted by our Evangelization Mission Team
St. Peter's Second Annual Faith & Food Fest - Join Us!
Friday, July 24, 2026
5-8PM
Location: St.Peter at the Lake Center (1140 Mosser Road, McHenry, MD)
What's happening? Live music by Deacon Peter Henkels lead singer of The Branches, Deacon Gabriel Schoone, both of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, and Joe Henkels, Peter's brother. Our own music director Neil Krebs will add a few tunes throughout the evening. NEW this year: Father Maximilian Mary Dean, 2025 Catholic Music Award winner (Best Marian Song), will join us on stage!
Food Trucks: (D's Eats, Huckleberry's Catering, *Lakeside Creamery. Cash and cards accepted for meals. *Cash only for ice cream.
Family Fun for everyone - including "Fido"!
Bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets.
To honor the Feast Day of Saint Sharbel Makhlouf (July 24), we will offer time for prayer and veneration with relics of Saint Sharbel present at St. Peter at the Lake Center from 5-6PM and following our live music from 8-9PM. Plan to join us - rain or shine!
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Download and share our 2026 Faith & Food Fest flier here.
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"Dinner at Home" Fundraiser - Lebanese Taverna Neighborhood Deliveries Program
Hey everyone - look no further: Here's our link for Lebanese Taverna's Neighborhood Deliveries program.
https://www.giftrocker.com/secure/Order/?h=ae00b405
The Lebanese Taverna Restaurant Group will make a donation to our parish based on the orders placed through our
"St. Peter at the Lake" link on giftrocker above. Help us raise funds for our mission outreach efforts!
The deadline to place an order is 4PM, Wednesday, July 29.
The pickup date is July 31 at 3:30PM
Location: St. Peter at the Lake, 1140 MosserRoad, McHenry, MD.
Thank you!!!!
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Bereavement Mission Team - Elaine Boyd - Chairperson
Next Group Gathering - Wednesday, Aug.19, 2026
The Bereavement Group at St. Peters has been in existence for more than 10 years. Meetings typically occur on the third Wednesday of the month at 1030 a.m. in the classroom area of the Parish Center. We can also meet one-on-one by appointment. Our attendees may not know each other when they first join our group, but they have shared experiences of sadness, loneliness, denial and depression. Holidays, anniversaries and birthdays can be challenge for us all. Having a safe place to discuss feelings with others who understand all too well what we are feeling, can be very self-affirming. We also know that the journey would be much more of a challenge without our Christian faith. We believed that Christ has suffered and died for us and returned to Heaven to prepare an eternal place for us all. Please consider joining us no matter where you are on your grief journey. For more information about our group or to ask any questions, please contact Elaine Boyd
at 240.321.5538.
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Evangelization Mission Team - Deacon Pete Ogden, Chairperson
Chemo Caps and Prayer Shawls Ministry
Because of the kindness and talent of our caring volunteers and donors, we have a wide selection of handmade Chemo Caps and Prayer Shawls available at our office in Oakland. If you know of an individual, treatment center or an organization that could benefit from a prayerful hug throughout the region, please contact the office. God bless our loving fiber artists and those who receive their gifts and prayers from the heart.
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Community Supper - Monday, Aug 10, 2026
All are invited to join us on the second Monday of each month for our monthly Community Supper from 4-6 p.m in our Parish Center Hall in Oakland. We gather in faith and fellowship to share a delicious and hot homemade meal made possible by loving volunteers and generous donors. Bring a friend or come to make friends! At-will donations are appreciated. Complimentary bus service is available from Liberty Square, The Meadows, Underwood South and The Glades. Please call Garrett Transit at 301-334-9431 to schedule transportation.
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Lending Library - Two Locations
Our parish lending library is available in the Narthex (main entrance) of the Oakland Church and the Lake Center. There is a selection of Catholic books for adults and children. You’re welcome to read during Adoration or borrow a book to take home. We simply ask that books be returned within two-three weeks so others may enjoy them, too.
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St. Peter the Apostle Prayer League
Sponsored by the Evangelization Mission Team, our prayer league is one of many opportunities to deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ and experience His peace and joy by living a life of service in God's love. Our prayer league page is available here and open to everyone! Join us and grow closer to our Lord through prayer and spiritual reflections! There are no costs, meetings or specific time requirements involved. We only ask that you take a few minutes of quiet time to pray our petitions and for those who have asked for prayers.
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Anytime we do something for others, whether it's saying a heartfelt prayer, or bringing a meal, or visiting them in their need -- Anytime we step out of ourselves to assist someone else through our acts of kindness...WE are the ones who will be most blessed, because we've acted selflessly, we've served, we've blessed another through a compassionate and merciful heart -- Just Like Jesus! You cannot outdo God in generosity ... Join us!
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Family Faith Formation - Fred Gregg - Chairperson
Please see our Faith Formation page for information regarding the upcoming fall schedule of religious education and O.C.I.A.
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Knights And Ladies Auxiliary - Larry Smith and Debbie Brickhouse
Knights' Fair Booth - Volunteers Needed
August 1-8: Stop by the Knights' Booth at the Garrett County Agriculture Fair. If you're looking for fun volunteer opportunities, look no further. Contact Alan Cecil. Please see our current bulletin.
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Respect For All Life - Michele O'Brien - Chairperson
Gifts for Life: The Respect for All Life Team is collecting items for the babies and mothers of The James Isaac House. If you would like to help with this ongoing outreach, you’ll find a rack next to the basement door inside the Oakland church to place items such as diapers, wipes, lotions, infant clothing (up to age 2 years old), and even gifts for the new moms, when the church is open. Items may be placed in the basket in the narthex at the Lake Center, as well. Our team members gather and deliver items to the James Isaac House on a regular basis. Thank you for supporting life in such a loving way.
