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

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.

Our Lady of Victory Bazaar -

Saturday, November 1, 2025

8:30am to 4:00pm at the OLV School Gym (Raffle winners drawn at 3:30pm)

The OLV Annual Parish Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 1, 8:30am to 4:00pm in the OLV School Gym. We will have coffee and donuts from 8:30am to 10:00am. Kitchen opens from 10:00am to 2:00pm for lunch. Crafts, baked goods, Theme Baskets, Raffle Tickets, Silent Auction, Kids games, and gently used stuffed animals, games and toys, and live entertainment. Drawings for money raffle and theme baskets will be held at 3:30pm. Silent auction will end at 2:00pm. Winners do not need to be present to win.

Theme Baskets: We invite all parishioners and groups to be involved in the yearly OLV Bazaar by making a Theme Basket. We are asking that the baskets be a minimum retail value of $50.00. Filled baskets can be dropped off at the rectory office starting the week of October 18. Please put your basket in a clear basket bag with the THEME BASKET TAG on the outside. The Baskets will be on display and tickets will be sold during the OLV Bazaar. Empty baskets to be filled are under the steps in the Church. If you have any large unused baskets, please leave them under the steps in the Church for others to use. If you have any questions, please call Steve or Deb McGregor at (814) 880-8900. THEME BASKET tags are available in the Gathering Space.

Attention All Crafters: The OLV Bazaar Crafts Committee will be having their Crafts meetings on Saturdays, October 18 & 25 at 10:30am in the OLV Activities Center. We will be working on projects/gift baskets so please join us. Questions? Contact Pat Lutz at 814-404-4155 or patL4books@msn.com or Joy Stauffer at 814-360-1801. We look forward to seeing you!

Silent Auction: Please consider donating items to the Bazaar’s Silent Auction that are a minimum retail value of $50 to $100. Items donated should new or like new, collectable, antique, jewelry, sports memorabilia or gift certificates. Please drop off items to the rectory office starting October 18 with estimated value. Contact Chris Kirkpatrick at chrisk@ourladyofvictory.com or 814-237-7832, ext. 421.

Cash Raffle Tickets: Please remember to turn in your tickets. Extra tickets are available in the Gathering Space of the Church or the Church Office.

Volunteers Needed! We need your help to make our Bazaar a huge success! We need help for setup, tear down and help the day of the Bazaar. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Kirkpatrick at chrisk@ourladyofvictory.com or call 814-237-7832, ext. 421. You may also sign up on sign up genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA8A92CA64-58919862-2025#/

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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).