NORTHWEST BANCORP INC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 AMENDMENT NO. 5
                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                             NORTHWEST BANCORP, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   667328 10 8
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                             Kenneth R. Lehman, Esq.
                      Luse Lehman Gorman Pomerenk & Schick
                           A Professional Corporation
                                    Suite 400
                           5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20015
                                 (202) 274-2000
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            (Name, Address, Telephone number of Person Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)



                                December 19, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and if filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. |_|




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      CUSIP NO. 667328 10 8                                    Page 2 of 7 Pages


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1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Northwest Bancorp, MHC        EIN: 25-0368460
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2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                   (a)   |_|
                                                                       (b)   |_|
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3.  SEC USE ONLY
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4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    WC
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5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D)
    OR 2(e)                                                                  |_|

    Not Applicable
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6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States
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7.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
    SOLE VOTING POWER

    35,261,819
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8.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
    SHARED VOTING POWER

    -0-
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9.  NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    35,261,819
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10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    -0-
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    35,261,819
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    |_|
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    74.4%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    HC
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      CUSIP NO. 667328 10 8                                    Page 3 of 7 Pages


     This amendment  amends and  supplements the Schedule 13D, dated January 20,
2000.  Except  as  amended  by this  amendment,  there has been no change in the
information previously reported on the Schedule 13D.

Item 1.  Security and Issuer

     The  securities  as to which this  Schedule  13D  ("Schedule")  relates are
shares of common stock, $.10 par value per share ("Common Stock"),  of Northwest
Bancorp,  Inc., a Pennsylvania stock corporation (the "Issuer").  The address of
the  Issuer's  principal  executive  office is Liberty  Street & Second  Avenue,
Warren, Pennsylvania.

Item 2.  Identity and Background

     This Schedule is filed on behalf of Northwest Bancorp,  MHC, a Pennsylvania
chartered  mutual  holding  company (the  "Company").  The  Company's  principal
business is to hold the majority of the  Issuer's  shares of Common  Stock.  The
business  address  of the  Company is Liberty  Street & Second  Avenue,  Warren,
Pennsylvania.

     Pursuant  to  General   Instruction   C  of  Schedule  13D,  the  following
information  is being  provided  with  respect  to each  executive  officer  and
director of the Company ("Insiders"):

Directors


Name                         Occupation
----                         ----------
John O. Hanna                President and Chief Executive Officer,
                             Northwest Bancorp, Inc.

Richard L. Carr              Retired

William J. Wagner            President and Chief Executive Officer,
                             Northwest Savings Bank

Robert G. Ferrier            President, Ferrier Hardware, Inc. and Drexel
                             Realty

Richard E. McDowell          President, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Joseph T. Stadler            Retired

Walter J. Yahn               Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Erie Advanced
                             Manufacturing Company

Thomas K. Creal, III         Partner, Creal Hyde & Larson

John J. Doyle                President, Perry Construction Company

John M. Bauer                President and Partner, Contact Technologies, Inc.

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

Name                        Current Position
----                        ----------------

Gregory C. LaRocca          Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

Robert A. Ordiway           Senior Vice President

Raymond R. Parry            Senior Vice President

James E. Vecellio           Senior Vice President



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      CUSIP NO. 667328 10 8                                    Page 4 of 7 Pages


(d)      During the past five years,  neither the Company nor the Insiders  have
         been convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding traffic violations
         or similar misdemeanors).

(e)      During the past five years,  neither the Company nor the Insiders  have
         been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body
         of competent  jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is
         subject  to  a  judgment,   decree  or  final  order  enjoining  future
         violations  of, or  prohibiting  or  mandating  activities  subject to,
         federal or state  securities  laws or a finding of any  violation  with
         respect to such laws.

(f)      All of the Insiders are U.S. citizens.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     The Company used cash to fund the purchases of the Issuer's common stock.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

     The Company's purchase of additional shares of the outstanding common stock
of the Issuer is for the  purpose of  increasing  the  percentage  of the Issuer
owned by the Company,  and for  investment.  The Company intends to exercise its
rights as majority  stockholder.  Neither the Company nor the Insiders currently
have any plans or  proposals  which relate to or would result in: (a) other than
as announced in the press release filed as an exhibit,  the  acquisition  by any
person of additional  securities of the Issuer or the  disposition of securities
of the Issuer;  (b) an extraordinary  corporate  transaction,  such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation,  involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
(c) a sale or  transfer  of a material  amount of assets of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present Board of Directors or management
of the Issuer,  including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of
directors  or to fill any  existing  vacancies  on the board;  (e) any  material
change in the present  capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer;  (f) any
other  material  change in the  Issuer's  business or corporate  structure;  (g)
changes in the  Issuer's  articles  of  incorporation,  constitution,  bylaws or
instruments  corresponding  thereto  or  other  actions  which  may  impede  the
acquisition  of  control  of the Issuer by any  person;  (h)  causing a class of
securities of the Issuer to be deleted from a national securities exchange or to
cease to be  authorized  or  quoted  in an  inter-dealer  quotation  system of a
registered national securities association;  (i) a class of equity securities of
the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section
12(g)(4)  of the  Exchange  Act;  or (j)  any  action  similar  to any of  those
enumerated above.

     In the future,  the Company  and/or the Insiders may  determine to purchase
additional  shares of the  Issuer's  Common  Stock (or other  securities  of the
Issuer) or the Company  and/or the Insiders may  determine to sell shares of the
Issuer's  Common  Stock.  Any such  determination  will  depend  on a number  of
factors,  including  market  prices,  the  Issuer's  prospects  and  alternative
investments.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     a. As of December 19, 2000,  the Company  directly and  beneficially  owned
35,261,819  shares of the Issuer's Common Stock,  which represented 74.4% of the
issued and  outstanding  shares of Common Stock on such date.  Information  with
respect to the number and  percentage  of shares  owned by Insiders  has been or
will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

     b. The  Company has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of
the  shares  of Common  Stock  owned by it,  subject  to the  requirement  under
Pennsylvania  law that the Company at all times hold a majority of the shares of
the Issuer's issued and outstanding  Common Stock.  Information  with respect to
the voting and dispositive power of Insiders with respect to the Issuer's Common
Stock has been or will be filed with the SEC  pursuant  to Section  16(a) of the
Exchange Act.

     c. The Company  acquired  from  broker-dealers  operating  in the  over-the
counter  market 33,344 shares of the Issuer within the 60 days prior to the date
of this  filing,  on the dates and paid  therefor  in cash the  prices set forth
below.  Information with respect to transactions by Insiders with respect to the
Issuer's  Common Stock has been filed with the SEC pursuant to Section  16(a) of
the Exchange Act.


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      CUSIP NO. 667328 10 8                                    Page 5 of 7 Pages




            Date           Number of Shares          Price

         12/07/99                   5,619                     9.174
         12/08/99                   6,619                     9.944
         12/11/99                   7,903                     10.000
         12/12/99                   7,903                     10.060
         12/13/99                   1,500                     9.608
         12/14/99                   500                       9.560
         12/15/99                   3,300                     9.938

         d. No person or entity other than the Company has the right to receive,
or the power to direct the receipt of,  dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock reported in this Schedule.

         e.       Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
 Securities of the Issuer
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     As of the  date  of  this  Schedule,  neither  the  Company  nor any of the
Insiders is a party to any contract, arrangement,  understanding or relationship
among  themselves or with any other person with respect to any securities of the
Issuer,  including  but not  limited to  transfer or voting of any of the Common
Stock,  finder's fees,  joint  ventures,  loan or option  arrangements,  puts or
calls,  guarantees  of  profits,  division  of  profits  or loss,  the giving or
withholding of proxies,  or otherwise subject to a contingency the occurrence of
which  would give  another  person  voting or  investment  power over the Common
Stock. Certain insiders have received options and recognition plan share awards.
Such options and stock awards are  reflected in such insider  reports filed with
the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

         Exhibit 1: The Company's December 19, 2000 press release.

















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      CUSIP NO. 667328 10 8                                    Page 6 of 7 Pages


                                    SIGNATURE
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     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned,  the  undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.

                              NORTHWEST BANCORP, MHC



                              By:      \s\ Gregory C. LaRocca
                                       -----------------------------------
                                       Gregory C. LaRocca, Senior Vice President
                                       and Corporate Secretary (Duly Authorized
                                       Representative)

Date: December 19, 2000

















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      CUSIP NO. 667328 10 8                                    Page 7 of 7 Pages

                                    EXHIBIT 1

Contact: Gregory C. LaRocca, Senior Vice President Administration (814)726-2140
         William J. Wagner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         (814)726-2140

Northwest Bancorp, MHC Authorizes Increasing Ownership in Northwest Bancorp,
Inc. Warren, Pennsylvania.  December 19, 2000

Northwest  Bancorp,  MHC,  a  mutual  bank  holding  company  and  the  majority
shareholder of Northwest Bancorp, Inc.  (NASDAQ:NWSB),  has announced that since
December 15, 1999 it has  purchased an additional  500,000  shares of the common
stock of Northwest Bancorp, Inc. which completes the purchase program authorized
at that time.  Northwest  Bancorp,  MHC,  also has  announced  that its Board of
Trustees  has  authorized  a plan to use  available  cash to  purchase  up to an
additional  300,000 shares of the 12.1 million  publicly traded common shares of
Northwest  Bancorp,  Inc.  via open  market  transactions.  Such  purchases  are
authorized to be made by the mutual holding company from time to time during the
next twelve months as, in the opinion of management,  market conditions warrant.
Shares purchased by Northwest  Bancorp MHC will remain  outstanding and will not
become treasury shares.

Northwest Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Warren,  Pennsylvania,  is the holding
company for Northwest  Savings Bank, a Pennsylvania  chartered savings bank, and
Jamestown  Savings Bank, a New York chartered  savings bank. As of September 30,
2000, Northwest Bancorp, Inc. reported assets of $3.5 billion,  deposits of $2.9
billion and shareholder's equity of $254 million.





















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