Dear Friends,
This Sunday we celebrate the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Fr. Christopher Löester will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving for us on 26 June at the 10:30AM Mass. A light reception of Cake and Punch will follow this Mass in St. Ignatius Hall. If you would like to see his Ordination Mass you may do so on Facebook: HERE.
Our Lady of the Lake's GIGANTIC Yard Sale is this Saturday, 25 June 2022. Join in the fun and come early to shop! We will use BOTH the Family Life Center and St. Andrew's Hall this year. There is a LOT to see and buy! You can shop again on Sunday after the morning Masses too but the best items will go quickly on Saturday!! See the flyer below for more details.
There is a Red Cross Blood Drive in St. Andrew Hall on Sunday. Please sign-up HERE. Walk-ins are always welcome!
Last Sunday's Eucharistic Procession was a tremendous experience and the Pot Luck Lunch was delicious. Plan on joining us next year if you missed it!
Blessing for Wedding Anniversaries. I will offer a special blessing at the end of Masses this weekend for all our Couples celebrating their wedding anniversaries in the month of June. Please stand and bow your heads for the blessing when invited to do so.
The Knights of Columbus (KofC) Pilgrim Icon Program encourages devotion to St. Joseph as a model for all Christian fathers. The program will be held on June 22, 2022 at 6:30pm in the church. A light reception in St. Ignatius Hall will follow. See the Flyer to read all about this special icon and program.
Thank you, for your support for the BirthRight Baby Bottle Campaign! We have collected $2,084.51 so far!! The Bottles were due last weekend. Please return any outstanding bottles to the basket on the offertory table in the Narthex with loose change, dollar bills or checks (Write checks to Our Lady of the Lake and Baby Bottle in the memo line) no later than this weekend!
The parish will be transitioning to FlockNote from Constant Contact in early July. FlockNote is similar to Constant Contact but is specifically CATHOLIC in its design. The diocese is paying for the parish to use FlockNote so this is a great savings to the parish. All registered parish households will receive an email notifying them that they have been subscribed to FlockNote. You will have more control over how you want to receive messages from the parish, by email or by text. You will also have the ability to register for multiple parish email lists of interest to you. FlockNote allows unlimited editors so every parish ministry and group can set up their own email/text list. We are excited about this coming change so look for it in the near future. As always, you can unsubscribe from this service as well but you will be missing out on all the NEWS from our parish!
Please continue to pray for peace between Russia and Ukraine, throughout Africa and the world. May all world leaders' hearts be converted to the Love of the Risen Christ!
Some brief, but important news and reminders:
There will be NO 8:00AM Hospitality this weekend. There will be a small reception after the 10:30AM Mass in St. Ignatius Hall to celebrate Fr. Löester's Mass of Thanksgiving!
There will be a Patriotic Rosary after the 5:00PM Vigil Mass on 2 July. Please plan on joining us in the Choir Loft. See the FLYER for more details.
Please, if you see something in the church that needs to be fixed or repaired, report it to Donnie Jameson, our Facilities Manager, or to Fr. Dennis. Please do not try to fix or repair something on your own or without permission.
Given the threat to Catholic Churches in recent weeks and in recognition of our continued exposure to vandalism we have returned to our pre-covid policy of locking the main church except for scheduled Masses and events. The Adoration Chapel will remain available for prayer with an entry code. The entry code is available at the parish office.
Parish Neighbors, our newest parish ministry, is off to a great start. We now have 29 Neighborhood Contacts. If you would like to be a Neighborhood Contact please see the flyer HERE and sign-up to be a part of this ministry.
Peace and all good,
Fr. Dennis