Religion

First Communion at St. Patrick’s

May 4, 2022

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in West Albany held First Communion May 1. Pictured are Father Matthew Fasnacht (back row) with First Communion recipients (from left) Teagan Riley, Scarlett Beltz, and King Parker.

Four confirmed at Bethany Lutheran

Apr 20, 2022

Bethany Lutheran Church in Lake City has announced the confirmation of four members of its congregation. Pictured, from left, are confirmands Tyler Nolan, Aiden Scolley, Aiyana Scolley, and Olivia Ohlhaber with Pastor Steve Frentz.

Church thanks local businesses

Feb 16, 2022

Valley View Assembly of God delivered “thank you” posters to local businesses. “We are very fortunate to live in a community that offers a nice variety of products. Our local businesses not only strive to keep costs comparable to larger towns but offer quality products as well. We thank them for...

St. Mary’s invites people to participate in synod

Jan 19, 2022

Any baptized Catholic - practicing or not - is invited to attend a listening session at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church on Saturday, Jan. 29. Anyone else who’s interested is welcome to attend as well. It’s the local manifestation of a two-year long synod announced by Pope Francis that began...

Valley View Alpha Course begins Jan. 25

Jan 19, 2022

Valley View Assembly of God Chruch is inviting people to join them for a new course the church is offering called Alpha. “Alpha is a series of group conversations that explore life, spirituality, and faith through a Christian lens. It’s a place to explore and discuss life, faith, and meaning. Each...

St. Mary of the Lake breaks ground on rectory

Oct 13, 2021

On Sunday, Oct 3, Father Matthew Fasnacht Pastor at Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, led the congregation in a special blessing for the construction of a new rectory to be built on the property adjacent to the church gathering space. Members of the parish council,trustees and Willers...

Adult and Teen Challenge coming to Methodist church

Oct 6, 2021

On Sunday, Oct. 10, the Lake City United Methodist Church will welcome Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge out of Rochester, a recovery program for people with addiction. “They are bringing 35 women to minister to us with music and stories of God’s Love and Grace as they recover from addiction,”...

Love and Respect course offers relationship advice

Sep 1, 2021

Valley View Assembly of God Church in Lake City will be offering the “Love and Respect” marriage video seminar each Thursday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. beginning on Sept. 9. The class is free of charge; the purchase of a $10 workbook is suggested. This 10 week video and discussion series is...

VanHouten becomes St. Mark’s Deacon

Jul 28, 2021

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Lake City is happy to announce that Rev. Pat (Mountin) VanHouten, will become a deacon of our church. She is a cradle Episcopalian of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Lake City. She was ordained on June 19, 2021 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis by...

Seven confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church

Jul 7, 2021

Trinity Lincoln Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated the confirmation of seven confirmands on May 2. Front row, from left: Aiden Veronen, Gavin Staudacher, Isaac Laqua, and Stephen Duncan. Back row, from left: Pastor Dan Reich, Jane Schmitz, Kael Nibbe, and Derrick Klindworth.