St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church

76 hands tie 40 blankets for babies

Sep 23, 2020

Macey Beltz, a confirmation student at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, held a blanket tying event at Patton Park on Sunday, Sept. 13 with 38 volunteers of all ages making 40 blankets. The blankets will be donated to families from the area with new babies born during this financially...

St. Mary’s guest speaker postponed

Mar 19, 2020

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” presentation originally scheduled to be given by guest speaker Gina Bauer on March 25 is postponed to a later date.

Sewing group donates quilts for Kiwanis toy project

Dec 11, 2019

Members of the Mission Sewing Group at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church donated quilts to the Kiwanis Club Christmas Toy Project. Quilts are also given to First Choice, Hope Coalition, The Children’s Crisis Center in Rochester, Women’s Crisis Center Red Wing, the Veterans Home in Hastings,...

Costumed do-gooders battle hunger

Nov 7, 2019

This group of trick or treaters from First Lutheran Church and St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church collected over 550 pounds of non-perishable food items during their annual Halloween Trick or Treat for the Lake City Food Shelf. In addition to the grocery items, $55 in cash was donated. The youth...

Choir to present ‘songs of Holy Week’

Apr 10, 2019

The adult choir of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church will hold a public performance of songs of Holy Week on Sunday, April 14, at 4 p.m. at the church. Directed by Lisa Wallerich, accompanied by Sue McElmury, “the adult choir will sing music from one of our favorite times of year,” the group...

Bishop installs new priest at local parishes

Jan 24, 2019

On Sunday, Jan. 20 at St Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, Fr. John P. Wilmot was installed as pastor by Bishop John M. Quinn, from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Fr. Wilmot will also serve as pastor of the parish of St. Patrick’s in West Albany, Minn.  -Photo by Ben Thrienen

St. Mary’s Christmas recital is Dec. 23

Dec 20, 2018

St. Mary of the Lake Church in Lake City will hold its 2018 Christmas Recital on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 4 p.m. This year’s show is titled “Behold A Savior – Songs and Stories of His Birth” and features “fresh arrangements of Christmas favorites incorporating beautiful, new original songs and touching...

Christmas Bazaar coming up Dec. 1

Nov 14, 2018

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church will be hosting its annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be a cookie walk, bake sale, silent auction, bucket raffle, and handmade gifts and quilts. A breakfast of coffee, rolls, and egg bake will be served. St. Mary of...

St. Mary’s fall festival to be Sept. 9

Sep 5, 2018

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City will hold their annual Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Barbecued chicken with all the trimmings will be served. Homemade pies are included for dessert. Also available during the day are a bake sale, raffles, silent auction...

Lions Club Palm Sunday Brunch

Mar 15, 2018

Palm Sunday Brunch sponsored by the Lake City Lions Club at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City. Scrambled eggs, wild rice sausage, cheesy potatoes, muffins, fruit, milk, orange juice and coffee. Adults are $10 at the door. Children ages seven through 12 are $7. Children six and under...