St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church welcomes new priest Thé Hoang

Jul 26, 2023

Father Thé Hoang (left) was officially installed as the new priest at St. Mary of the Lake and St Patrick’s Catholic churches at Mass on Saturday, July 22 by Bishop Robert Barron (right). “We are excited to welcome him to our parishes and to Lake City!” the church said in a news release.-Photo by...

Corrected: St. Mary of the Lake choir recital is June 28

Jun 21, 2023

The St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church choir is having a recital entitled “To Sing is to Pray Twice” Wednesday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at the church. The public is invited to attend. The recital will be followed by treats and fellowship.  [Editor's note: This article has been edited to reflect the...

St. Mary’s celebrates Baccalaureate Mass

Jun 7, 2023

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City recognized high school seniors at its Baccalaureate Mass and reception on Sunday, May 21. At right are, from left, are Council of Catholic Women scholarship presenter Linda Harvey with recipient Calah Lewis, (recipient Clare Freid is not pictured),...

St. Mary’s members donate quilts, pillows to Kiwanis toy drive

Dec 21, 2022

Members of St. Mary of the Lake Church have donated quilts and pillows to the Kiwanis Club Christmas Toy Project. The group makes approximately 120 quilts a year to donate. Baptismal quilts and high school graduation quilts are given to our local parish members. Others receiving quilts include...

St. Mary’s adult choir program is Dec. 18

Dec 14, 2022

After a three year hiatus, the St. Mary of the Lake adult choir program is returning Sunday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. at the chruch. “Come away to rest, reflect, and soak in the beauty that is Advent in preparation for the coming of Christ,” the choir said in a news release. “Songs and narrations will be...

All welcome at church’s bilingual ‘Virgin of Guadalupe’ service

Dec 7, 2022

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City will have a bilingual Mass to celebrate “The Virgin of Guadalupe” on Monday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and a breakfast will be served afterward. Festivities begin at 6:30 a.m. with traditional music from Las Mananitas. The...

Church plans ‘Mass of Remembrance’

Nov 9, 2022

The community is invited to the “Healing our Hearts” Mass of Remembrance on Thursday, Nov. 17, at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, beginning at 7 p.m. “It will be a special Mass for anyone who’s suffered the loss of a child/grandchild (at any age) through any means including, illness,...

Seniors honored, scholarships presented at baccalaureate mass

May 25, 2022

On Sunday, May 22, St. Mary of the Lake celebrated their seniors with a baccalaureate mass. “The seventeen seniors were honored after Mass with breakfast and gifts to remind them as they go off in the world that St. Mary’s is thinking of them,” the church said. Each senior received a quilt from...

Quilt show organizers outdid themselves with Lake City 150th Celebration event

May 4, 2022

The Lake City 150th Celebration Committee has been successful in reaching out to community groups, businesses, churches, and individuals to help in making 2022 a year to remember. The Easter Egg hunt was a hopping success with children cleaning the band field in a matter of minutes! Next, Linda...

150-plus quilts to celebrate 150 years

Apr 27, 2022

Hundreds attended Saturday’s quilt show at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, according to organizers. Some came from as far away as St. Cloud and Iowa to view the 153 quilts on display, “including heirloom quilts from the late 1800s thru the 1900s, many of which were pieced and quilted by...

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