There are currently three ways to give electronically:

1. Monthly amount transferred from your bank account (click on the DONATE button on our website home page to find a form). It would be better to mail it to us, since you need to include a voided check.
2. Weekly, monthly, or one-time checks sent by your bank or other financial service organization (contact your bank to set up a plan that works for you). It is helpful to have your envelope number on the check your bank sends to us.
3. Weekly, monthly, or one-time gifts charged to your credit card (click on the DONATE button on our website home page to set up your gift)

There is a way to give remotely that is not “high tech”:
Simply mail us your check. Our address is 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake, 55110.

Thank you so much for your support in this difficult time.

NEW weekly series from the Mission Team at St. Mary of the Lake!

Each week one of the Mission team members will share a 3 minute reflection on the mission of the church—to Know, Follow and Share Jesus. This week, Casey Green will reflect on mission at St. Mary’s. View Casey’s reflection HERE.

View all Reflections

• View Samantha Hagel’s Reflection HERE.
• View Carley O’Bryan’s Reflection HERE
• View Nick Brady’s Reflection HERE.

Your Mission Matters, surround yourself with people on the same Mission!

View the Monthly Prayer Request for Priests for June and July HERE.

St. Mary’s Social Justice committee is presenting our fourth annual summer book club, Just Books.  As is the case in other parts of our lives, our 2020 summer gatherings will take place virtually, via Zoom.  We will begin at 7:00 pm and run until about 8:30 pm.  Get your calendars ready–here are the dates of the conversations and the books we will read:

Wednesday, June 17, Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. Named one of the five best books in fiction of 2019 by the New York Times, this novel centers on a couple and their two children who are taking a road trip from New York City to the Mexican border. “A breathtaking feat of literary virtuosity, Lost Children Archive is timely, compassionate, subtly hilarious, and formally inventive–a powerful, urgent story about what it is to be human in an inhuman world.” (Vintage Press)

Wednesday, July 15, Staring Down the Tiger, Pa Der Vang, editor.  Pa Der Vang, is an associate sociology professor at St. Catherine University and has collected stories and poetry written by contemporary Hmong women.  The title refers to a Hmong folktale which tells of a tiger who wanted to possess the people’s skills and killed every Hmong person to consume their talents. “The women in this book have turned that metaphor on its head,” writes Pa Der Van. “They are reclaiming the metaphor of the tiger.  While they may fear the tiger, they have chosen to face it.” (Pioneer Press)

Wednesday, August 19, Walk In a Relaxed Manner by Joyce Rupp.  Joyce Rupp, a prolific author and member of the Servite Community, tells the story of the pilgrimage she took, along with her friend Tom, a retired priest, on the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain.  Her memoir is filled with life lessons for us all.  As she states in the book, “the Camino inspired me to allow the ups and downs of daily life to be the pilgrimage and adventure it really is.  My desire in sharing this story with you is to have these life lessons stir up fresh enthusiasm for your life as they have for mine.”

Each of these books highlights the common bond we share as wanderers and seekers, moving beyond our own comforts into a place of compassion and solidarity with our fellow travelers.  Please join the conversation, there will be plenty of room!  You will need to register, so we can contact you with the Zoom link.  To register,  or for more information, please contact Kathryn Lien at kathrynannlien@gmail.com.

On a regular basis, St. Mary of the Lake publishes The Gathering Space to keep parishioners informed of activities and news from the parish. Click here for the most recent edition.

Past editions: Lent 2020 | Advent 2019 | Lent 2019 | Advent 2018 | Lent 2018 Part 2 | Lent 2018 Part 1 | Advent December 2017 | November 2017 | Lent 2017 Part 2 | Lent 2017 Part 1 | November 2016 Part 2 | November 2016 Part 1 | Lent 2016 | Advent 2015 | Summer 2015