What a blessing it has been to share our faith with the youngsters (and some "oldsters") at Our Lady of the Lake Parish through Children's Liturgy of the Word ("Little Church") this academic year! To see those moments of faith reflected on their faces and to hear their voices in song truly fill our souls. Your team of ever present middle school, high school and adult volunteers would like to thank you for sharing your children with us and will welcome you in the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year to usher in our robust 30th year of CLOW in Our Lake of the Lake Parish. We will see you in October! Sarah and Rachel Steele, Cece Engel, Marisa Scalco, Emily Eysaman, and Patty Corum.

We would like to welcome our newest household to the Our Lady of the Lake family. It is with open arms that we welcome Tiffany Tolbert and we look forward to sharing our faith life with her. WELCOME TIFFANY!

May is PREPARES Baby Drive!!! In May, we honor the Blessed Mother and celebrate Mother’s Day! Our four-parish church family is doing just that with our May Baby Drive to restock the PREPARES headquarters Baby Boutique at St. Edwards and the Christ the King baby closet. Our most needed items are: baby wipes; diapers sizes 5,6,7; clothing sizes 18 mo. To 5T. Other diaper sizes and clothing sizes are always needed as well. Also, diaper bag backpacks are appreciated by new moms. We are unable to accept car baby seats. All four parishes will have PREPARES donation sites in the parish narthex. Our wonderful PREPARES volunteers will deliver the donations to the baby closets. PREPARES in our state just celebrated 10 years of ministry! PREPARES has grown to 197 parishes assisting parents in need during pregnancy and the first five years of their children’s lives. None of this would be possible without the generous donations of parishes like ours. Please join us in May by supporting this pro-life, pro-family organization with your contributions to our baby closets. For questions about our Baby Drive or to volunteer, please contact: St. Bridget: Judy Curran, jcurran2@msn.com; Mary Jo Gasparich, maryjogaparich@gmail.com Assumption: Stephanie Read, walkerread@comcast.net Our Lady of the Lake: Mary Margaret Brown: mmbrown@hotmail.com St. Catherine: Katie Fleming, kjfleming1239@gmail.com

Esperanza Fiesta May 17th, 6 PM St Catherine's Victoria Hall! Fun and fundraiser supporting the youth service trip to Tijuana this summer. Enjoy an evening celebrating Mexican culture, including food and drinks, a mariachi band, piñata for the kids, and we are excited to welcome back the Herencias Mexicanas dancers! $20 adults, $10 kids 12 and under. If you have questions, contact Katie Fleming kjfleming1239@gmail.com

Join us for a Holy Hour of Taizé Adoration at St. Catherine of Siena Church on Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This meditative service features the beautiful and contemplative music of Taizé — simple, prayerful songs that invite everyone to sing together. It’s a peaceful opportunity for reflection and quiet connection with God in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome.

Social Seniors – Speaker Event in May Join us on Tuesday, May 14 at 11:00 AM at St. Bridget’s for a Social Seniors Gathering featuring two guest speakers discussing senior housing options in our community. This is a great opportunity to gather valuable information and ask questions in a relaxed setting. Come for the conversation, stay for the community! Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!

Dear Friends in Christ, After a process of extended discernment and consultation, I am happy to announce that the following people have agreed to serve on the new Parish Family Advisory Council (PFAC):

Luke came to Christ as we did, as our Christian neighbors did, not as an eyewitness to what Jesus said and did, but through the witness of other believers and his own experience. Luke’s stories of Gentile outsiders speak more directly to us about change and new life than the Jewish background stories in the other three gospels. Invite a neighbor or friend and come to hear more.

It takes 1,000 volunteer blood donors each day to maintain a safe and reliable blood supply for patients in the Pacific Northwest needing blood for surgeries, cancer treatments, and bleeding disorders. The need is great, yet less than 3% of eligible people donate blood. Local hospitals rely on all of us to give regularly, up to six times a year, to ensure lifesaving transfusions are available for all of the seriously ill and injured patients in our community. Giving blood is easy; in less than an hour and in one pint of blood, you’ve truly saved a life. Please make a blood donation appointment today and give at Assumption Catholic Church on April 22. To sign up, call 1-800-398-788 or visit https://www.bloodworksnw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/redirectgroup.html?s=1485 As an added bonus, all donors who give in April can enter to win a dream vacation to Maui for two. For more information, visit https://www.bloodworksnw.org/win

Annual Spring Rebuilding Together Project, Saturday, May 3 Want to give back to the community and help a neighbor in need? Our Annual Spring Rebuilding Together Project will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 8 am to 4 pm. Continue reading...

Tickets for ASB's production of Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's Tony Award winning musical, Into the Woods are on sale now! One of Sondheim's most joyous and beloved works, Into the Woods follows Cinderella, Jack (of beanstalk fame) Rapunzel, a powerful Witch, and the Baker and his wife as they journey into the woods to seek their "happily ever afters." Along the way, they meet a devious Wolf, handsome Princes, and two vengeful Giants--and discover what it might mean to have one's wishes come true. A parable about the joys and sorrows of growing up, and what comes after our "happily ever afters," Into the Woods features a transcendent score, a fabulous book, gorgeous scenic elements lovingly created by the ASB community, and a cast of phenomenal actors supported by our incredible student tech crew. Tickets are on sale now! To purchase tickets for Into the Woods, please go to https://cur8.com/22618/project/131547.

Join Catholics from throughout Seattle at the Peace and Spirituality Center at St. Mary's by the Lake (Bellevue) for a day of prayer, fun, friends, and faith-sharing in observance of the Holy Year proclaimed by Pope Francis. Presenters are Debra Ricard and Kristen Holland from the Northeast Catholic Parish community, and Chris Koehler, Director of Missions & Immigrant Affairs, Archdiocese of Seattle. Lori and Robert Fontana, Directors of Catholic Life Ministries and parishioners of Assumption will facilitate the day. Write to them to register or with any questions at robert@catholiclifeministries.org . Cost: $30 (single), $50 (couple) Scholarships available! Drinks/snacks provided. PLEASE BRING A SACK LUNCH!

The parish office will be closed at all locations for the Easter holiday on Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21.

For those ages 21 - 39, join our young adult ministry for bible study on Wednesday, April 9th at 6:30 PM in the Benicasa Center next to St. Catherine church. We will be exploring the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Diginity of the Human Person, Call to Family, Community and Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Option for the Poor and Vulnerable, The Diginity of Work and the Rights of Workers, Solidarity, and Care for God's Creation. Please email seattle.gabriela@gmail.com for more details.

If you are grieving over the death of a loved one, you are not alone. Your grief may have taken away your sense of self through anger and depression, but there is hope and help for you. Our NE Seattle Catholic Community offers a grief support group that is a safe space to talk about loss and listen to others who are having the same experience as you. The Wednesday meetings are held at the Our Lady of the Lake Parish Office every two weeks at 7 pm. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 16. Join us and discover how life may not be the same, but that it can continue in a new and hopeful way. Father Bob Camuso will be there to introduce the new facilitator for the group.

We joyfully welcome our new March parishioners! Continue reading...

Come connect with friends old and new at our Social Seniors Gathering on Wednesday, April 9 at 11:00 AM in the parish hall! Enjoy good company, great conversation, and light refreshments. All are welcome—bring a friend! We look forward to seeing you there!

This video is about the urban area of San Sebastian de Yali; you can see the church and some of the streets in the center of the town. As you can see, many people come and go from the town for commercial activities. The background music you can hear is our typical music from the northern part of Nicaragua, called Mazurca. There is a story behind this music; some people say its primary roots are in our German heritage north of Nicaragua. Click to learn more...