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OUR LADY of the LAKE GIFT SHOP

The Gift Shop is located on the main level of the church on the left side of the Gathering Space. It is open after all the Masses. If you are looking for something special, we hope you will stop in and take a look around. We are proud to offer rosaries, bibles, crosses, medals, religious pendants, prayer books, and many other church and religious articles. We also carry Christian music CD's by our parishioners and music ministers. If you don't find what you are looking for, please ask!

Our Parish and visitors are blessed to have a dedicated Gift Shop Ministry of parishioners who share their time, talent and energy to staff the Gift Shop. Proceeds from the Gift Shop go to the "Vision for the Future" fund to retire our mortgage debt.

Posie Kroeger, the Quilters Historian, has given the following History of the Gift Shop

"The old church building for Our Lady of the Lake was built in 1972, with worshipping area, additional room for activities (also used for overflow for worshipping tourists on weekends, mostly fishing at that time) and also a kitchen area with only cabinets built in. The ladies group of the parish thought, “How do we raise funds to furnish this kitchen?” It happened several of the ladies were avid quilters and had been quilting at Silver Dollar City and also at the Christian Church.

So they came up with the idea that quilting could be done at Our Lady of the Lake Church. It was decided that each Monday would be quilting day. “Bring your lunch and join us.” The first quilt made was the bow-tie pattern and a proud piece of work it was. Our Lady of the Lake Quilters were famous for their fine quilting.

A small tribute to those wonderful women who started the gift shop!

There were other ladies that didn’t quilt but had other talents: knitting, crocheting, sewing and making other crafts. There needed to be a place to sell these wares, so a gift shop was opened. Religious goods were added at a later date. They earned enough money to furnish the kitchen -- silverware, dishes, pots and pans, warming tables, chairs, tables -- so they could have their own place to have their Spaghetti Dinner. The Quilters group only grew bigger as time passed. At one time there were 20-25 ladies coming to quilt or do their own thing. There were also several men who made articles who brought their wares for the ladies to sell in the gift shop. It had become a very flourishing business. God needs many more workers in his Vineyard. The pay is great. Early or Late the wages are the same “Your Reward in Heaven” and all of God’s blessing."

Anyone interested in joining this wonderful group of women to share your time and talents should contact Joan Donovan through the parish office, 334-2928.

Fund raising and community activities play a significant part in our history as a parish. Other parish activities over the years have included dances and picnics; various holiday celebrations from Christmas and New Years to the 4th of July.

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