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OLL Parish
OuR lAdy Of THE lAkEs pARisH
Fr. Scott Thibodeau was appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Lakes in July of 2017. Fr. Scott was previously the pastor at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, St. Raphael's in Garden City, and associate pastor at the National Shrine of the Little Flower, in Royal Oak and Our Lady of Sorrows, in Farmington Hills. Fr. Scott is a graduate of Catholic schools. He attended St. Peter and Paul Grade School, in Detroit; and graduated from Dearborn's Divine Child High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Michigan, Dearborn. He attended Sacred Heart Major Seminary, in Detroit, for five years, earning a master of divinity degree, Rev. Scott Thibodeau in theology. He was ordained a Catholic Priest, in the Archdiocese of Detroit, in May 1998. Fr. Scott is now the Family Moderator of the Family of Parishes overseeing Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, St. Anne Parish, St. Daniel Parish & St. Rita Parish.
RCIA
As a parish this year, we walked with 22 adults and children in our RCIA process. Please continue to pray for them and their journey of faith: Jessica Amaro, Ian Anglin, Tatiana Brinker, Martino Casetti, Beverly Clancy, Christopher Degen, Nicole Dropps, Jason Dungjen, Erika Dysarz, Christine Humphrey, Gary Johns, Amanda Kelly, Matthew and Veronica Kerin, Ryan Kovach, Kara Kovie, Madison Martin, Carolina Perez, Rajeshkumar Venugopal, Liv Warner, Brooks Warner and Vincent Warner.
For those students in our school that are in need of sacraments, our preparation for those celebrations are within the context of our curriculum and are celebrated as a parish; Reconciliation and First Holy Communion in second grade and Confirmation in 8th grade. For students within our school that are in need of the sacramental celebrations outside of the norm, we meet separately with them during the school day to help them prepare and celebrate their desired sacraments.
For students that are not enrolled in our school, we offer two paths for Faith Formation; our traditional Monday night gatherings as well as a Sunday Family Gathering opportunity.
Want to Get Involved?
As a parish, we offer many ways to get involved through our very active Knights of Columbus chapter, our Funeral luncheon ministry, choir ministry, as Lectors, ushers, ministers of the Eucharist and much more.
We also offer a Vaction Bible School each summer. Watch the parish website and church bulletin for our new Young Adult gatherings.
Fairwell Fr. Christopher
At the end of June we will be saying farewell to our Associate Pastor, Fr. Christopher. Please join us at a reception following the 9:30, 11:00 and 12:30 Masses on Sunday, June 27th. We will miss you and Rev. Christopher Muer your ministry Fr. Christopher! Our prayers go with you as you begin your journey at St. Peter's in Mt. Clemens.
