We welcome you to the webpage of Our Lady of the Lakes Chapter in Walker, MN. These are exciting times that we live in and Magnificat was begun in 1981 for such a time as this. There are now over 100 Chapters throughout the United States and its territories and in many foreign countries. Our Lady of the Lakes Chapter also has a website at www.ololmagnificat.com.

Magnificat Meal

Hosted by Our Lady of the Lakes Chapter

Saturday, June 22, 2024

8:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location:
St. Agnes Catholic Church
210 Division St.
Walker, MN. 56484

About Our Speaker: Betty Lindy

Betty Lindy came from the small town of Brooks, MN and settled in Bemidji where she and her husband Mark of almost 44 years continue to live. Mark and Betty were both in the service industry owning a gas and service station and Betty owning and operating her hair salon.

Betty has been a lifelong Catholic. She grew up on a farm as one of sixteen children and the Catholic faith was always front and center in their lives. A member of St. Philips in Bemidji, Betty is active in many ministries including being a Sacristan and a Eucharistic minister. She belongs to the St. Gianna and Divine Mercy prayer groups, the Blessed Sacrament Healing Prayer Ministry, and others. She is secretary for the Our Lady of the Lakes Magnificat chapter in Walker.

Betty’s journey with the Holy Spirit started after attending a Koinonia retreat and a Cursillo and then she was invited to attend a Magnificat retreat. Her life has been changed with each of these retreats and her love for her faith, the Holy Spirit and Jesus continues to increase.

And if you ask her, she may just tell you a little about her amazing trip to Medjugorje that she just took recently!

Prayer teams are available following the meal.
Religious books and CD’s may be available at the meal.
Since the day is designed to speak to the hearts of women, free of distractions, it is respectfully requested that young children not be in attendance.

TICKETS/RESERVATIONS

Registration will be at 8:30 with breakfast at 9:00. Cost of the meal is $20.00. To make reservations, please call Lorri at 218-507-0953 or use the mail-in information below.

Tickets for priests, deacons, religious brothers and sisters are complimentary.

RESERVATION FORM:
Please use this form for Mail-In Reservations ONLY.

Click on, print and complete the form below (include the names and phone numbers of other ticket holders in your group). Reservations CANNOT be accepted after June 20th,  2024

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORM

Please Mail Reservation Form and check payable to “Magnificat” to:
Lorri Henning
3080 20th Avenue NW
Hackensack, MN 56452-2064

For more information about our Chapter and upcoming events, go to
Our Lady of the Lakes Chapter website.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OUR CHAPTER

Aug. 24th – Deacon Jim Clack
Oct. 4-5th – Judy Zelden

ROSARY BLANKET OF PRAYER

Remember our chapter’s commitment to Eucharistic Adoration and to pray the Rosary on the 21st of each month for the intentions of Magnificat, Sanctity of Life, Marriage and Family, and World Peace.

SERVICE TEAM MEMBERS

Linda Reis, Coordinator
Betty Lindy, Secretary
Jeanette Goehring, Treasurer
Lorri Henning, Historian
Annette Haas, Head of Music Ministry
Spiritual Advisor: Father George Zeck

If you would like to help with a Ministry of Magnificat, or if you have a question or comment for our Service Team, or if you would like to be on our Mailing list for future events, please contact us at walkermnmagnificat@gmail.com.

HISTORY of Our Lady of the Lakes Chapter of Magnificat

(Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota)
Est. 1992

Magnificat came to Walker, MN in 1992 through women involved in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. These Through much prayer for direction and discernment, the answer came at a charismatic leaders’ conference in Pittsburgh, PA, “Return to the Upper Room”, for the 25th anniversary of the Renewal. The first night of the leaders’ meetings, we were told to break into small groups and to pray for the needs of each leader. Our prayers were for direction and approval of a women’s group in the Duluth, MN diocese. Before we began to pray, a lady we had never seen or heard from before stopped and said, “You are going to begin a Magnificat and your bishop will approve it. Move quickly.”

The second affirmation came during the same conference. We were trying to meet with Marilyn Quirk, the Central Service Team Coordinator, whom we did not know, but had seen in years past speaking about Magnificat,

We prayed that we would recognize her in the large crowd and be able to meet with her. Looking over the large crowd of people, we spotted a person we thought might be Marilyn. We walked up to her and said, “Are you Marilyn Quirk?” She was! Father Jerry Lapatka, Betty Garoutte and Rosemary Ellis met with Marilyn of Friday, June 5, 1992 in a hospital cafeteria and completed the first step in starting our Magnificat chapter.

When we returned to MN and met with our women, we had a unanimous decision that Magnificat was right for us. We met with our parish priest, Father Tom Bouchard and we received his approval. Then with the help of Father Lapatka, our spiritual advisor, we received approval from the Magnificat service team and from our bishop, Roger Schweitz. We were overjoyed with his blessing and full approval. We completed all of the necessary procedures and legal matters and Our Lady of the Lakes chapter of Magnificat became a reality. Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and filled with the Holy Spirit, we went forth to proclaim that Jesus is Lord, active, alive and present to the Glory of the Father.