USA Mission Cooperative Plan

 An  Appealing  Transfiguration

Journal #4

 From a cloud a Voice was heard

‘This is my Beloved Son

Listen to Him’

Sister Anne Lansana, S.J.C.

 Reverend Ken Cardinale, Pastor

Our Lady of the Lake Parish

Leominster, MA

 

You are invited, welcomed,

accepted, loved and respected

at Our Lady of the Lake

        

Mass  Schedule

           Saturday Vigil    5:30 pm

           Sunday              8:00 am

                                   10:30 am

 

  On Saturday afternoon, we were

  welcomed by Father Ken and his

  Parishioners

 

  Fr. Ken Cardinale was recently

  Appointed Pastor on July 1^st.      

 

  We found at the Masses that the

  Music, participation in the liturgy

  was filled with joy and singing out

Thank you to Carol who initially welcomed us and showed us around and Virginia who gave us hospitality in her home while she was away. The hospitality, interest in Sister Anne’s Ministry in West Africa, and generosity of the Parish Family was a beautiful transfiguration experience and like St. Peter, we too said, ‘Lord, it is good that we are here!” 

Leominster, MA

Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 43,782 at the 2020 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and northwest of Boston.

 

The region was originally inhabited by various divisions of the Pennacook or Nipmuc Native Americans, who lived along the Nashua River. The river provided fertile soil for the cultivation of corn, beans, squash and tobacco.  European settlers began arriving in the area of Leominster in 1653.

 

Leominster is renowned as the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed, the “Pioneer Plastics City,” and many other claims to fame. But what makes the city of Leominster so legendary? It’s the people, through and through. “We are made up of Inventors, Musicians, Artists of All Kinds, Culinary Geniuses, Politicians, Christmas Memory Makers, Dancers, Professional Athletes, Passionate Cause Ambassadors, Authors, and so on.”

 

As of the census of 2000, there were 41,303 people, 16,491 households, and 10,900 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 81.50% White, 3.70% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.44% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.32% from other races and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.00% of the population (7.9% Puerto Rican, 2.0% Uruguayan, 1.1% Dominican, 0.7% Mexican, 0.3% Guatemalan, 0.3% Colombian).