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Join your friends from Lourdes after the Saturday 5 o'clock Mass for food and fellowship in the neighborhood! Stay tuned for more details about this Lourdes tradition!

Our 2019-2020 program year for Children's Faith Formation and Sacrament preparation begins on Sunday, September 15th between the morning Masses. More information about dates for the remainder of the year will be posted later in August.

Our Mass for First Responders observes the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, patron saint of police officers, firefighters and emergency workers, and is a thank you to the professionals who help keep us safe. This event will be held Sunday, September 15th at the 11:00 am Mass. Father Terrence Hayes, MPD Community Chaplain will preside and Father Daniel Griffith will preach at this liturgy. Everyone is welcome to join us for the reception that follows in Hofstede Hall. 

Father Dan Griffith, will present on the topic, "What is Justice? An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

We may be known as the French Church, but the Lourdes Men's Club knows how to throw a great Oktoberfest! Join us on Saturday, September 28th, following the 5 pm Mass for brats, beer and music in the courtyard as we celebrate all things October at Our Lady of Lourdes! 

This week's topic is: "Principles of Catholic Social Teaching" presented by Father Dan Griffith. This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Bishop Robert Barron has written a hard-hitting yet insightful book on the clerical sexual abuse crisis, titled "Letter to a Suffering Church."  Read Barron's book and join in on an important discussion about its relevance to our Archdiocese.

Join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals event, celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi!  Father Bryce Evans will be with us for the blessings and there will be treats for humans and their four-legged friends. Everyone is welcome at this community gathering!

Father Bryce Evans will present on the topic, "Faith and Culture." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year, and it will explore the connection between worship and the Church's social doctrine. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Father Bryce Evans will present on the topic, "John Henry Newman and Evangelization." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Dr. Michael Naughton will present on the topic: "Work and Leisure." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Join us, beginning at 8 am, for our French Meat Pie bake! The French Canadian Settlers who founded our parish brought their tourtiere recipe with them, and we have been making it at Lourdes for over 100 years! All ages are welcome; come when you can. Caramel rolls and lunch will be served. Pies will be available for sale as well.

Father David Haschka, S.J., will present on the topic, "The Spirituality of Advent." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year and is a wonderful way to begin our Advent journey. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Come and learn more about the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

The ultimate Christmas cookie exchange! Fun and fellowship, for a great cause!  Come early to make or decorate your cookies with friends at Lourdes, or bring them all ready to go at 5 pm when the assembly line begins! Participants will take a great assortment home, and cookies will be sold after the Masses that weekend. Proceeds from the cookie sales support children's ministries here at Lourdes! Contact Nancy Casey for more information.

Professor Elizabeth Kelly will present on the topic, "To Witness, We Must Have Wounds." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year and has a particular connection to our healing parish ministry.  Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Our annual volunteer appreciation event! All our liturgical ministers, hospitality and event volunteers, and everyone who shares their time and talent in our many ministries is invited! Join us for food, fun, fellowship and a hearty, "merci" for all you do! Hofstede Hall following the 11 am Mass on Sunday, January 12, 2020.

Victoria Johnson will present on the topic, "Harm, Healing and Wholeness." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Julie Craven will present on the topic, "Lourdes and the Charism of Healing." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year and will also celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.

Sister Katarina Schuth from the St. Paul Seminaries, will present on the topic, "The Application of Catholic Social Teaching: What Appeals to Young Adult Catholics." This talk is part of our "Catholic Social Teaching and Evangelization" series of adult faith formation program talks for the 2019-2020 year. Everyone is welcome to join us in Hofstede Hall and coffee and refreshments will be available.