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Oktoberfest is Saturday, October 13th - Mass at 5 pm followed by Oktoberfest hosted by the Lourdes Men's Club! On Sunday, our Holiness & Mission talk is titled "The Universal Call to Holiness" and will be presented by Father Dan Griffith.

Accountability and reparation. In this Star Tribune article, Father Griffith and Ombudsman Tom Johnson weigh in on work that remains after the bankruptcy settlement. On November 14th, Our Lady of Lourdes will offer our highest prayer, a Mass for Justice, Healing and Peace. The evening will include a testimonial of victim-survivor of clergy abuse, and healing circles. This event will begin at 6 pm.

Our faith formation program events are featured here on our parish website and are listed on our Calendar of Events and the full year of programs and events are also available in this formation program brochure.

Be sure to check out Father Griffith's annual letter; a look back at an event-filled year and a look ahead at more opportunities for all of us to grow in faith, community and service!

In the wake of the Church crisis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda, and Bishop Andrew Cozzens, each shared their thoughts regarding child protection and U.S. bishop accountability.

"Regarding Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano's most recent statement, I stand by my July 2014 memo to Bishop Lee Piche. I welcome a thorough accounting of the matter." Father Daniel Griffith, August 28, 2018.

Pope Francis has responded to new reports of clerical sexual abuse and the ecclesial cover-up of abuse. In an impassioned letter addressed to the whole People of God, he calls on the Church to be close to victims in solidarity, and to join in acts of prayer and fasting in penance for such "atrocities".

Ralph Strangis, long time member of Our Lady of Lourdes parish and former trustee, passed away Wednesday, August 15th. The Wake will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes on Tuesday, August 21st from 4 til 8 pm. The Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Cross on Wednesday, August 22nd at 10 am. The parish office at Lourdes will be closed at 3 pm Tuesday, and will open again at 1 pm, Wednesday afternoon.

Father Lucio will be with us for the Masses the weekend of August 18th and 19th. He will share more about the important work being done by the Oblates in this mission in Tijuana. A second collection will be taken at these Masses for the mission. Following the 11 am Mass, Father Lucio and some of the young leaders in his team will be joining everyone at the parish picnic at Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Northeast Minneapolis. Everyone is welcome!

Join us for an 11 day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, March 10 - 20, 2019. This pilgrimage will be led by Father Daniel Griffith, Pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes and Dean Robert Vischer, Dean of the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Additional information and registration materials are now available.

The Lourdes Block Party - where the community gathers to celebrate the gifts of: summer, our parish community; and the first neighborhood of Minneapolis. Indeed, a great combination!

It's Block Party week at Lourdes! Our fifth annual event is this Saturday, July 21st. Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Hebda at 5 pm, followed by food, fun and fireworks!

Here is a followup interview that aired on the Minnesota Public Radio News with Kerri Miller program on July 3rd. Father Kevin Finnegan from Our Lady of Grace and Julie Craven from Our Lady of Lourdes were interviewed in this segment.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, July 7 at 11 am for Margarite Ann Lichtenauer, the mother of Kristi Tierney. Our prayers and condolences are with Kristi, Patrick and their family. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and may the perpetual light shine upon her.

Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 am on Wednesday, July 4th. The parish office will be closed in observance of the holiday.

From the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops: Pope Francis recently declared that the Monday immediately following Pentecost is to be celebrated as the "Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Mother of the Church." This action emphasizes the central role that Mary and all mothers have in the Church. Keeping in mind the caring role of our Holy Mother, and the crucial place that she has within the life of a family, it is deeply concerning when this relationship is fractured or broken in any fashion.

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Thursday that it had reached a consensual agreement with victim survivors and insurers definitively resolving bankruptcy claims against the Archdiocese. Fr. Griffith shares more about the announcement in this letter.

Here is the Minnesota Public Radio article, including comments by Our Lady of Lourdes pastor Fr. Daniel Griffith, about the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis bankruptcy settlement.

Our Lady of Lourdes pastor Fr. Daniel Griffith was interviewed regarding the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis bankruptcy settlement by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.