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Sadly, due to family reasons, Carol Burns will be leaving her position as Managing Director of Parish Ministries on September 22. We will miss her and her wonderful sense of humor, but we wish her the best as she reunites with her family and friends in Florida. We have posted for the position on the Archdiocesan site as well as our new "Careers" page on our website. While Carol will be hard to replace, she is committed to a smooth transition with whomever assumes her role. Please keep Carol and our parish in your prayers in this time of transition.

We currently have two positions open at Lourdes. Information on these positions and any future opportunities can be found on our new Careers Page.

Like many of you, I had a wonderful, faith-filled mother. She was my first religion teacher, and she was still teaching me about faith when at 91 she simply did not wakeup one morning. When she died, the only thing I wanted was the table she sat beside every night to read the Bible ... [click to read more]

After the joy and splendor of the fifty-day celebration of Easter, we enter what the modern Church calendar labels as “Ordinary Time.” While the word “ordinary” may evoke more of a hum-drum, uneventful quality for us today, this is simply the Church describing that we are in ordered/ordinal, or numbered time (hence, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time) ... [click to read more]

From Deacon Riordan: It has been a privilege to witness your Catholic Christian lives during my time with you. I will miss the opportunity to serve with Fr. John Bauer who is an excellent pastor and leader with a great sense of humor. You are in good hands with Father Bauer, a fine priest. (click to read more)

Today is my final day as your pastor and my heart is filled with gratitude for these very rich and full ten years at Our Lady of Lourdes. This time spent with you on our journey of faith and with our gracious God has been a gift I will not soon forget. I had the opportunity today to pray in our beautiful church and to thank God for our community of faith and for our historic church in which was have together worshipped the living God. As I depart, I would like to call your attention briefly to a number of important items ...

At the same time, the last ten years have also marked a period where the Lourdes community has done extensive outreach to those on the margins - supporting important ministries and partnerships, including the Tijuana mission, Abria, and John Paul II Catholic School. I thank all of those who have been a part of this outreach …

Civic and religious leaders from the city of Minneapolis will discuss how we move towards justice and healing in this panel moderated by Fr. Daniel Griffith. This event will be in-person and livestream, and is sponsored by IRJH and The Basilica of Saint Mary. Click here for a link to register for this important event.

In honor of Mother's Day and of the month of Mary, there was a May crowning of the Statue of Mary in our Grotto and a blessing of rosaries. A big THANK YOU to Tristan & Henry Boyle for their participation in our May Crowning on Sunday, May 8th at the Grotto!

Fleur de Lis: Linda Ferris, Caroline Becker, Janet Kraska, Sue Harvieux, Chris and Robin Rodgers, Randy and Sarah Trask, Julie Daulton, Mary Asp, Alan Ciesielczyk, Marie Bouley. Honorary Fleur de Lis: Bishop Joseph Williams. Pope Francis Award: Julie Ditter, Michael Rainville, Sergio Barrera.

Congratulations to First Communicants Sebastian Sadak and Evan Kleffner! Congratulations to Confirmands William Schneider, McKenzie Schneider, Erik Kleffner and Thomas Kunkel!

Tomorrow, we are honored to have Bishop Joseph Williams preside at our 4:30pm Mass. This special Mass will also include Confirmations, First Communions, as well as the presentation of the Fleur-de-lis and Pope Francis Awards! Mass will also be *LIVESTREAMED* at Lourdes Live, Facebook, and Youtube! There will also be a reception after Mass to celebrate. We hope to see you there!

An ambry is a cabinet that houses the Sacred Oils that are used in several of the Sacraments. These oils are traditionally blessed by the local Bishop during the Chrism Mass. Our new ambry was designed by local iconographer N. Markell and was blessed by Fr. Griffith on Holy Thursday. A beautiful addition to our collection of sacred art at Lourdes!

The risen Christ wishes to convey to his beleaguered disciples the good news that his death and resurrection has restored a fallen humanity to the love of the Father.

Thrilled to celebrate with so many parishioners and friends! A heartfelt thank you to all who made it possible! Photo recap in an album on our Lent and Easter page. Click here.

"Throughout my time as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, I have written to our community on select feast days of Our Lady, who has been a gracious intercessor for our community of faith. Today, I write to ask for your prayers for peace, recount the blessings we have received as a parish, and look to the future when you will soon be shepherded by Fr. John Bauer who is indeed a good shepherd after the heart of our Lord ..."

Under the gaze of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our parish staff met with Fr. J. Bauer, our next pastor, on Mar 16, to get acquainted and to make plans regarding the leadership transition.

Our famous French meat pies are back in stock! A heartfelt 'Thank you!' to all the hardworking bakers who made 201 pies on Saturday, Mar 12!

The Church rejoices with Jana and Henry! On March 6, 2022 with Bishop J. Williams at the Basilica of St Mary's

With great joy, I would like to share that the Parish Choir will be returning to sing for Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes. Our first Mass back will be to celebrate the joy of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday (April 17)! Click for more information...