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Father Daniel Griffith has announced that Father David Haschka S.J. will be stepping down from parish ministry effective December 31, 2019. He shares both his gratitude for Father Haschka's excellent service as well this letter from Father Haschka...

Hi! We’re the Hills, Josh and Abby. We’ve been parishioners at Lourdes for about 3.5 years. Fr. Dan has asked us to speak on stewardship this weekend, to share a little of our story and to encourage continued investment in the mission of our Church!   We both attended the University of MN (Ski-U-Mah, Go Gophers!), and as we approached graduation, began thinking about finding our parish home...

Father Dan Griffith introduces the adult faith formation theme for the 2019-2020 program year, "Catholic Social Teaching & Evangelization." This first talk in the series is titled, "Gift and Responsibility: Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching." This episode is linked to the title of this post and will reside on the "Faith, Justice and Flourishing" podcast channel.

Welcome Dr. Jacob Benda! Jacob joins Lourdes as our new Director of Sacred Music and Liturgy, effective September 21st. We’re excited to have him with us here at the French Church!

The Feast of the Assumption is Thursday, August 15th. Masses for this holy day of obligation are at 12:05 and 5:30 pm.

Both programs kick off in September. More information and online registration is available here on the parish website.

Have you checked out our new liturgical ministry schedule app? Want to learn more about serving as a lector, Eucharistic Minister, greeter or altar server at Lourdes? This month, Second Sunday Signup will feature our Liturgical Ministries and Chris Ganza and Julie Craven will be on hand after the Masses to answer your questions!

Thanks to everyone who turned out for our best National Night Out yet! Be sure to check out the photo album of the neighbors, law enforcement partners, (and furry friends!) that came to the Lourdes courtyard for this annual gathering!

Thanks to everyone who made the 6th Annual Lourdes Block Party a success! The photo album is now available! Save August 6th for more fun and fellowship with our community when Lourdes hosts National Night Out in the courtyard! Interested in serving cake or helping set up? Go to the volunteer page now!

What better way to spend a summer evening! Thursday, July 11th at 7 pm, an organ recital featuring Chris Ganza! Come early for a tour of our historic church. Stay after for wine and cheese in the courtyard on what will be a top ten weather day in Minnesota!

We will celebrate our annual Mass for the City of Minneapolis and the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, Sunday, June 16 at the 11 am Mass. This neighborhood of St. Anthony was the birthplace of Minneapolis and Father Louis Hennepin named the falls after his favorite saint. We will dedicate a relic of St. Anthony of Padua that was recently obtained for the parish, a fitting addition to the story of our history church! Stay for fellowship in the courtyard!

Archbishop Hebda has appointed Father Dan Griffith, Liaison for Restorative Justice and Healing in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, in addition to his assignment as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes and on the faculty at the St. Thomas Law School. To help support this new restorative justice ministry, Archbishop Hebda has also appointed Fr. Bryce Evans to Our Lady of Lourdes as a half-time Parochial Vicar. Both assignments are effective July 1, 2019...

Two beautiful paintings, "The Sorrowful Mother" and "The Passion of Jesus", both by Mildred Anna Heiser Griffith, will be dedicated on Friday, May 24th at Our Lady of Lourdes. These paintings were created while Mildred was a teenager. Following her marriage to Dr. Joseph Griffith, her focus turned to raising her family, which included a son, Bill Griffith Sr. and later a grandson, Father Dan Griffith! Join us for noon Mass and the dedication. Everyone is welcome!

Join us between the Sunday morning Masses on May 19th for our new parishioner welcome and registration! Current parishioners, please join us for coffee, conversation and a chance to say hello! Hofstede Hall beginning at 9:30 am!

The results are in, and thanks to our generous supporters, WE MADE OUR FUND A NEED GOAL! Because of all of you, our Matthew 25 Fund, Precious Jewel Perpetual Fund, and parish operations, will benefit from the proceeds of this evening of fun and fellowship. THANK YOU!!! (Photo album coming soon!)

From his recent experience at several forums on the church crisis, and from the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, Fr. Griffith offers a comprehensive reflection on the church crisis through the lens of Biblical and Catholic theology in this article titled, "From the Pit of Destruction to the Grace of Redemption: Biblical and Theological Foundations for the Renewal of the Catholic Church."

The reason we recognize the theme of restoration so prominently manifested on the Feasts of Christmas and Easter is because the work of restoration is central to the mission of Christ. We believe by faith that God’s incarnate love in Christ culminated in the paschal mystery of Christ – his dying and rising. Through the death and resurrection of Christ all of humanity is “wonderfully restored” and indeed reconciled to love of the Father ...

From Father Griffith: The three days from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday are regarded by the Catholic Church as the holiest days of the Church year. These days are called the Sacred Triduum, which means the “Great Three Days.” The Triduum is one feast and one continuous liturgy that takes place at the beginning of Holy Thursday and culminates with the Easter Vigil. These days are meant to be experienced together as continuous. Therefore, I invite the parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes to come and experience the profound mysteries that are central to our Catholic faith...

Holy Thurday, Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:00 pm followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 9:15 pm | Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at Noon and The Lord's Passion at 3:00 pm | Easter Vigil, Mass at 8:00 pm | Easter Sunday, Mass at 9:00 and 11:00 am.

Father Dan Griffith in "The Catholic Spirit" - Many Catholics hope that the unprecedented anti-abuse summit held in Rome will usher in a sea change for the Church in its handling of clergy abuse and the attendant cover-up...