Our Lady Of Lourdes

Click on any blue current event links which attract your attention!

• Review information regarding our Nativity Skit (during 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass) here.  Parents of elementary students should submit names and grade levels of children who desire to participate ASAP.  Names of "readers" and "actors/actresses" will be drawn during the October Sunday Session for Grades 3-5.
  
  • Our Family Choir will sing for the 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass.  Elementary, middle school, and high school students as well as their parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, friends, are welcome to join us in the choir loft!  We plan to rehearse at least 2-3 times before Christmas Eve.  For more information, join the Family Choir group in our Flocknote network.  (If necessary, contact Mrs. Frances at our church office.  She is our Flocknote administrator and can help put your contact information into the proper group.)
    
    
• Our 2023-24 Registration Packet has been mailed to parents whose children were enrolled in last year's programs.  Extra packets will be available for pick up on the wooden cabinets in church and in our church office.
  
  • Our 2023-24 Schedule of Classes (including the August 9 revision of the Confirmation Prep schedule) is now ready!
    
    
• Fr. Sensat's homilies are now linked to the Homilies tab on our homepage!
  
  
• Make-up Packets for our 2023 Elementary Summer Religion Program are now linked to our SPARK Elementary Religious Education webpage!  Parents are encouraged to download any necessary packets to help their child review/learn the information that was presented while they were absent.  Please sign and return the last page of each packet to Mrs. Frances (through U.S.P.S. or scan/email or snapshot/text it to her) so she can update the attendance form to indicate that a specific day's work has been completed.
  
  
• Parishioners can now subscribe to receive our weekly church bulletin by email.  Click on the link for instructions!
  
  
• Do you want to watch, listen, or study a variety of Catholic topics from the comfort of your home?  Websites and/or mobile apps are available from a variety of Catholic resources!  (Some are free; others offer in-app purchases for additional features.)  Here are a few examples:
  • Hallow (prayers, meditations, etc.)
  • Ascension (includes Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year podcasts plus more!)
  • Catholic Sprouts Podcast (for children)
  • Formed.org (individuals may purchase monthly or annual subscriptions)
  • EWTN (homilies, prayers, devotionals, news, series, children's programming, faith-based topics, young adult programming, radio, and livestreaming)

Mandatory Safe Environment training for adult church volunteers:

• Safe Environment Training for adults (age 18 and older) who wish to volunteer in our Religious Education and/or Sacramental Prep programs:.
  • A first-time volunteer must attend an on-site Initial Training Session.  (Please call our church parish office for information regarding and/or to register for an upcoming training date.)  To make efficient use of your time while filling out the necessary paperwork for the Diocese of Lafayette, please bring names and contact information for two personal and/or work-related references.
  • Returning volunteers may complete their annual Continuing Education re-certification at an on-site training session or online.  Click on the link which best applies to you:
    • Continuing Education volunteers who are using the diocesan-approved Virtus program for the first time.
    • Continuing Education volunteers who have already used the diocesan-approved Virtus program