Notre Dame de Lourdes School begins the 2026/2027 school year with organizational meetings this week. We welcome our students back for the new school year beginning on Tuesday 1 September. Our school looks nice and spiffy with flooring upgrades to the library and Stream Lab on the second floor. Thank you to our Notre Dame de Lourdes Alumni Association and thanks to all who generously offer their… Read More »Back to School!
Christmas in July thank you! A huge thank you to all who donated to our Christmas Bazaar through the “Christmas in July” giving trees. Your generosity is very much appreciated. This is a great start in making our Bazaar this year the best one yet! Be on the lookout for additional trees in the Fall at both of our churches. Our next meeting for the bazaar is on… Read More »Blessings to our seminarians
Saturday 15 August is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven. Since this solemnity is celebrated on a Saturday this year there is no obligation to attend Mass for the Holy Day. The 8:30 Saturday morning Mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes will be a celebration of the Assumption. The 4:30 evening Mass on Saturday 15 August will be the anticipated Mass for Sunday… Read More »Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven
Prayer intention cards are located at the gift tables at both Our Lady of Peace Church and Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. These prayer intentions will be carried by a group of seminarians who will be participating on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Upstate New York, as well as the Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre in Quebec, and St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal.… Read More »Prayer Intention
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Mother and the grandparents of Jesus. The Catholic Church, in recognition of this feast day celebrates the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly each year on 26 July. Pope Leo, as a reminder of God’s unwavering love, has chosen “I will never forget you” (Isaiah 49:15) as the theme… Read More »Feast of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim
The month of July is dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of the Lord. The Catechism reminds us that “the essential signs of the Eucharistic sacrament are wheat bread and grape wine, on which the blessing of the Holy Spirit is invoked and the priest pronounces the words of consecration spoken by Jesus during the Last Supper: “This is my Body which will be given up for you…… Read More »Most Precious Blood of the Lord
This Youth Ministry initiative is in conjunction with the second objective under the Creating an Enriching and Meaningful Worship Experience goal of our Next Generation Parish initiatives. Last August we offered an update on each of the goals and objectives. The update for the Youth Ministry was as follows: School liturgies frequently feature the talents of the students. Students are lectors, cantors, gift presenters, altar servers, and… Read More »Introductory celebration of our Youth Ministry program
We pray, O almighty and eternal God, who through Jesus Christ has revealed thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue with unchanging faith in the confession of your name. We pray Thee, who alone are good and holy, to endow with heavenly knowledge, sincere… Read More »250th Anniversary of Our Nation
The draft of the Declaration of Independence was completed by Thomas Jefferson on 28 June 1776, 250 years ago today. Blessings to our nation as we celebrate the anniversary of this document. In Congress, July 4, 1776 – The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected… Read More »The draft of the Declaration of Independence was completed by Thomas Jefferson on 28 June 1776, 250 years ago today
“With a Father’s Heart, that is how Joseph loved Jesus, whom all four Gospels refer to as the son of Joseph. Joseph had the courage to become the legal father of Jesus, to whom he gave the name revealed by the angel. After Mary, the Mother of God, no saint is mentioned more frequently in the papal magisterium than Joseph, her spouse. Each of… Read More »Happy Father’s Day!