Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Our Mission

Our Lady of Lourdes parish is a community of faith dedicated to living the spirit of Jesus Christ through the practice of our Roman Catholic tradition. Our mission is to communicate the message of Christ’s redeeming love to those lives we touch in the parish and throughout the community. With the use of our time, talent and treasure we support our church, parochial school, christian formation programs, social ministry and spiritual growth. We ask for the continued blessings and intercession of our patroness, Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes.

  
Rev. Robert M. SpencerPastor
Fr. Bob's Biography
Rev. Mr. Bob GriffinPastoral Associate
Deacon Bob's Biography
To contact a member of staff or parish leadership click here.
To see the Mass Schedule click here.


Inclement weather - Mass cancellation
For the weekend of February 6th and 7th. There will NOT be a 5:30 Saturday or an 8:30 Sunday Mass. There WILL be a mass at 11:15 Sunday. ALL other activities for the weekend are CANCELLED. Please be safe.
For inclement weather, closing information is posted on CBS 6 - WTVR and on radio station WRVA 1140AM. Now that the chilly days are on the way, be sure to note this information and remember, if the parish offices in Healy Hall are closed, ALL scheduled activities will be cancelled!

CHILDREN AND YOUTH CHOIR FOR EASTER
Our Children and Youth are invited to join the Children and Youth Choir for Easter. Just click here for more information!

YEAR OF THE PRIESTS

The Holy Father has declared the year from June 2009 to June 2010 as the Year For Priests. To celebrate and honor the Priesthood all the students of the Catholic Schools and Christian Formation are praying for each of our priests. We as a parish join our Catholic School and Faith Formation students in praying for our Diocesan priests.

In a spirit of appreciation and as a sign of our spiritual support this week (February 8 - February 14) we pray especially for:

  • Father Thuy Pham
  • Monsignor William Pitt
  • Father Luke Policicchio, O.S.B.
  • Father John Prinelli
  • Father Gerald Przywara
  • Father Gaudencio Pugat, SVD
  • Father Mark Purcell, O.S.B.
  • Father Thomas Quinlan
  • Father Brian Rafferty
  • Father Michael Renninger


Please pray for them and remember their dedication and sacrifice in their chosen holy profession.


Rev. Charles Fisher Memorial Library
The Charles McKendrick Fisher Memorial Library was dedicated on Sunday, December 6, 2009 by Bishop Emeritus Walter Sullivan. Fr. Fisher's mother cut the ribbon to officially open the library. It was a beautiful ceremony and thanks to all who helped in any way.

The library is open to the public and will be staffed on weekends following each weekend liturgy. In addition the library will be open on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 - 4 p.m.
“We do not choose to honor Fr. Charles by the creating of a library, but instead we seek to honor him by continuing his ministry of spiritual formation using the library as a tool of that formation. We invite you to join us in this quest. We thank you for your interest and support.”
The Library Committee





INFORMATION ON THE SWINE FLU
As the weather gets colder, the concern regarding both seasonal flu and the H1N1 or swine flu continues to grow. As a church, both safety/health issues and reverence have to be addressed. Click here for more information.

JOB INFORMATION In these hard economic times, Our Lady of Lourdes offers links to job assistance programs. St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church has a Job Assistance Ministry (JAM) and Christ Lutheran offers Lakeside Networking Support Group. Both sites offer helpful information on job hunting, support and ideas for increasing your opportunities. For JAM click here and for the Lakeside Networking Support Group click here .

JAM Session II coming - Tuesday February 9, 6:30-9:00! For more information Click here

Up Coming Events... Check here for upcoming events.


February 12, Movies and Munchies with Meaning for Middle Schoolers Join other Middle Schoolers of OLL Church for a fun night of movies, munchies and ???? at 7:00 in the MultiPurpose Room at the School. Click here for more information about the movie.


February 13,Youth Lenten Retreat!! Join other Youth February 13th for a lenten retreat. For more information, click here!


February 14, 11:15 Liturgy Youth and Family Mass Youth will serve in a number of liturgical ministries and the WONDERFUL Disciples on the Journey musical ensemble will lead us in song. Interested in joining this ministry? Contact Karan Marbold, Youth Minister, or Katie Goodloe, Music Ministry Associate

Christian Formation The Christian Formation Committee supports, promotes and evaluates the life-long conversion of Our Lady of Lourdes parishioners through formation opportunities that include prayer, education, service and community.

Learn more about the Faith Formation Programs.

Did you know...? that every week members of our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) take the Eucharist to those who cannot join us? They are dismissed at the end of the Liturgy. Besides taking the Eucharist, they also take a copy of the bulletin, a copy of the prayers ofthe faithful and a copy of the homily. In all these ways, the sick, homebound, and nursery bound parishioners are kept in touch with OLL. If you would like to help in this wonderful ministry, please contact Kathy Talley at 262-7490 for more information.

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