And this is God’s moment for sending a Spirit. It is time for Pentecost. They were all gathered in one place in Minneapolis, Dallas, Atlanta, San Jose, Chicago and many other places. Suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind. Most of those protesters were there for noble and righteous reasons. Over the course of many years, the winds carrying the cries and pleas for racial reconciliation and equality had blown through as countless African American became victims of the manifestations of racial violence. But the wind o...

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FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: Nelflin and Elida Juarez, Osmar and Marcela Rodriguez, Alfredo and Omaira Mahe, Manuel and Maricela Arreola, Armie Reyes, Gabriel Cabael, Hector De Leon, Christine Finnerly, Matilde Narvaez, Blaine Lisner, Miriam Pureco, Marjorie Carmody, the Madrigal Family, the Vivanco Family and our parishioners who are ill or in nursing homes. OUR DECEASED: Mary Lou Thompson OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN SERVICE: Daniel Baker, Jonathan Muñoz, Arnold Zumba

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June 3, 2020 We will only be able to schedule services IF we have trained cleaners available to clean up afterward. This requirement will have a significant impact on how many services we can have. We have taken initial steps to resume some sacramental services in our church. We are extremely concerned about the health and well being of our faithful parishioners. Covid-19 is a dangerous virus and we are required to use extreme caution. Cardinal Cupich has requested that all parishes follow the same procedures in a process of opening the church. Thi...

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Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering! The first Phases of Reopening Our Lady of Lourdes will be limited to Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, Private, Prayer, and Eucharistic Adoration with no more than 10 participants in attendance. You will be asked to volunteer once per month, for the next three months, for 2-3 hours at a time. In order for us to start the process we will ask you to please fill out the survey below before next Friday (6/6). PLEASE COMPLETE SURVEY/Por favor complete la encuesta de voluntariado   Muchas gracias por su interé...

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May 31, 2020 The past nights I have watched in great personal pain as the pent-up anger of our people caught fire across our country. I saw the city where I was born, the cities where I have lived, the city I pastor now, catch embers from the city where I was educated and burn. Was I horrified at the violence? Yes. But was I surprised? No. As the saying goes, if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention. What did we expect when we learned that in Minneapolis, a city often hailed as a model of inclusivity, the price of a black life is a counterfeit t...

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Parish Rosary Together Fr. Mike, Fr. Dominic and Fr. Bolivar invite you to join in the prayer of the Rosary. Join us on Zoom OR on the phone. Here are the details: Time: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday @ 7:00 PM    OPTION 1 > Join by computer Join Zoom Meeting by simply going to this site: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89130823753 Then enter Meeting ID: 891 3082 3753 If you do not know how to use Zoom, please contact Fr. Mike.    OPTION 2 >  Dial by phone Simply dial and call the number: ...

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Did you know that Fr MIke celebrates bi-lingual mass each week day? Log on to our Facebook page OUR LADY OF LOURDES at 1pm and you can join him and others. Or visit the website and view the mass at your convenience.  You do not need a Facebook Account.   

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