Our Lady of 

Lourdes Church

Brothers and Sisters, co-workers in Christ,

Many years ago, I came across a poster with the image of a child with a surprised face. In that poster were the words: “Now that I am ready with all the answers, they have changed all of the questions.”

I am writing this letter due to the changes in the weather and in the rising and setting of the sun which affects our outdoor masses. May this letter find you in the best of health as we weather out the uncertainties of these changing times.

It’s getting dark for our 7:30 P.M. weekday Holy Masses. For this reason, a consensus has been made at Mass yesterday to move the weekday Holy Mass (Monday-Friday) to 7:00 P.M. beginning tomorrow, Friday, September 4.

Schedule for the Week-end Masses  (Saturday at 7:00 P.M. – English Mass and Sunday at 8:00 A.M. – Spanish Mass) in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.

For live streamed Masses on Saturday at 7:00 P.M. English Mass and Sunday at 8:00 A.M. Spanish Mass, just press on the link below whether you have a facebook account or not:

https://www.facebook.com/106570891120663/live/

and go to our website for more news, information, stories and updates on what has been and will be in OLL at www.ollchurch.us

You will also find the link in our website to our Centennial Book to make you part of the unfolding history of OLL Church.

Kindly note that the church’s lower parking lot is for those attending Masses in their cars. Please avoid using this parking lot if you attend Mass in person so that those in their cars can have a better view of the Mass in the Grotto. Instead, use Apperson St. and the school’s upper parking lot which will be opened this week-end.

So far, we have not received any information as to when we can celebrate the Sacraments inside OLL church. The Church HVAC is still being worked on. There were bumps along the way but we have to be certain that we receive the kind of quality service and product that is due to us. Thus, we have requested for new switches for the compressors and during the test run this morning, it was found out that one of the cables is too long that it needs a valve to lengthen the life-span of the new HVAC. Two little things but every part is as important to the whole system.

Thank you for being resilient and patient. And in our resiliency and patience, we are keeping OLL Parish above the waters through our sacrificial and love offerings. We have noticed an increase in on-line giving as well as by mail and office drop – off to supplement in – person contributions during Holy Masses which is less by about 50% from what it was during pre-pandemic times.

Attached is the Parish Bulletin for September 6.

Blessings of Peace to everyone!

In Christ who is our strength and our fortress,

Fr. Rolly