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We welcome you to join our parish community; on this website you will find information about our parish, including Mass Times, how to contact the Parish Office, information about faith formation programs and more.

If you have questions about our church that are not answered on this page, you are welcome to contact the parish office at 816.353-2380.

You can find maps to the parish on the Our Church page, as well as links to pages about our stained glass windows and other artwork.

You will find links to all of the pages on the Our Lady of Lourdes site by clicking Other Pages. There are links to this navigation page in the link bar on the left hand side of every page (it is the second link in the top group on the bar, labeled "Table of Contents.")    

LENTEN REGULATIONS

• Ash Wednesday (February 17) and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat and days of fast; that is, only one full meal is allowed.  Two other meatless meals may be taken but together should not equal another full meal.

• All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.

• The obligation to abstain  from meat commences at 14 years of age.

• The obligation to fast commences at 18 years of age and ends at 59 years of age.

• The obligation to do penance is a serious one and no Catholic should lightly excuse him/herself from this obligation during the Lenten season.

LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES - 7:00 p.m.

•  Coronation - Monday, March 15

•  St. Regis (at St. Regis with St. Matthew) -  Tuesday, March 16

•  St. Bernadette (at Bernadette with Our Lady of Lourdes) - Thursday, March 18

•  St. Catherine - Sunday, March 21

•  St. Sabina - Monday, March 22

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross will be held  on Fridays during Lent at 7:00 p.m. in the church beginning Friday, February 19.

St. Joseph Table

Our 2010 St. Joseph Table celebration will be on Sunday, March 21, with table viewing starting

after the 10:00 a.m. Mass, table blessing by Father Rogers at noon, and dinner served until 4:00 p.m.  Enjoy pasta with traditional Milanese or marinara sauce, salad, & drink for free will offering.  Italian cookies and other baked goods, food items, and religious articles will be for sale.   All proceeds go to charity. 

Present your petitions and thanksgiving to St. Joseph by joining in this parish-wide devotion.  To donate baked goods, call Kathy Burgio at 358-8159.  Next committee meeting will be Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m.\

Confirmation 2010

Confirmation class will meet on Sunday, April 11 from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. at St. Bernadette’s.  We will meet in Bauer Hall (the gym).  Candidates and sponsors should attend.  We will lead stations of the cross at St. Regis on March 12 at 7:00 p.m. and on March 19 at St. Bernadette’s at 6:00 p.m. 

Lenten Activities for the Whole Family

What:  Adults listen to talk on CD (“What Every Couple Should Know About Marriage and Prayer” by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen).  Discussion led by Sister Julia; assistant, Sister Maria Damiana.

Junior High and High School Students - Movie “Mother Teresa of Calcutta”.  Discussion led by Sister Maria Stella.

Grade School and younger listen to stories, do crafts, etc. led by Sister Catherine Marie

When:  Friday evenings - March 12 & 19. 

Time:   (Approximately 7:40 p.m.), following Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.

Where:  Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall. Refreshments provided.  All are welcome.  Let this be your best Lent ever!

KOC Lenten Fish Fry

KOC #4962 at 5101 Blue Ridge Cutoff will host a Lenten Fish Fry each Friday until, and including, March 26.  Cost is $9/adults, $7/children 13 and over, $4.50/children ages 5-12, or $25/ family of five. Carry out $9/person.  

EASTER SERVICES SCHEDULE

•  Holy Thursday - 7:00 p.m.

•  Good Friday   -  3:00 p.m.

•  Holy Saturday - 8:00 p.m.

• Easter Sunday - 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Latest News from the School

SchoolPop – TOTAL TUITION CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Note:  Earnings must be above $10 to be credited. 

Option A - On-line shopping www.schoolpop.com reduces your tuition too!  Be sure to charge your on-line shopping to your Schoolpop Visa and get credit for both!  

Option B - Schoolpop Visa Credit Card and ONE percent of every dollar you spend is credited back towards your tuition.  Apply at www.schoolpop.com .

Use your Schoolpop Visa to pay for on-line charges and earn under both. You can use Script cards to pay for on-line shopping too!  

It's easy, it's free and it only takes a few minutes. To register for on-line shopping:

1. Go to www.schoolpop.com and click Join Now button. Choose our school to receive credit for your purchases. Be sure to apply for Our Lady of Lourdes School {our school id is 130219}. Or apply by phone by calling (800) 297-1286 and mention card code 6CMN.

2. Choose “Profile” on the left hand side.  Fill out your Profile Information and “Tuition Crediting”.  Be sure to put your email address in the Tuition Crediting section to assure your purchases are credited properly.  Friends and family members should input your email address as well.  You can Opt-in to receive emails about new merchants, special promotions, and extra bonuses. Be sure to add schoolpop@schoolpop.p0.com to your address book.

3. You can register other credit cards on Schoolpop's secure server so that your purchases are credited.  Choose “My Cards” and add your other credit cards.

It’s a good idea to download the “shopping buddy” too, just in case you forget to make purchases through schoolpop.com.   START SHOPPING!

Parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends can all participate! Supporters simply enter your email address in the "Benefiting" field at the bottom of the online registration page. New supporters can do this when they sign up for the first time. Existing Supporters can go into their profiles under "My Account" and add a beneficiary.  If you have family & friends signup, please be sure to let me know their name to assure proper crediting.

If you are interested in applying for the Schoolpop Visa Card follow the instructions on the website.

SchoolPop Coordinator, Anne Snoddy

snoddy@casstel.net

 Ink & Cell Phone Recycling
Did you know 80% of all printer and fax cartridges end up in a landfill? These items are made with petroleum based plastics and are not biodegradable. 

OLL has teamed up with the “eCycle” recycling program which is designed with kids, teachers and parents in mind. Gather your cartridges and phones and deposit them in the bin in the school lobby!  Earnings are designated to go into the general operating fund.

Good Search
Search the web with Yahoo-powered GoodSearch.com and they’ll donate a penny to your cause each time you search!  GoodSearch.com is a new search engine powered by Yahoo!  GoodSearch donates 50% of its revenue, approximately a penny per search, to the charities designated by its users.  You use it exactly as you would any other search engine and the pennies add up quickly.  It doesn’t cost the users a thing!  BE SURE TO MAKE GOODSEARCH.COM YOUR HOME PAGE, AND DESIGNATE OUR LADY OF LOURDES AS YOUR CHARITY OF CHOICE. 

Trash Bags
Trash bags are an easy sell - everyone needs and uses them! 

#60 18 Gallon
#29 39 Gallon
#15 55 Gallon

All bags are $9 per roll

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is the only Catholic school serving Raytown, Missouri .  Small class sizes, an experienced staff, and full accreditation by North Central and the National Non-Public School Accrediting Agency with the values given to us by Jesus Christ and his Church, make Our Lady of Lourdes the place for all children to come and grow.

SCRIP UPDATE - Thank you for your support of the Scrip program! The cards will continue to be available for sale after the Masses each weekend.

Be sure to see the recent Script Program and Schoolpop Online Shopping information! SchoolPop has been recently updated with more info. You can find links to these on the School's page. Click here to go there now.

Help the school earn money by saving box tops -- click here to find out more!

Send 1% of everything you spend to the OLL parish school by using the SchoolPop Visa card! It costs you nothing extra to send this money to the school. Find out more by following this link.

 

The Class of 2010
Aluminum Can Drive
Pick-up date is the Last Saturday of the Month!

The Eighth grade class is collecting aluminum cans to help Save the Planet, and earn funds for their class trip. We would love to give everyone an opportunity to lend a hand in the commitment to “go green” and help the 8th grade at the same time.

Can collection will be the last Saturday of every month. You can drop your cans off starting Friday after 3:15 but no later than 9:30 on Saturday morning in the courtyard in front of the school. Please be sure to tie the tops of bags, and if at all possible, crush cans as we will be physically taking these to the recycling center.

NOTE: Can collection started in June 2008. Through the efforts of those who have participated, the Class of 2009 collected 1957 lbs of aluminum.

PLEASE do not leave any cans before 3:15 on Friday or after 9:30 as we do not want to dirty up our school grounds. Aluminum cans only!

If you have questions, please feel free to email snoddy@casstel.net.

Thank you.
The Class of 2010

 

GRAVISSIMUM EDUCATIONIS

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Parish office hours are:
8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Thursday
8:30 am to noon on Friday.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
8812 East Gregory
Raytown, MO 64133

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816.353-2380

Parish office hours are 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Thursday
and 8:30 am to noon on Friday.