Dear Our Lady of Lourdes parish family,

This weekend: Sunday's usual Mass schedule is on!  Our parking lot, walkways, and sidewalks are clear.   Nontheless, keep an eye out for "black ice", which can form any time in cold weather.      

You may contribute to support Our Lady of Lourdes here.   

Sign up for a 30-minute Adoration slot for Forty Hours Devotion here.    You may sign up for as many slots as you like!    Forty Hours starts with a Mass on Thursday, February 5th at 7:00 PM.   The Blessed Sacrament is exposed all day on February 6th and 7th for Adoration.    See the schedule and "Tips for Personal Prayer" here.

RSVP for the Our Lady of Lourdes feast day celebration dinner here.

If you wish to meditate on the reading of this week's Masses, you can find them on the USCCB website here.

THIS WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENTS 

• The Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) has begun.  Please make a pledge here to support our diocesan ministries for evangelization and to support the needy in our area.  Click here to learn more about what the BLA supports. 

• Join us for brunch after Sunday's  8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Masses, prepared by The Knights of Columbus.

• “Come away with me to a quiet place and rest awhile”, said Jesus.  See “You’re Invited” on our website for the Forty Hours Devotion schedule. It begins this Thursday with Mass at 7:00 PM, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 9:00 PM.   The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed all day Friday and Saturday for meditation and quiet time with God.   See “You’re Invited” or the last e-newsletter to sign up for one or more 30-minute prayer slots.   We would like a minimum of two people always present when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed.  You may also drop in at any time.  The sign-up page includes “Tips for Personal Prayer”.  Bring your Bible or a prayer book to meditate on the Gospel. 

• RSVP for our Dinner Party celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, which takes place after the 5:30 Vigil Mass on February 7th.  See “You’re Invited” on our website or the last e-newsletter to RSVP online. 

• Ash Wednesday is February 18th.  Our first Lenten Fish Fry, by the Knights of Columbus, is the following Friday on February 20th at 5:30 PM.

• On every Friday in Lent, we will have Confessions at 7:00 PM followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:30 PM.  

• On every Wednesday in Lent, starting on February 25th, parishes in the Diocese of Arlington and the Archdiocese of Washington will have their annual “The Light is On” Confessions from 6:30-8:00 PM.

Join us for a “Bread & Brews” young adult gathering after the Noon Mass on February 22nd at McNamara’s on 23rd Street.  See Instagram or “You’re Invited” on our website for information.    

In Christ,  Fr. Edlefsen