What's Up Wednesday /
Que Pasa Mi ércoles
Our Lady of Lourdes
Hello All, This is the first electronic bulletin that will be sent out every Wednesday. / Hola a todos, Este es el primer boletín electrónico que se enviará todos los miércoles. 
The Annual Blessing of Pets/ La Bendición Annual de las mascotas:
The annual blessing of household pets will be on Saturday October 5 at 11am in front of the Church on the lawn. The annual pet blessing is done in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. Please bring some pet supplies that we, as a faith community can donate to a local animal shelter.
 
La bendición anual de las mascotas domésticas será el sábado 5 de octubre a las 11 am frente a la Iglesia en el césped. La bendición anual de mascotas se realiza en honor a San Francisco de Asís. Traiga algunos suministros para mascotas que nosotros, como comunidad de fe, podemos donar a un refugio de animales local.
 
CCD Classes/ Clases de CCD
The registration for religious education will be on September 8, 2019 at 11AM. Classes will begin the following Sunday after Mass and we’d like for everyone interested to be registered by then. For any questions or concerns you may get in contact with Christina Richards. 
 
La inscripción para la educación religiosa será el 8 de septiembre de 2019 a las 11AM. Las clases comenzarán el domingo siguiente después de la misa y nos gustaría que todos los interesados ​​que se inscriban para entonces. Para cualquier pregunta o inquietud puede ponerse en contacto con Christina Richards.
Online Giving/ Donaciones por Internet:
Our parish now offers Online Giving, a web-based electronic contribution application. We are providing this service so that you have the option to manage your contributions online or with your offering envelopes. Sign up for Online Giving by visiting our parish website at https://www.ololcolga.com and selecting the Online Giving link.
 
Nuestra parroquia ahora ofrece donaciones en línea, una contribución electrónica basada en la Aplicación de la web. Estamos proporcionando este servicio para que usted tenga la opción de gestionar sus contribuciones en línea o con sus sobres de oferta. Regístrese en línea para dar su donación visitando nuestra página web parroquial en https://www.ololcolga.com y seleccionando el enlace de donaciones en línea.
Caring For Me -A Workshop For Caregivers is an education and support program for people who are caring for individuals of any age with a physical or mental illness or disability. The leaders will provide information, specific skills for the caregiver, and opportunities to discuss issues and situations with the other caregivers in the workshop. The workshop will be held on September 18, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the school library. Leaders for the workshop are Maureen and Jim Humphries. Both Maureen and Jim were trained by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving as well as being personal caregivers. The signup sheet and course outline is posted in the church vestibule. For additional information you can contact Maureen 706-505-8822 or Jim 706-505-8223. Solamente en ingles.
40 Days for Life
Seneca Choices for Life has organized several pro-life events for the fall and Our Lady of Lourdes has been invited to participate and support these events.

Our Lady of Lourdes has always taken one or two days to pray during the 40 Days for Life campaign, the dates that Our Lady of Lourdes has committed to are Monday October 21 and Monday October 28. The times that we are committed to doing are 7am to 7pm on each of these days. All this information can be found on our website at www.ololcolga.com
Individual church members are challenged to choose one hour to fast and pray on-site at Seneca for an end to abortion. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e48a5af2fa3f58-40days2
If you do not have access to the internet you can call the office 706-689-5720 and give your information to Gabriella and she will sign you up for the times you choose.
Other Pro-Life events that are happening are the following:
 
1. Saturday September 21st @ 7pm  - Seneca will be showing Unplanned , the movie.
Come to Seneca and see how being a prayer warrior for LIFE in the close proximity of a modern-day holocaust will save lives.  ** See Unplanned trailer:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLWpKbC3ww
 
You don't want to miss this exciting opportunity to see the major motion picture: Unplanned ! RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your seat!!
 
2. Candlelight Vigil - 40 Days for Life Opening Ceremony -  Wednesday, Sept. 25 @ 6:15pm
 
Other helpful information:
·          Goal for 40 Days for Life is praying to end abortion by going to the place where modern day holocaust (abortion facility) occurs and being a witness for life. 
o    Prayer & Fasting
o    Peaceful Vigil
o    Community Outreach
·          Every year over 1,000 unborn babies die in Columbus GA at our local abortion facility.  
·          In solidarity we each cover 1-hour shifts on these two dates babies will be SAVED!!!
·          This is a peaceful prayer vigil, not a protest. To protect the integrity of the ministry, only "40 Days for Life" signs will be allowed on Seneca property.
·          All denominations are welcomed to join, please invite a friend to come pray with you!
·          Any conversation with the women and men going in for an abortion must be done by a Trained Seneca Sidewalk Advocate
·          While on-site, if you are not trained, remain in silence please.

Upcoming Events / Proximos Eventos

Masses / Las Misas

Saturdays at 5pm in English
Sundays at 10am in English
Domingos a las 12:15pm en Español

Pastoral Council Meeting
September 25, 2019 at 7pm
Ministry Schedules / Horarios de los Ministerios
Click on the link below to see the schedules. / Haga clic en el siguiente para ver los horarios.


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