Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 

Catholic Church - Venice Florida

Father  Rafael S. Padilla    *     Father William Kekeisen   *      Father Pawel Kawalec 

Parish Center phone  1-941- 497 -2931

Parish Nurses: Barbara Keyes and April Merrill

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish serves the Catholic Community East of Hwy #41 (Tamiami Trail) including Chestnut Creek, Everglades Estates, Jacaranda, Pelican Pointe, Plantation, Ramblers Rest Resort, Southwood, Venice Acres, Venice East, Venice Gardens, Venice Golf and Country Club, Venice Ranch & Waterside Village.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil Masses: 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and Noon. Holy Day Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. Holy Day Masses: 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Saturday Mass: 8:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions heard in the Chapel before Saturday Vigil Masses or at the Parish Center Office by Appointment.

BAPTISMS:  By Appointment:  Prior parental instruction required.  Parents are the first teachers of their children.   They should also be the best teachers, witnessing by what they say and do, in the practice of their Catholic Faith.

MARRIAGES:  By Appointment: Diocesan Matrimonial Regulations require at least six months of marriage preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony, a Sacrament which is intended to endure for a lifetime. Please contact the Pastor at least six months prior to proposed wedding date.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK:  Please contact the Pastor if any parishioner is seriously ill at home or in the hospital.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Grades K 8, Sundays, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Teens & Adults Contact Parish Office.

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS:

ROSARY -  Weekdays after Morning Mass.

NOVENA - To Our Lady of Lourdes, Saturdays at 8:45 a.m.

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA - Thursdays at 9:45 a.m.

St. ANTHONY NOVENA - Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.

SPECIAL MINISTRIES IN OUR COMMUNITY:  

Venice Area Pregnancy Care Center Ministry to Mothers for Pre Natal Counseling & Services. - 301 Bay Shore Drive, Venice, Florida 34285, 1-941-485-1776.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Store (Ministry to the Poor, providing Food, Clothing & Household Furnishings)  242 Tamiami Trail, Venice, Florida 34285, 1-941- 484 -4117.

We encourage your generous support of these Ministries.

For any additional information, please call the Parish Center at

1-941- 497 -2931. Hours: Mon -Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

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