MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, October 5th 150 residents attended the Fall Feast, a fundraiser for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish by local members of the Catholic Womens’ Society. The supper was held in the church basement which was decorated with a festive fall theme. Attendees raved about [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, May 13th Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe attended an early morning mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church to join parishioners in celebrating the Confirmation of 30 students from several local schools. Our Lady of Lourdes choir members led the [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON – The Batchawana church, St. Isaac Jogues located on Highway 563 in Batchawana Village originally constructed in 1902 has officially been returned to the Batchewana First Nation (BFN). Batchewana Village has long hosted a catholic church but due to more recent [Read more]
From: Bishop’s Office – Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, ON, Friday morning (Dec 30, 2011) in Rome, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI announced the appointment of the Most Reverend Noël Simard, as Bishop of Valleyfield, Quebec. Since his episcopal ordination on October 3, 2008 [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON –Five young ladies, Tricia Chartier, Josephine Robertson, Anna-Marie Gillman, Mercedes Hunter and Melodie Mallais, Grade 8 students of Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Elementary School Immersion and English Language programs, celebrated their graduation Tuesday, June 22nd with a mass [Read more]
Parishioners Picnic Party MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday May 30th, the members of Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Parish and other community members were entertained at the church’s 1st annual Family Day Picnic. The day began with a casual “bring your own lunch” picnic enjoyed on the [Read more]
To read the version of this story submitted to The Echo (local weekly paper)including more photos and active links, visit www.karinahunter.com/?p=6266 . The article below is a revised, shorter version sent to the Chronicle Journal (regional daily paper). 50th anniversary at Our Lady of Lourdes [Read more]
Our Lady of Lourdes celebrates Golden Jubilee by Karina Hunter Parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Manitouwadge gathered at their church Saturday celebrating its 50th Anniversary. They enjoyed a spaghetti supper accompanied by the Most Reverend Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn, [Read more]
Changes at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Manitouwadge, welcomed a new priest last week. Father Manuelpillai Soosaipillai or Father Manuel as he is fondly named in our country, originally hails from Sri-Lanka where he was ordained in 1980. His initial visit to [Read more]
