Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald

12/09/2026

🍎 Help yourself to some apples! 🍎

Fancy making an apple pie, apple crumble, or something else delicious?

Please do help yourself to the apples in the church porch, kindly donated by a parishioner from their apple tree.

Enjoy! And thank you to our generous parishioner for sharing them with us.

09/09/2026

06/09/2026

Ciao from Rome!

As I settle back into life in a very warm Rome, I cannot help but think of the many happy memories I have of Our Lady of Lourdes. During prayer recently, I thanked the Lord for the many graces and blessings he bestowed upon me during my time at OLOL. At that moment, so many wonderful memories came flooding back.

I gained a great deal of experience and knowledge from Fr Joe and the rest of the clergy, and I will always be grateful for their guidance and example. During my time in the parish, I developed a particular love for visiting our primary schools and the housebound. These experiences taught me so much and will remain a very special part of my journey towards priesthood.

My time at OLOL was made so special by you, the good people of the parish. You made me feel incredibly welcome and took such good care of me. The chapel house was a very happy place to live, and I miss it and all of you very much.

I have now returned to Rome to continue my studies. I sincerely hope that I will return to OLOL one day, either as a seminarian or, God willing, as a priest.

I will not go on any longer, as I said my thanks on my final Sunday. However, please continue to keep me in your prayers. You are all most certainly in mine.

God bless,
Jordan

06/09/2026

What a joyful weekend celebrating at the Vigil Elisabeth and Giovanni’s 10th wedding anniversary ~ their Tin Anniversary. 🥂✨

A beautiful milestone. Great Gianluca proudly serving as the ring bearer.

Wishing Elisabeth and Giovanni many more wonderful years of love, happiness, and togetherness . ❤️💍

Got a significant anniversary coming up?
Like to renew your vows?
Do get in touch.

06/09/2026

A Staircase Steeped in Ministry

Uncovered after decades, the original lino on the Chapel House stairs tells a story of its own.

Just imagine the countless footsteps that have travelled over it through the years.

Priests going up and down the stairs to open the church and prepare to celebrate Mass.

Hurried footsteps in response to a sick call, not knowing what awaited at the other end.

And perhaps, at the close of a long day of ministry, the slower, more weary steps of a priest making his way back upstairs.

Every mark and worn patch is a small reminder of the generations of priests who lived, prayed and ministered here.

These stairs have witnessed decades of service, devotion and the daily rhythm of parish life.