Our parish family is alive with the spirit of our risen Lord and you will find Our Lady of Lourdes to be a loving mother whom you can trust to lead you to Jesus.

Our Christian Formation Program prepares a person for full initiation into the Catholic Church and a rich and active lifetime in the Church. It encompasses the preparation of adults for full initiation into the Catholic Church (OCIA), the preparation of families for the baptism of their children, and the preparation of those who have been baptized to receive their First Communion and Confirmation.

This booklet describes the program for adults who are seeking to receive their sacraments of initiation: Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation.

We at Our Lady of Lourdes are honored to work with you in providing a formation and education that affirms your dignity as a child of God and prepares you to develop and use all the gifts that God has given you to love Him with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul and to love your neighbor as yourself.

Msgr. Schwanger

Our Team

The Christian Formation team at Our Lady of Lourdes includes the clergy of the parish, our Coordinator of Christian Formation and her assistants, and our exceptional team of Catechists.

We look to have each member of our team certified as Catechists, teachers of the faith, by the Archdiocese of Miami and to meet the “exceptional” standard in Religion by incorporating the National Catholic Education Association’s Assessment of Catechesis and Religious Education into our performance standards.