Registration for the 2025-2026 Faith Formation Program is open and accepting applications. We will also be offering a new program for the youngest members of our parish in Pre-kindergarten classes. Please follow the instructions below to access the online registration form.

You will be able to enroll all children in your family using one registration form.

If you child is in grades 2 OR 10 and was NOT baptized at Our Lady of Lourdes or Our Lady of the Rosary, please take a picture of his/her Baptismal certificate and email to: mmoosfaithformation@syrdio.org.

• Beginning **Sunday, September 21st** (Catechetical Sunday)
• The **8:30am Sunday Mass** will now be celebrated at **8:15am**

Why the change?
Our families and catechists have asked for a little extra time on Sunday mornings to be with their children for our **Family Life Catechesis program.**

This gentle shift allows us to better serve our families and to pass on the faith to the next generation of Catholics in the Utica area.

We know this may be an adjustment for parishioners not directly involved in Family Life Catechesis, and we are deeply grateful for your flexibility and support.

Your willingness to embrace this new time is a powerful way to encourage our families, strengthen our parish community, and help form disciples for years to come.

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, September 21st!

Our Parochial Vicar, Fr. Pawel has offered to lead our parish in a four-week Bible Study beginning on Wednesday, September 3rd at 9:00am and continuing on September 10th, September 17th and September 24th.

We are so excited about this opportunity. Fr. Pawel will guide us through the Book of Revelation, which is well -known for its apocalyptic and prophetic themes. Join Father Pawel on Wednesdays in the Seton Center following the 8:15am daily Mass at Lourdes.

Coffee and donuts will be served! All are welcome!

During the weekend of August 2nd and 3rd we were blessed to have sister Anisia Muthoni, a Little Sister of St. Francis, talk to us about the works of her mission in Kenya.

So many children have benefited from the hard work of this mission. Once again, our parish has opened its hearts and we have collected over $7,565 to date!

Sister Anisia sends her most grateful thank you to all of us!

The first reading from the prophet Isaiah say that God will take as priests and Levites people who were fugitives so His own glory may shine through them. Don’t let past mistakes hinder you from pursuing God’s call.

If you believe He is calling you to the priesthood, diaconate or religious life, reach out to the Vocation Office via email: vocations@syrdiol.org and follow us on Instagram vocationssyracuse.

We are pleased to announce that as of this month, Online Giving is available for you to make contributions to our parish. Online Giving is intended to be a convenient tool for you to use, and we strongly support both Online Giving and Offering Envelopes for contributions to the parish. Online Giving is the electronic way to participate in weekly offertory.

To access the online giving link for our parish’s weekly offertory, please visit Website.