A Healing Mass This week, our faith focus has been on our Blessed Mother as we prepare to celebrate our parish feast day, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, on February 11. We will observe this special feast tonight with a candle light procession around our church grounds, giving thanks while praying for healing and peace. Yesterday, our beloved Father Tim, former associate pastor at OLL, returned to celebrate a special Mass for our school community. More than 100 seniors from our parish homebound, assisted living, and nursing home ministries joined us for a beautiful liturgy that included the More...
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10
Feb
2012
A Healing Mass
30
Jan
2012
Bully Free Zone!
A Bully-Free School Charlie Brown had Lucy, Marty McFly had Biff Tannen, even Kelly Clarkson had Simon Cowell. Unfortunately, bullying is something that has been and continues to be prevalent in our society. Quite often, school-aged children are the silent victims of bullying, unsure of how to react and who to tell. Recently, the faculty and staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School launched an anti-bullying initiative to ensure that no child is the victim of such unfair treatment. The program carries to various aspects of school learning, including theatre, religion, guidance, and humanities. Taking a Stand on More...
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27
Jan
2012
LegoLand
Early Monday morning, over 200 students, parents, faculty, and staff from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School boarded buses and set off on the adventure of a lifetime: a school-wide field trip to LegoLand! The event marked the first Jubilee Trip of our 50th Anniversary celebration. After a long bus journey along I-4, students filed off the buses and through the gates of LegoLand, most first time visitors to Florida’s newest theme park. Students split up into groups of three or four, accompanied by some of the many generous community members who volunteered to chaperone this trip. It truly was More...
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20
Jan
2012
Jubilee Pep Rally
Last week, following a vibrant Jubilee liturgy, the students of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School marched over to the Conmy Center for our first official student led Jubilee event. Giggles and squeals echoed through the gym while 207 students made their way up the bleachers and into their seats for the first Golden Jubilee Pep Rally. Mrs. Bogataj and Ms. Schaibly served as the emcees for the event, leading spirited chants in support of fifty years of OLL Romans history. The room buzzed with anticipation and enthusiasm as students, faculty, and parents shouted and cheered in honor of our More...
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13
Jan
2012
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week Catholic Schools Week is upon us once again! As always, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School will observe this national celebration with a week of school-wide festivities honoring our community and our faith. This year, as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary as a school, we will incorporate a Jubilee theme into all of our celebrations. Sunday Sunday, January 29 will be our official start to Catholic Schools Week, as well as the innaugural event of our Jubilee year! Join us for a special 9:30 Mass commemorating our 50th Anniversary, followed by a Jubilee Open House. This More...
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06
Jan
2012
Living the Virtues
The students and staff of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School practice virtues every day in our lives. From collecting food for the hungry to praying during every class, it is evident that OLL is a faith-filled environment that allows students to learn and succeed. For the past fifty years, we at OLL have strived to live as Jesus did while learning and experiencing new things each day. Each year, we at Our Lady of Lourdes try our best to give hope to those who are less fortunate than we are. For example, we do many service projects that help More...
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06
Jan
2012
Happy Birthday, OLL!
Happy Birthday, Our Lady of Lourdes! For fifty years, Our Lady of Lourdes School has served as the premier provider of Catholic education in northern Pinellas County. While our campus and classrooms have changed greatly since 1962, our mission and purpose have remained the same. Teaching as Christ did, we are the living example of the Parable of the Lost Sheep. We exist to educate every child individually and empower him or her with the knowledge and faith to go out and be Christ’s hands and feet in our world. As we celebrate the blessing of our Golden Jubilee, we More...
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13
Dec
2011
Generous Hearts
This year, in keeping with a long standing tradition, the students of Grade Four and Grade Five collaborated on a special Christmas project to benefit the children of a local migrant community. The project, which began back in October, involves the entire school under the leadership of these two special classes. Earlier this week, with toys, candy, tinsel, and bows, the project culminated with a morning of gift wrapping and Christmas cheer. Candy Drive During the month of October, students in Fourth and Fifth Grade work together to plan and advertise a school-wide candy drive. They distributed posters and More...
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13
Dec
2011
The OLL Jesse Tree
Our Lady of Lourdes Jesse Tree This Advent Season has been such a blessing for the community at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School. With our weekly prayer services, classroom service projects, school-wide spiritual devotions, and over 100 handmade Advent wreaths, we were truly being intention about preparing our hearts for the birth of the Savior. One of our favorite new Advent projects came through “This is the Day,” our student run television news show. Led by our morning show hosts, our students came together to create and pray a Jesse Tree with each class contributing in its own special More...
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09
Dec
2011
Stockings and Shoes
During the month of December, the radio is filled with songs about St Nicholas. From the Beach Boys to Holly Jolly Christmas, everyone seems to be talking about him! In our faith, we remember St Nicholas as a third century bishop who was known for his extreme generosity. In the Gospels, Jesus tells a rich man to sell all of his belongings and fully devote himself to the mission of God. St. Nicholas took this command seriously and lived his life with generosity, always giving to the poor. Our students in EC4 and Kindergarten celebrated St. Nicholas Day on his More...
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