elcome to the On Line portion of the Parish Community of Our Lady of Lourdes in Mountainside, NJ.  It is our hope that the information you gather from these pages will enable you to know better who we are as a parish community and how we work to proclaim the Lord Jesus in our midst.
 

In his apostolic exhortation, our past Holy Father, Pope John Paul II wrote:

The Internet can offer magnificent opportunities for evangelization if used with competence and a clear awareness of its strengths and weaknesses. Above all, by providing information and stirring interest it makes possible an initial encounter with the Christian message, especially among the young who increasingly turn to the world of cyberspace as a window on the world. It is important, therefore, that the Christian community think of very practical ways of helping those who first make contact through the Internet to move from the virtual world of cyberspace to the real world of Christian community. 

        Whether you are a member of our community since its beginning in 1958, someone new to our community, or someone just surfing the net, we welcome you to come and see how we live the gospel message.  Look through these pages and contact us if you need more information.  Or better still, come by and say hello!

Father John McCrone
frjohn@ollmountainside.org 

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The deadline for submission of information you would like included in the weekly bulletin is Tuesday at 12 noon at the Parish Office. This includes all articles for the bulletin and any requests for flyers. Please note that there is a limited amount of space and parish announcements/news take precedence over non-parish events. Also, we limit the number of flyers in the bulletin to no more that two a week. There will be no exceptions!