Our Lady of Lourdes Parish at 1953 Torch Hill Road, Columbus, GA 31903-2735 US - ABOUT OUR PARISH
ABOUT OUR PARISHIn November 1957, the Most Reverend Bishop Thomas McDonough, Bishop od Savannah, decided that a parish should be established in south Columbus to serve the many military servicemen and families in that area. Fr. William Dowling was the first pastor of the newly established parish of Our Lady of Lourdes. The parish was officially established on June 16, 1958. Six month later, on Christmas Eve of 1958, the first Mass was offered in the nearly completed church. There was no glass in the windows and the wind came right through some of the cellophane covering the openings, but there was standing room only. Another step had been realized.
In January 1959, the church was officially dedicated and the rectory was completed in March of 1959. The convent and school were completed in 1960 and classes began in the fall.
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Our Lady of Lordes Parish is the home parish for St. Mary Magdalen Mission in Buena Vista Ga. St. Mary Magdalen is a small but vibrant community located in Buena Vista, Ga., the county seat of rural Marion County. The bilingual Mass is celebrated every Saturday at 7:00 PM. We have a large Hispanic community also. Phone or e-mail for holyday Masses. St. Mary Magdalen is a mission of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbus, Ga, and is a part of the Diocese Of Savannah.
St, Mary Magdalen Mission