Confirmation
"In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit..." - Ephesians 1:13
For IMPORTANT NEWS from our Religious Education program regarding new sacramental preparation requirements affective Fall 2026, click HERE
Please join us as we prepare our wonderful students to receive Confirmation on April 23, 2025!
Register HERE.
Continue to develop your faith family before, during and after your Confirmation preparation.
Contact Lisa Geger at lisageger@ourladyoflourdes.org to receive the weekly EDGE newsletter (6th-8th grade youth group).
Contact Anne Lim at anne@comonewman.org to receive the weekly Life Teen newsletter (high school youth group).
Woo hoo! You are Confirmed.....now what?
Scroll below to see where you can sign up and serve those in our community who need it most!
Great Places to Volunteer!
At your parish!
We need you in so many ways: Children's Liturgy of the Word, Religious Education, Vacation Bible School, Saints in Training and much more!!
To get involved contact:
Anne Lim Director of Youth Ministry (high school) at St. Thomas More Newman Center anne@comonewman.org
Emily Shull Director of Religious Education at St. Thomas More Newman Center emily.shull@comonewman.org
Maria Cox Director of Religious Education at Sacred Heart psrdirector@sacredheart-church.org
Lisa Geger Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry (middle school) at Our Lady of Lourdes lisageger@ourladyoflourdes.org
The Food Bank Home • The Food Bank For Central & Northeast Missouri
Columbia Center For Urban Agriculture Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri About — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
Mission-We help people in need get on their feet and maintain stability so that they don’t have to face these hard situations in the future.
Vision-Our vision is to provide compassionate care through the healing ministry of Jesus and create hope for a better life for our neighbors who are challenged by the poverty of mind, body, emotions, and spirit.
St. Vincent De Paul Society St. Vincent de Paul – We Serve in Hope
City of Refuge City of Refuge
Mission & Vision-City of Refuge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Columbia, Missouri with a mission to serve and empower refugees through relational care, education, and development.
Central Missouri Humane Society Central Missouri Humane Society | Putting Pets with People since 1943
St. Raymond's Society Contact - St. Raymond's Society
Interfaith Garden Interfaith Garden
Ronald McDonald House Charities Mid-Missouri Ronald McDonald House Charities | Mid-Missouri
Mission & Vision-At Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Mid-Missouri (RMHC Mid-Missouri), we focus on keeping things as ordinary, routine, and tranquil as possible.
Why? Because for families faced with a child’s illness, life stops overnight, and parents enter a world of fear and worry. That’s where we come in. Our House is built on the simple idea that families with ill children shouldn’t worry about where to sleep or where they will get their next meal. We try to make their new normal as normal as can be.
Mobility Worldwide of Columbia Mobility Worldwide - Mobility Worldwide®
Mission & Vision-Our vision is to lift persons with leg disabilities out of the dirt and into a fuller life. 60+ Million People Worldwide Are Leg Disabled Without Help From a Mobility Device. They Crawl in the Dirt – report by WHO 2013. Many people have lost the use of their legs due to polio, landmine injury, birth defects, etc. Mobility Worldwide MO – Columbia is a growing ministry to deliver mobility solutions to the “least of these.”
Second Chance Columbia Second Chance | Foster, Adopt, Educate
Mission-To advance and support relationships between people and companion pets, specifically dogs and cats, through the acts of rescue, adoption, prevention, and education.
Vision-Second Chance seeks a world in which: Every companion animal is wanted and cared for; Every pet owner has access to education and resources; No companion animals are killed due to lack of space.
For Columbia Home - For Columbia
Mission & Vision-ForColumbia was founded in 2015 to bring Christians together to freely share the love of God by serving our community, side-by-side. We do this by organizing volunteers from Christian churches throughout mid-Missouri to serve individuals, non-profit organizations, and other public venues in an annual city-wide day of service.
The Love Seat Love Seat
Mission& Vision-Supports neighbors in need by hully supporting and sustaining the Furniture Bank's program of providing free furniture, free furnishings and free moving assistance.
Other ways to stay connected and build up your faith family!
Our faith journey is a life long journey and we have to be mindful of who we spend our time with what we are doing. We are the average of the five people we hang out with the most....what does that look like for you?
Consider getting involved with EDGE-youth ministry for middle school kids. Religion is not a class to pass, it is a relationship with God. This is a great place to continue figuring out how to apply what we have already learned in class.
Check out our Youth Ministry webpage and sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop, you won't want to miss out on all the fun! Summer activities will be published soon! Youth Ministry | Our Lady of Lourdes
Confirmation at Our Lady of Lourdes
Our 2024-25 session for public, private, and homeschooled 7th graders and above is completed. Please keep a look out for 2025-26 Registration over the summer or contact Lisa to be put on our list to contact. We can't wait to see you at our summer events!
Lisa Geger
{573-445-7915 ext. 1138}
{youthministry@ourladyoflourdes.org}
This document addresses common questions the Diocese has received.