Church-Hopping in Utah
  • Preface
  • Pilgrimage
  • Thoughts
  • Q & A's
  • Utah Catholics
  • Locations
  • Humor
  • CONTACT ME

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church - SLC

11/26/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
On this crisp Tuesday morning I found myself traveling northeast to a church that has two Catholic Schools onsite.  My Pilgrim Train brought me to the nine o'clock mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church ∙ 670 South 1100 East ∙ Salt Lake City UT 84102 ∙ Phone: (801) 322-3330 ∙ Website: http://www.lourdes-slc.org/.  I encourage you to visit the website, especially the 'Centennial' link.  Yes, they have a Centennial because the were established in 1913 to fulfill a need and have been growing ever since.

The church has a beautiful view of the Salt Lake valley
and there is plenty of parking.  Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School and Judge Memorial High School are located on the property that utilizes almost a square block.  The church is located at the corner of 700 South and 1100 East and the main entrance is on 1100 East.  Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church has a light brick colored exterior with double wooden entry doors.  On the opposite side of those doors is a large foyer with an abundance of information, handouts and a beautiful Holy Water storage container.  The stairs for the balcony and confessionals

can also be found in the foyer.  From the foyer,  there is another set of double doors that lead into church.  There are two rows of pews and one center aisle with two side aisles.  The first thing I saw upon entering church was the Baptismal Font, located at the start of the center aisle.  The two side walls are adorned with beautiful stained glass windows of different saints and symbols along with the Stations of the Cross.  Our Lady of Lourdes Church has two alcoves, one on each side.  The alcove on the right has a very large stained glass of the Apparition to St. Anthony along with two statues and the American flag.  The left alcove is the music area and has a stained glass of their Patron, Our Lady of Lourdes. The alcoves can be reached by the side aisles.

As I walked down the center aisle, I noticed a beautiful painting of the Holy Spirit shining down on the parishioners, about three-quarters of the way to the altar on the ceiling.  The ceiling and a lot of the walls have been painted a
trompe l'oeil style, or perhaps they have a special wallpaper.  Either way, I think it is exquisite and adds to the ambiance and special peace that I found. 

The altar was adorned in white linens and there were two beautiful floral bouquets on each side of  the crucifix located on the back wall.  The Tabernacle is located to the right of the altar in a special nook with the candle burning, two side candles and a spotlight above.  The Bible is located to the left of the altar in a similar nook as the tabernacle but without the candle.  The nooks have beautiful ornate golden trim that accent the both subjects.  Turning around from the altar area I found the balcony in the back of the church with another stained glass window tucked away.  There is a banner at the balcony that reads, "Our Lady of Lourdes Celebrates 100 years 1913-2013 - - Faith, Community, Service." 

I encourage you to visit Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.  The view is fantastic, the church is beautiful, the sermons are enlightening and you'll meet Fr. J.J. Schwall too.  May God bless this church and their parishioners. 

Spread love everywhere you go.  Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
- Mother Teresa


(Please feel free to click on the photos below to view them enlarged.)
Picture







Sign in front and dated marker (left)

Picture







The left side alcove

Picture







The Tabernacle

Picture







View from the altar

Picture







Left side of foyer

Picture







The right side alcove

Picture







The Bible

Picture







The 4th Station of the Cross

Picture







View from foyer/back of church

Picture







Right corner from the altar

Picture







The Altar

Picture






 Holy Spirit shining down for all

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    November 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    July 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    November 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012

    Categories

    All
    Abbey Of Our Lady Of The Holy Trinity
    Blessed Sacrament
    Carmelite Monastery
    Cathedral Of The Madeleine
    Christ Prince Of Peace
    Christ The King
    Duck Creek Chapel
    Four Corners Regional Care Center
    Good Shepherd
    Holy Family Church
    Holy Family Mission
    Holy Spirit
    Immaculate Conception
    La Sal
    Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum
    Notre Dame De Lourdes
    Our Lady Of Guadalupe Chapel
    Our Lady Of Guadalupe Church
    Our Lady Of Lourdes - Magna
    Our Lady Of Lourdes - SLC
    Our Lady Of Perpetual Help
    Our Lady Of The Light
    Our Lady Of The Snows
    Prison Mass
    Sacred Heart - La Sal
    Sacred Heart - SLC
    San Andres
    San Felipe
    San Isidro
    San Juan Diego
    San Pablo
    San Rafael
    Santa Ana
    St. Ambrose
    St. Andrew
    St. Ann
    St. Anthony Of Padua
    St. Anthony Of The Desert
    St. Bridget
    St. Catherine Of Siena
    St. Christopher's
    St. Dominic
    St. Elizabeth
    St. Florence
    St. Francis Of Assisi
    St. Francis Xavier
    St. George
    St. Gertrude
    St. Helen
    St. Henry
    St. James The Greater
    St. James The Just
    St. Jerome
    St. John Bosco
    St. John The Baptist
    St. Joseph - Monticello
    St. Joseph - Ogden
    St. Joseph's Villa
    St. Joseph The Worker
    St. Jude
    St. Jude Marionite
    St. Kateri Tekakwitha
    St. Lawrence
    St. Marguerite
    St. Martin De Porres
    St. Mary
    St. Mary Of The Assumption
    St. Mary's
    St. Michael The Archangel
    St. Olaf
    St. Patrick - Eureka
    St. Patrick - SLC
    St. Paul
    St. Peter
    St. Pius X
    St. Rose Of Lima
    Sts. Peter And Paul
    St. Sylvester
    St. Therese Of The Little Child Jesus
    St. Thomas Aquinas
    St. Thomas More
    St. Vincent DePaul Parish
    W.S.U. - Newman Center
    Zion National Park

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.