Contact:
Canon Anthony Dwyer
Our Lady of Lourdes
1 Kirkwick Avenue
Harpenden
AL5 2QH
01582 712245
harpenden@rcdow.org.uk

Church Address:
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church
Rothamsted Avenue
Harpenden
AL5 2DB

Office Administrator: Mrs Melanie Armitage
Office hours: 9.30am - 12.30pm, Mon to Thu
Safeguarding Representative: Mrs Brigid Brennan

Our Lady of Lourdes is a Fairtrade Parish and a LiveSimply Parish.


“Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them”
Romans 12:6

First Holy Communion Catechists

We have a team of dedicated and experienced catechists who prepare the children of the parish (typically those in Year 3) for receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time.

Preparation sessions take place after 9.45am Mass over a number of weeks throughout the academic year, culminating in the First Holy Communion Masses in the summer term, organised and overseen by the catechists.