This trackable visted Our Lady of Lourdes church located in Southwest Miami-Dade for a Palm Sunday mass. The "Bouncy Ball" cache is located just across the street (literally) from the church so I picked it up before evening mass. Our Lady of Lourdes was founded in 1985 and continues to serve Catholics in the fast growing West Kendall area. With more than 1,000 families by 1994, and more than 400 children and 10 adults enrolled in religious education classes, parishioners began establishing a school. It opened in fall 1997 with 240 students in pre kindergarten 3 to fourth grade and through the years expanded to include grade eight.
Now with more than 5,000 families from more than thirtynine countries, the nine weekend Masses attract about 15,000 worshipers. A dedication of a new Mediterraneanstyle church that seats 1,200 worshipers took place in 2002. Parishioners participate in an array of spiritual and service ministries, including Emmaus retreats; they host an annual carnival to support parish activities.