Special Lenten Message From Father Jirak
Happy Lent,
I am excited to join you in making this a great Lent! As a parish we are most fortunate and blessed to have the following opportunities available to us:
Opening the Word - Saturdays at 4:30 PM, Sundays at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM in the Bishop Gerber Room Opening the Word is a resource that helps you unpack the Sunday reading and apply it to your life in a profound way. Babysitting offered during the 10:00 session. For more information about Opening the Word:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jCki9gAeVw
Stations of the Cross - Fridays at 2:40 Pm and 7:00 PM in the main church
Spiritual devotion of reflecting on the saving events of Christ's passion. Nearly every saint had a devotion to the Stations of the Cross. For more information about Stations:
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/ns_lit_doc_via-crucis_en.html
Lenten Soup Suppers - Fridays at 6 PM in Bishops Hall
Altar Society will host a Soup Supper before 7 PM Stations of the Cross
Lenten Vespers - Sundays at 5 PM in the main church
Vespers, also called Evening Prayer, is part of the Liturgy of the Hours. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17). Through this prayer, the people of God sanctify the day by continual praise of God and prayers of intercession for the needs of the world.
Lenten Journey Series - Tuesdays at 7:00 PM during Lent
March 25, 7pm: Galileo, Science and the Catholic Church: Myth and Reality presented by Dr. Kenneth Howell. April 1st, 7 pm: Authentic Feminism: Righting the Wrongs of Modern Feminism by Getting to the Heart of the Matterpresented by Erica Zurita.
Penance Service – Thursday, April 10th at 7 PM in the main church
8 priests will be available for confession at our Lenten Penance Service. For more information about the need to confess one's sins, see Pope Francis message:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-be-courageous-go-to-confession/
Lenten Devotionals - If you have not received one yet, please stop by the parish office. You can choose the Magnificat daily devotional, Magnificat Lenten Companion or Not by Bread Alone from Liturgical Press
Forty Days for Lent – Sunday before all Masses
The Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul ware inviting us to help stock God’s Food Pantry by setting aside a can or carton of food each day during Lent and place in grocery cats at the entrances of the church each Sunday before Mass.
Opening the Word - Saturdays at 4:30 PM, Sundays at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM in the Bishop Gerber Room Opening the Word is a resource that helps you unpack the Sunday reading and apply it to your life in a profound way. Babysitting offered during the 10:00 session. For more information about Opening the Word:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jCki9gAeVw
Stations of the Cross - Fridays at 2:40 Pm and 7:00 PM in the main church
Spiritual devotion of reflecting on the saving events of Christ's passion. Nearly every saint had a devotion to the Stations of the Cross. For more information about Stations:
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/ns_lit_doc_via-crucis_en.html
Lenten Soup Suppers - Fridays at 6 PM in Bishops Hall
Altar Society will host a Soup Supper before 7 PM Stations of the Cross
Lenten Vespers - Sundays at 5 PM in the main church
Vespers, also called Evening Prayer, is part of the Liturgy of the Hours. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17). Through this prayer, the people of God sanctify the day by continual praise of God and prayers of intercession for the needs of the world.
Lenten Journey Series - Tuesdays at 7:00 PM during Lent
March 25, 7pm: Galileo, Science and the Catholic Church: Myth and Reality presented by Dr. Kenneth Howell. April 1st, 7 pm: Authentic Feminism: Righting the Wrongs of Modern Feminism by Getting to the Heart of the Matterpresented by Erica Zurita.
Penance Service – Thursday, April 10th at 7 PM in the main church
8 priests will be available for confession at our Lenten Penance Service. For more information about the need to confess one's sins, see Pope Francis message:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-be-courageous-go-to-confession/
Lenten Devotionals - If you have not received one yet, please stop by the parish office. You can choose the Magnificat daily devotional, Magnificat Lenten Companion or Not by Bread Alone from Liturgical Press
Forty Days for Lent – Sunday before all Masses
The Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul ware inviting us to help stock God’s Food Pantry by setting aside a can or carton of food each day during Lent and place in grocery cats at the entrances of the church each Sunday before Mass.
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