Lent & Easter Services & Activities
Lent Devotional Book
Each year, we create a Lent devotional book comprised of submissions from our parishioners and community…one devotion each day that speaks to the reading of the day This year’s will be published the weekend of March 1-2. Download our 2024 book, “A Change of Heart”
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5 • Main Church
9:00 am (School Mass) • 6:30 pm
Masses with distribution of ashes as we begin Lent
Lenten Faith Sharing Groups
Various days and times; signup sheets at Mass
Join fellow parishioners in Lenten prayer and discussion. Contact Dave Albertine via email at davea51@gmail.com or look for sign-up sheets in the back of the church.
Stations, Soup & Sharing
Every Friday of Lent beginning March 7 • 3:30 pm
Begin with Stations of the Cross, then a potluck simple soup supper and faith sharing led by Lauren Craig.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Saturday, March 15 • 6:00 pm • Parish Hall
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus; an annual favorite with great food and an evening of authentic Irish dance.
Lenten Retreat with Dina Marie Hale
Sat., March 22 • 8:30 am • Main Church & Old Madeleine Church
Exploring our Call: Walking with Christ is a morning Lenten retreat with Dina Marie, speaker, retreat leader and workshop facilitator. Details at dinamarie.org
Celtic Vespers
Sunday, March 23 • 6:30 pm • The Old Madeleine Church
Join The Madeleine Choir in a beautiful evening of Lenten Vespers—Irish style.
Communal Penance Service
Communal Service Thurs., March 27 • 6:30 pm • Main Church
Several priests will be on hand to hear your confession. Other Lenten Penance opportunities include:
- At St. Rose with Fr. Bonaventure, Wednesdays, 6 pm (except Ash Weds.) and on April 9 at the Parish Mission evening session
- At The Madeleine, Saturdays, 3:30-4:30 pm or Weds, April 9 at the Parish Mission morning session
Parish Mission with St. Rose
April 7–10 • 8:30 am @ The Madeleine • 6:00 pm @ St. Rose
Journeying through Lent as Pilgrims of Hope, led by Fr. John Paul Ouellette from Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Sessions at 8:30 am at The Madeleine and 6:00 pm at St. Rose. Daily topics include Jesus, the Presence of Hope; Hope and Healing; Reconciliation: Sacrament of Hope; Mass: Transformation of Hope. Click here to download the mission information flyer
Passion (Palm) Sunday
Sat., April 12 • 5:00 pm • Sun., April 13 • 8:00 & 10:00 am
Please gather 15 minutes early in the Parish Hall to bless the palms, then process to the church.
Chrism Mass
Monday, April 14 • 7:00 pm • St. Mary’s Cathedral
Join Archbishop Sample and his archdiocesan priests as they consecrate the sacred Chrism and bless the other oils.
Good Friday: Seven Last Words
Friday, April 18 • Noon • Fireside Room
Please join us with parishioner and Lenten book editor Marilyn Robb, who will lead us in a reflection on the Seven Last Words spoken by Jesus during his passion.
Paschal Triduum & Easter
All Masses in the Main Church
Mass Times:
Holy Thursday
- April 17, 6:30 pm— Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday
- April 18, 6:30 pm—Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Easter Vigil
- Saturday, April 19, 8:30 pm — Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter
REMINDER: There is no 5:00 pm Mass today
Easter Sunday
- April 20, 8:00 am—Mass
- April 20, 10:00 am—Mass