Lent Approaching Fast

Ash Wednesday falls on March 6 this year, only about 10 days from now. If you will be participating in Soup and Scripture, remember that the deadline for notifying the parish office is Monday, Feb. 28th.

Lenten Schedule
Ash Wednesday Masses
7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m. 7 p.m.
Also: Ashes only at Noon
Weekday Masses: 7:00 a.m.
Taize Prayer: Sundays of Lent at 6:30 p.m.
Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 4:30 p.m.
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
Tuesdays: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
First Fridays: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4 p.m.
Sundays of Lent: noon to 12:30 p.m.

Lenten Soup and Scripture

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus urged his listeners to live in a way that fosters justice, peace, harmony, and well-being within and among people. Matthew 5-7: How to Be Happy helps us apply the message of the Sermon on the Mount to our own lives today and find true joy in our walk of faith.

Don’t miss Soup and Scripture this Lent. The guided reflections will be held each Wednesday of Lent (except Ash Wednesday) in the meeting room below the rectory. The soup and bread supper starts at 6:30 p.m. and the Scripture Session at 7 p.m. Participants read a chapter of a simple guide book before each session. This year, the guide is called Matthew 5-7; How to be Happy. It is from the Six Weeks with the Bible series by Kevin Perrotta. The guidebooks will be furnished, but we ask that each participant pay the $8 cost at the first class. Please call the rectory to indicate your participation so that we can order the guidebooks for all participants.

Sessions will be held on Wednesday March 13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd, 10th, and 17th. Please join us!

Family Formation Gathering

Sunday, March 3rd from 12-2 p.m. in NCCS Gym

Women’s Retreat

Annual Lenten Retreat for Hispanics

A Lenten Retreat will be held at Holy Cross Church in Buffalo on Sat. March 9th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fr. Jorge Ramirez and Fr. Maximilian Avila will preach on “The Encounter in the Desert and the cost is $5. The retreat will be held at Holy Cross Church on the west side of Buffalo, 345 Seventh St.( at Niagara St.).