What can you do with forty days?
Lent is a time to examine ourselves and to make changes in our lives to bring us closer to God.
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*Holy Week Schedule No confessions will take place during holy week Holy Thursday, April 18 Mass of the Lord's Supper 6:00 pm, St. Joseph (Akron) 6:00 pm, St. Mary (Brush) Includes adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Good Friday, April 19 A day of fasting & abstinence 3:00 pm, St. Joseph (Akron) 6:00 pm, St. Mary (Brush) 6:00 pm, St. John (Stoneham) Includes liturgy with reading of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross, & Communion. Divine Mercy Novena begins after the celebration of the liturgy. Holy Saturday, April 20 Solemn Vigil of Easter 8:00 pm, St. Joseph (Akron) 8:00 pm, St. Mary (Brush)* Followed by an appetizer/dessert potluck in the parish hall Easter Sunday, April 21 8:00 am, St. Joseph (Akron) 10:00 am, St. Mary (Brush) 12:00 pm, St. John (Stoneham) No Religious Education classes Stations of the Cross We pray the Stations to honor His sacrifice for our salvation, to give Him thanks, and to remember we do not carry our cross alone; Jesus carries it with you. St. Joseph (Akron) Every Wednesday, 5:30 pm / March 9-April 6 St. Mary (Brush) Every Friday, 5:30 pm / March 4-April 8 After Stations, stay for a short Lenten reflection video series (approximately 20 minutes) Lenten Dinners St. Joseph (Akron) Following Stations of the Cross Every Wednesday, 6:00 pm / March 9-April 6 Menu: Soup Suppers in Coyne Hall St. Mary (Brush) Following Stations of the Cross Every Friday, 6:30 pm / March 4-April 8 Menu changes weekly March 8 - Italian Food dinner March 15 - Soup dinner March 22 - Fish dinner March 29 - Mexican Food dinner April 5 - Soup dinner April 12 - Chef's choice Adoration during Lent Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 pm, St. Joseph (Akron) Adoration in the Chapel. Lenten Study
Best Lent Ever (Online) Take an incredible forty-day journey toward the best-version of-yourself and have your Best Lent Ever! Don't give up chocolate this year. Sign up for this free email program with video reflections that begins the start of Lent. Genesis to Jesus (Online)
Join Dr. Scott Hahn for this online study of salvation history and the importance of Easter. Sign up to stream this free study from the St. Paul Center that begins Ash Wednesday. The Passion 6-Week Lenten Study / at St. Mary (Brush) Tuesdays, March 5-April 9 6:30 pm, St. Mary RE Building By His wounds, we were healed. Come to know Jesus, His suffering, and His love at this six-week exploration of the Lord's passion. No previous bible study experience necessary. |
Fasting & Abstinence
Abstinence: All Catholics 14 years & older must abstain from eating meat on Fridays of Lent, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday. Fasting: All Catholics between the ages of 18 & 59 are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these two days, only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one's needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Archdiocese of Denver Voluntary Day of Prayer & Fasting Friday, March 8, 2019 Annual the first Friday of Lent. Free Movie Night - Thursday, April 4
Movie: "The Passion of Christ" Doors open at 6pm / show starts at 6:30 pm Sands Theatre (211 Clayton Street, Brush) All seats: FREE; public welcome Rated R 
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