Lent 2025
Pilgrims: On the Pathway to the Cross
This Lent, we invite you to join us as pilgrims on the sacred journey toward the Cross. In this Holy Year Jubilee 2025, we are reminded that our lives are a pilgrimage — a journey of faith, transformation, and grace. We do not walk alone. We walk in communion with each other, strengthened by the grace of God and guided by the light of the Gospel.
Our pathway to the Cross is not always easy, but on it we encounter the depth of God’s love and the promise of new life through His Resurrection. Along this journey, we are invited to experience the mercy of God, to turn toward Him in repentance, and to walk ever closer in His footsteps, trusting that He will lead us to the new life of Easter.
This Lent is a time to reflect, renew, and rediscover the joy of being pilgrims on this sacred journey. Together, let us seek the face of Christ, follow Him faithfully, and know that He is with us every step of the way.
Ash Wednesday - March 5
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter.
On Ash Wednesday, our foreheads are marked with ashes to humble our hearts and remind us that we were shaped from clay by God’s hands, and that we will return to God: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The ashes also are a visible reminder that we are not alone but belong to God and are part of the larger church.
On Ash Wednesday, we also begin our Lenten Parish Mission (see below). We will hear Dr. Lisa Fortini-Campbell, a beloved speaker in our community, lead us in a reflection at every Mass on what keeps us from being the fully alive human beings God wants us to be.
Ash Wednesday Mass schedule (all Masses are held in the church unless the chapel is specified):
7:00 a.m. - Daily Mass (no music)
9:00 a.m. - Church & Chapel, with our Saint Clement School students
12:15 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Ash distribution will be available from 7:00 a.m. Mass - 7:00 p.m.
All are welcome to join us!
Find Clarity & Renewal: A Lenten Parish Mission to Refresh Your Soul
Ash Wednesday, March 5 – March 8
with morning, afternoon, & evening offerings
In the busyness of life, it’s easy to see Lent as just another to-do list—deciding what to give up or how to do better. But what if Lent wasn’t about our plans, but about God’s?
This year, start Lent differently. Join us from March 5-8 for a powerful and practical Parish Mission led by Dr. Lisa Fortini-Campbell, a beloved speaker in our community. Together, we’ll step away from the noise and make space to listen—really listen—to God.
Guided by St. Irenaeus’ words, “The glory of God is a human being fully alive,” this mission will help you recenter, recharge, and rediscover God’s voice in your life. Through prayer, reflection, and the spiritual practices of Lent, we’ll shift our focus from what we do to who God is—and how He is calling us to live more fully.
Make this Lent a time of renewal, not just routine. Come, listen, and be transformed.
See event schedule below. You are welcome to attend as often as you are able to!
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A parish mission is a special pastoral event focused on preaching, teaching, and spiritually renewing members of the community. It typically involves systematic preaching and prayer and reflection opportunities over a few days or even a week, aimed at deepening the faith and spiritual life of parish members.
Our Lenten Mission will help parishioners consider how they might live their baptismal identity which we celebrate at Easter and grow their spiritual life so as to be more alive in Christ!
Parish Mission Schedule
“The glory of God is a human being fully alive”
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Ash Wednesday, March 5
Dr. Lisa will speak at all Masses and lead us in a reflection on what keeps us from being the fully alive human beings God wants us to be.
Masses:
7:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. (church & chapel)
12:10 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. -
Thursday, March 6
Reflect on how we might look at our sacrifices during Lent as gifts to God.
Daily Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Morning Session: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Presentation followed by reflection & discussion
Afternoon Session: 12:15-1:00 p.m. Rosary, reflecting on Biblical examples of the “Queen’s Gift” each decade
Daily Mass: 6:00 p.m.
Evening Session: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Same presentation as morning session. Adoration (Adoremus) to follow.
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Friday, March 7
Reflect on the healing power of Lenten prayer.
Daily Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Morning Session: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Presentation followed by reflection & discussion
Afternoon Session: 12:15-1:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross—Reflections of Jesus as Healer
Daily Mass: 6:00 p.m.
Evening Session: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Same presentation as morning session. Opportunity to receive Sacrament of Reconciliation
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Saturday, March 8
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
followed by 5:00 p.m. MassOur Mission will conclude with a half day retreat to consider some of the strongest barriers to us becoming fully alive—the pressure to be always busy, the expectation to achieve, and our attachments even to the very good things of life.
The day will include three talks and plenty of time in between for conversation, discussion and reflection.
Are you seeking to connect and for a sense of belonging?
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Lydia Institute - Lenten Series: A Return to Hope
March 4, 11, 18, 25 & Apr 1, 8
Professional women are invited to join the Lydia Institute’s Lenten Series! This 6-week journey through Scripture unpacks the power of hope to reset and renew every aspect of our lives: waiting, wandering, rest, restoration, freedom, and forgiveness. Each evening will include socializing, prayer, a powerful scriptural based talk, and time to unpack and discuss in small groups. Come journey with us.
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Lenten Fish Fry
Friday March 28, Fireside Hall (school)
Seating times: 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 p.m.Don’t miss our parish-wide Lenten Fish Fry! Come meet other parishioners and enjoy a meal of Parson's fried fish, french fries, and cole slaw. Event will be held in Fireside Hall (in the school) with three different seating times. Cost is $20/adult and $10/child.
Join us as we enjoy a meal in community as our parish moves together through this holy season.
Are you looking to grow closer to Jesus, and learn more about the Catholic faith?
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BETA: Healing Restless Hearts
March 13, 20, 27, Apr 3, 10, 7:00 p.m.
Address those fundamental yearnings that arise deep within our hearts, a desire for true and lasting happiness. Walk with us in this introductory course on Catholic virtue ethics as we reflect on the beautiful relationship between happiness and the virtuous life, and how virtues lead to a closer relationship with Jesus. Taught by Emmanuel Arenas, S.J., a Jesuit Scholastic.
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"To Pray as Jesus Did" -- Online Bible study led by Fr. Kartje
Thursdays, March 20, 27 & Apr 3, 10
7:00 p.m. via ZoomLed by Fr. John Kartje, PhD, this online Bible course will reflect on: How does Jesus pray? For what and for whom? Can we pray as Jesus did? Come to know the God with whom Jesus was in constant intimacy and to whom he taught his disciples to turn to with confidence in prayer.
Do you want to share the gifts that God has given you?
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Lenten Almsgiving: Supporting Matikwe Home
Our Lenten Almsgiving is focused on supporting Matikwe Home, a facility just outside Durban, South Africa for terminally ill men and women run by the Sisters of the Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Home aims to provide medical care and support for the poorest in the community. We ask for your help in supporting the efforts of the IKhwezi Foundation, established by Father Brett, to cover the relocation and upgrading of the facility.
Come join us in prayer and worship of God!
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Stations of the Cross
Every Friday of Lent
March 7 at 12:00 p.m. (as part of our Lenten Parish Mission)
March 14 - April 11 at 6:30 p.m.Stations of the Cross is a 14-step devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s suffering and death. All parishioners and guests are invited to join in this mini pilgrimage this season.
Join us on Fridays beginning March 14 at 6:30 p.m. (following the daily Mass). Each week will be led by one of our parish ministries in collaboration with our parish choirs.
3/14 - Chapel Community & Chapel Choir
3/21 - Young Adult Community & Seraphim Choir
3/28 - Outreach Ministries & Women’s Schola
4/4 – Affirmed Ministry & Men’s Schola
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Lenten Reconciliation Opportunities
Receiving the sacrament of reconciliation during Lent is a powerful way to embrace God’s mercy and prepare our hearts for the resurrection of Christ, especially during this Jubilee Year. Come experience His forgiveness and grace this season.
Reconciliation will be available on these dates/events during Lent:
- Saturdays 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Chapel)
- Tuesdays after 8:30 a.m. Daily Mass
- 3/6 at 6:30 p.m. ADOREMUS (Solemn Sung Vespers & Adoration)
- 3/7 at 7 p.m. Healing Service
- 3/13 at 6:30 p.m. Adoration + Confessions
- 3/20 at 6:30 p.m. MAGNIFY
- 3/27 at 6:30pm Adoration + Confessions
- 4/3 at 6:30 p.m. ADOREMUS (Solemn Sung Vespers & Adoration)
- 4/10 at 6:30 p.m. Adoration + Confessions -
Additional Daily Mass during Lent
Beginning Friday 3/7, there will also be daily Mass at 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for the whole season of Lent.
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Holy Week & Easter
During this time, Christians, in special ceremonies and through centuries old rituals, commemorate the words and actions of Jesus' final week before his crucifixion and resurrection. It’s a week where some of the most touching moments of Scripture and music combine to help us walk with Jesus and his disciples through his death and resurrection.
Further details and full schedule coming soon.
April 13 - Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
April 16 - Holy Wednesday - Tenebrae
April 17 - Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord’s Supper
April 18 - Good Friday - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
April 19 - Holy Saturday - daytime - Easter basket blessing; evening - Easter Vigil
April 20 - Easter Sunday - Christ is Risen, Alleluia!