Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season. Contemplate the meaning and origins of the Lenten fasting tradition in this reflection. In addition, the giving of alms is one way to share God's gifts—not only through the distribution of money, but through the sharing of our time and talents. As St. John Chrysostom reminds us: 'Not to enable the poor to share in our goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life. The goods we possess are not ours, but theirs.' (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2446).

In Lent, the baptized are called to renew their baptismal commitment as others prepare to be baptized through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, a period of learning and discernment for individuals who have declared their desire to become Catholics."

This year, we will be participating in the CRS Rice Bowl program. This is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Through CRS Rice Bowl, faith communities in every diocese throughout the United States put their faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. 

For more information, please visit: www.crsricebowl.org 

You can pick up a Rice Bowl, which includes a calendar of daily activities, reflections & prayers, after Mass or from the Parish Office.

March 7th
March 14th 
March 21st
March 28th
April 4th 
April 11th

We begin each evening with a simple meal of meatless soup and bread prepared by one of our parish ministry teams at 6:00pm in Sandersfeld Hall, followed by a Lenten Reflection or Video at 6:30pm. Finally, at 7:00pm we will move to the chapel for the Stations of the Cross. 

Our Lenten Reconciliation Service will be held on Thursday, March 27th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the Chapel.