Unplug & Reconnect!
Our Parish Lenten Mission
We are so excited to be offering every person — of every age and every walk of life — this week-long opportunity to disconnect from the noise and distractions of this world to renew relationships with our faith, friends, and families!
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, March 11
- All Masses “Unplug Pledging”
Sunday, March 18
- All Masses Pledge cards blessed and displayed
- 2—4pm Campus-wide “Learning and Doing” Centers: Prayer, Food, Service, and Making Connections
Monday, March 19
- 9:30am Mass
- 10:30am Fr. J.J. Mech, speaker (light refreshments)
- 5:30pm Benediction in the chapel
- 5:45pm Soup supper hosted by St. Anastasia staff
- 7pm Dr. Ray Guarendi, speaker
Tuesday, March 20
- 7am Mass
- 10am Field Trip to Seminary
- 5:30pm Pizza and Game Night ~ fun for all ages!
Wednesday, March 21
- 9:30am Mass and Exposition in the church
- 10:30am Fr. Eric Fedewa, speaker (light refreshments)
- 7pm Praise and Worship Mass
- After Mass Bake-Off ~ Tasting tickets benefit Teen Mission Trip!
Friday, March 23
- 6—9pm Babysitting available at Grace Christian
- 7pm Stations of the Cross with Fr. Scott Daniels ~ Reception
Saturday, March 24
- 8—11 am Clothing Drive for Appalachia in the Davidson Center
Reconciliation
In addition to the regularly scheduled Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. are the following:
- Wednesdays of Lent
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Monday, March 26th at 7:00 p.m. – A parish wide service
- Two Vicariate services are scheduled off site
1. Monday, April 2nd, 7:00 p.m. at the National Shrine of the Little Flower; and
2. Tuesday, April 3rd, 7:00 p.m. at St. Hugo of the Hills
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross will be offered each Friday of Lent at 7:00 p.m. in the church.
Fasting and Abstinence
Canon 1249: All Christ’s faithful are obliged by divine law, each in his or her own way, to do penance. However, so that all may be joined together in a certain common practice of penance, days of penance are prescribed.
Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent.
Fasting as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full meal. Some food (not equaling another full meal) is permitted at breakfast and around midday or in the evening—depending on when a person chooses to eat the main or full meal.
Abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, milk products or condiments made of animal fat.
Abstinence does not include meat juices and liquid foods made from meat. Thus, such foods as chicken broth, consommé, soups cooked or flavored with meat, meat gravies or sauces, as well as seasonings or condiments made from animal fat are not forbidden.
