Lent / Easter Events
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Welcomes You Lent & Holy Week 2011 Liturgies for LentSpecial Events for Lent Liturgies for Holy Week/Triduum Fast and Abstinence Rules Directions to the Church or Chapel Contact Us New events will be added as they are scheduled. Keep checking back or contact the parish office for the latest information. LENTEN LITURGIES ASH WEDNESDAY – March 9
Masses: 7:45 AM, 9:00 AM in the Church; 9:00 AM, 7:30 PM in the Chapel Prayer Services: 12:10 PM & 6:00 PM in the Church; 5:30 PM in the Chapel Blessed ashes will be distributed during all the Masses and the Service SUNDAY MASS: In the Church: Saturday evenings – 5:00 PM; Sundays – 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, 6:00 PM In the Chapel: Sundays – 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM Family Mass: Sunday, April 6 at 10:30 AM in the Lower Church DAILY MASS In the Church: 7:45 AM; 9:00 AM on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays In the Chapel: 9:00 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays MORNING PRAYER: Tuesdays at 8:40 AM in the Church
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (confession): 3:30-4:30 PM on Saturdays in the Church, or by appointment LENTEN EVENTS WEEKLY Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 4:00 PM; March 11, March 18, March 25, April 8, April 15 in the Church LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Friday, April 1 at 7:30 PM in the Church (Presented by high school members of our St. Thomas Youth Group) LENTEN DAY OF RECOLLECTION : Thursday, March 24, beginning with the 9:00 AM Mass (Sponsored by the St. Thomas Rosary Society) Click here for full schedule LENTEN SOUP SUPPER: Served by 8th graders of our St. Thomas Youth Group - Monday, March 28 at 6:00 PM. PARISH MISSION: "Can you describe what happens in those events in your life in which you experience the presence of God?" - Father John Collins, CSP Monday, April 4: What Good is God? Tuesday, April 5: Why Prayers Don’t Work Wednesday, April 6: Ten Kinds of People We Don’t Have To Love 7:30 PM in the Church each evening. Click here for more information LENTEN SCRIPTURE SERIES: "The New Testament" - Father Andiy -Thursdays, March 10, 17, 31 & April 7 - 9:45 AM in the Parish Center. BREAKFAST WITH DEACON JOHN:Tuesdays, March 15 - April 19 (except April 12) beginning after the 9:00 AM Mass in the Church. Click here for more information. HOLY WEEK/TRIDUUM LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday Masses – April 17
In the Church: Saturday evening – 5:00 PM; Sunday – 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM (solemn procession begins in Auditorium), 12:00 Noon, 6:00 PMIn the Chapel: Sunday – 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation (confessions):Monday, April 18 - 3:00 - 8:00 PM in the Church; Holy Saturday, April 22 – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Church
Holy Thursday – April 21 Morning Prayer – 9:00 AM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:30 PM
Night Prayer – 10:30 PM Good Friday – April 22 Morning Prayer – 9:00 AM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion – 3:00 PM A Walk to Calvary on the Way of the Cross – 6:00 PM Evening Prayer with Reading of the Passion and Veneration – 7:30 PM
Holy Saturday – April 23
Morning Prayer & Blessing of Easter Food – 9:00 AMEaster Vigil – 8:00 PM
Easter Sunday Masses – April 24: In the Church: 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 Noon(no 6:00 PM Mass) In the Chapel: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM
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