Encouraging the Culture of Encounter with Jesus Christ, His Church, and All People

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Welcome to Passiontide

After last week’s “half-time pep-talk” of encouragement from Laetare Sunday, we now enter into what is traditionally known as “Passiontide.” our penance is now getting more intense. Liturgically we even fast from images like statues and crosses in the church, thus we use the option of covering our statues (I’d cover the crucifix but it’s too hard to get up there.)   This week leads us into next with Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

Here is the Holy Week schedule:

Palm Sunday: weekend times are the same, but at the 10:30 Mass we will have the full palm procession, thus everyone at the 10:30 Mass is invited to begin in the PAC. The other Masses will have palms, but not the full procession.

“Spy” Wednesday: Tenebrae Service at 7pm sung by the Chesterton Academy                                                                                                            Choir

Holy Thursday:      Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7pm

                             Blessed Sacrament will be exposed until 11pm

Good Friday:          Good Friday Service (w/ distribution of Holy Communion) at 3pm

Holy Saturday:       Blessing of Easter Foods at 1pm

Easter Vigil:            Easter Vigil at 9pm

Easter Sunday:       Regular Sunday schedule at 8 and 10:30am

Rectory Closed

The Rectory will be closed April 18th Good Friday and April 21st Easter Monday and will reopen on Tuesday, April 22nd at 8:00am.   

Rejoice in God’s Mercy!

In addition to our regular times, please note the extra opportunities:

Tuesday       April 8 @ 5-6 @ St. Francis de Sales (Cluster Confession Night)

“Last chance” Confessions: To help those procrastinators (like me), I will offer some final times on April 14, Monday of Holy Week at 7-8am, noon-1pm, and 5:30-7pm.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Pfr