ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE 2017 PARISH LENTEN BOOKLET

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1 Mass Schedule: 6:30 am Mass and Distribution of Ashes 9:00 am All School Mass and Distribution of Ashes 12:00 Noon Mass and Distribution of Ashes 7:00 pm Mass and Distribution of Ashes Ash Wednesday Offertory Collection is given to J.O.I.N. (Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs) ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE 2017 PARISH LENTEN BOOKLET ASH WEDNESDAY March 1 Ash Wednesday Food Collection as we prepare for the Lenten Season, let us remember our neighbors in need. The Social Action Committee will hold a food drive to benefit the Dublin Food Pantry. Our EPIC Middle School Youth Group will deliver the collection please be generous so they can learn about volunteering as well. Please bring your non-perishable food items to the Immke Room in Hendricks Hall before or after all Masses on Ash Wednesday. We will also be collecting personal hygiene items to benefit Gladden house. FASTING AND ABSTINENCE: ABSTINENCE from meat is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years of age and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent. FASTING is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are allowed as needed, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted; exceptions being those persons who are ill or have other medical conditions. LENTEN ACTIVITIES OPERATION RICE BOWL: Sponsored by the Social Action Committee and Senior High Youth Group is the official Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, and calls Catholics in the United States to promote human dignity and foster solidarity with the poor around the world through prayer, fasting, learning and giving. Collection of all donations made during Lent will take place on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday in the Gathering Area of the Church. SOUP SUPPERS: As a parish community, we gather to share a simple meal of soup and bread on the Tuesdays of Lent March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 4, at 6:00 pm in the Immke Room of Hendricks Hall. This is an opportunity to remember those who go without on a regular basis, as well as to unite us as one group with a common purpose. Free will donations will go to Operation Rice Bowl. Parishioners are invited to come with family and friends to share this simple meal. Each week, a different group of volunteers prepares the soups. One week, it might be the Family First Ministry and another week, the choirs and Music Ministry. Families are asked to bring bread to share. Everyone is invited!

2 are offered immediately after the Soup Suppers. They begin at 7:00 pm in the Church. From the earliest days of Christianity, pilgrims journeyed to Jerusalem walking in the footsteps of Christ on the road to Calvary. More than 2,000 years later Christians are still trying to grasp the saving grace of Christ. The devotion has had 14 stations since the 17 century. You are invited to attend the Soup Supper, Stations of the Cross or both. : For St. Brigid of Kildare Religious Education Program: Monday, April 10 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the Church Tuesday, April 11 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the Church For St. Brigid of Kildare Elementary School: Tuesday, March 14 2:00 pm in the Church Wednesday, March 22 2:00 pm in the Church Thursday, April 6 2:00 pm in the Church Wednesday, April 12 2:00 pm in the Church EASTER BASKET PROJECT: Sponsored by the Social Action Committee for the Holy Family Food Pantry and the Dublin Food Pantry. We will be collecting individual Easter candy, cookies, crackers and dried fruits during the weekends of March 18/19 and March 25/26. Donations can be placed in the marked boxes in the Immke Room of Hendricks Hall before or after all Masses. Assembly of Easter baskets will take place on Saturday, April 1 at 10:00 am in the school cafeteria. All families are welcome to participate. CONFESSIONS scheduled every Saturday during Lent (except Holy Saturday, April 15) from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm in the Church. Fourth Grade Reconciliation Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 11 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Church. Parish Lenten Penance Service will take place on Sunday, April 9, starting with Vespers at 5:00 pm in the Church. Visiting Diocesan priests will serve as confessors. Individual Confessions will be heard on Monday, April 10, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Church. LENTEN SMALL GROUP FAITH SHARING: During Lent you are invited to join a small group for prayer, reflection and sharing around the Sunday Scripture Readings. Small Group Faith Sharing will be offered for four weeks on Thursdays: March 9, 16, 30 and April 6 at 7:00 pm in the Berry Room. Registration is required. TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE: Begin Lent by taking time to rest in the Holy Stillness of God by attending the Taizé Prayer Service. There is no preaching, no teaching, no talk of sin or repentance. It is just a simple prayer consisting of repetitive chants, a scripture reading and an invitation to bring your burdens to God. Sunday, March 5 at 7:00 pm in the Church. VESPERS (EVENING PRAYER): Sundays: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 9 at 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

3 KINDWAY MATTERS: Kindway Matters is an organization whose mission is to invest in the lives of those impacted by incarceration. On March 23 at 7:00 pm, Christine Money, will introduce you to Kindway Matters and its rich history which sets a standard of excellence for serving others. Christine is a retired Warden of three different prisons and is currently the interim director of the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Kindway Matters has been defined by the countless acts of kindness shown to individuals and families in need as well as to incarcerated men and women. Kindway Matters volunteers accompany people being reformed on their journey toward independence by investing in the lives of those impacted by incarceration. In addition to this presentation, formerly incarcerated men and women create and offer a unique shopping experience. The message you will hear will move your heart. The Kindway Matters items are beautiful and will make great gifts, while supporting a Christian justice oriented ministry. Items will be available for purchase during this presentation. LENT MADNESS: Lent is a sacred time of preparation, penitence, self-reflection, and renewal, but there s no reason a Lenten discipline needs to be dreary. Taking our faith, yet not ourselves, too seriously is the essence of Lent Madness. Take this opportunity to meet some amazing people who have come before us in the faith. What we learn from the saints and saintly people is they, like us, are flawed human beings through whose lives Christ s love shone brightly. If this love can shine brightly in their lives, perhaps we too can be beacons of the Good News. Read about some of the saints and really good people in our Christian tradition in the Saintly Scorecard. Pick up Saintly Scorecard at the kiosk while supplies last. Go to lentmadness.org or follow the link from the St. Brigid of Kildare website to vote online each weekday for the saint of your choice starting March 2. Watch the big bracket on the kiosk as the saints move forward each week. Be sure to track your time studying and reflecting on these amazing people and record it on our 10,000 Hour Prayer Challenge. 10,000 HOURS LENTEN PRAYER CHALLENGE: Prayer knows no limitations of time or place. This Lent we are being invited to storm heaven with our prayer for peace. To encourage and inspire our personal focus on daily prayer, our parish will participate in a prayer challenge during Lent and the Easter Season. Our goal is to pray 10,000 hours as a parish during this most holy season. To log your time spent in prayer, simply go online to stbrigidofkildare.org, scroll to the bottom of the page, and type in the minutes you prayed today (or this week), and click submit. Enter your prayer minutes daily, or save them up to enter once a week either way works. Let s see what a difference we can make as a parish - praying together and for each other and for peace in our world during the Lenten and Easter Seasons! 14 PRAYER STATIONS: To prepare for the Prayer Challenge and to help make personal daily prayer an integral part of our lives, each of the 14 Prayer Stations focus on a different prayer method or theme. The Prayer Stations are opportunities for you to explore new ways of prayer and strengthen your usual method of prayer. 1. Little Black Book 2. Praying with Scripture 3. Praying with On-line Aids 4. Mass 5. Rosary 6. Men s Spirituality 7. Parish Lenten Opportunities 8. Parish Praying Together 9. Reading 10. Forgiveness 11. Disconnect to Connect 12. Simple Supper 13. Pray by Reaching Out 14. Prayer of your own Design Suggestions for each station are found on the parish website (

4 FIRST WEEK OF LENT FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT March 5 RCIA RITE OF SENDING and ELECTION Sunday, March 5, 10:45 am Mass & Dismissal Rite of Election at 7:30 pm St. Paul s Parish in Westerville TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE Sunday, March 5, 7:00 pm in the Church TUESDAY MORNING GROUP Tuesday, March 7, 9:45 am (Berry Room) A Study of Islam (continued) SOUP SUPPER (Hosted by Family First) Tuesday, March 7, 6:00 pm in the Immke Room followed by 7:00 pm in the Church SENIOR DAY OF REFLECTION Fr. Vinny McKiernan Wednesday, March 8, 9:15 am in Hendricks Hall SMALL GROUP FAITH SHARING Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm Immke Room CONFIRMATION LIVING THE FAITH SERIES Vocational speaker-fr. Swartz Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm St. Brendan Church FOUTH GRADE RECONCILIATION RETREAT Saturday, March 11, 10:00 am School and Church

5 SECOND WEEK OF LENT SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT March 12 ANOINTING OF THE SICK MASS Sunday, March 12, 12:15 pm in the Church VESPERS Sunday, March 12, 5:00 pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel TUESDAY MORNING GROUP Tuesday, March 14, 9:45 am (Berry Room-Hendricks Hall) A Study of Islam (continued) FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS Tuesday, March 14, 2:00 pm in the Church SOUP SUPPER (Hosted by Music Ministry) Tuesday, March 14, 6:00 pm in the Immke Room followed by 7:00 pm in the Church SMALL GROUP FAITH SHARING Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm Immke Room RCIA, ADULT CONFIRMATION & EUCHARIST Friday, March 17, 7:00 pm at St. Joseph Cathedral

6 THIRD WEEK OF LENT THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT March 19 EASTER BASKET PROJECT COLLECTION Sponsored by the Social Action Committee for the Holy Family Soup Kitchen. We will be collecting individual Easter candy, cookies, crackers and dried fruits during the weekend of March18/19 and March 25/26. Donations can be placed in the marked boxes in Immke Room of Hendricks Hall before or after all Masses. RCIA, FIRST SCRUTINY Sunday, March 19, 9:00 am Mass & Dismissal VESPERS Sunday, March 19, 5:00 pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel TUESDAY MORNING GROUP Tuesday, March 21, 9:45 am (Berry Room-Hendricks Hall) A Study of Islam (continued) SOUP SUPPER (Hosted by R.C.I.A.) Tuesday, March 21, 6:00 pm in the Immke Room followed by 7:00 pm in the Church FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 pm in the Church KINDWAY MATTERS, CELEBRATING FREEDOM Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 7pm in Hendricks Hall All St. Brigid parishioners are invited to join us for an evening full of hope and inspiration. This event is facilitated by Christine Money on its mission to invest in the lives of those impacted by incarceration. The message you will hear will move your heart. Kindway Matters items will be available for purchase which are beautiful and will make great gifts while supporting a Christian justice-oriented ministry.

7 FOURTH WEEK OF LENT FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 26 EASTER BASKET PROJECT COLLECTION Sponsored by the Social Action Committee for the Holy Family Soup Kitchen. We will be collecting individual Easter candy, cookies, crackers and dried fruits during the weekend of March18/19 and March 25/26. Donations can be placed in the marked boxes in Immke Room of Hendricks Hall before or after all Masses. RCIA, ADULT CONFIRMATION & EUCHARIST Saturday, March 25, 10:30 am at St. Joseph Cathedral RCIA, SECOND SCRUTINY Saturday, March 25, 5:00 pm Mass & Dismissal VESPERS Sunday, March 26, 5:00 pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel SOUP SUPPER (Hosted by 55+ Club) Tuesday, March 28, 6:00 pm in the Immke Room followed by 7:00 pm in the Church SMALL GROUP FAITH SHARING Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm Immke Room EASTER BASKET PROJECT ASSEMBLY Saturday, April 1, 10:00 am Assembly of Easter baskets will take place in the school cafeteria. All families are welcome to participate.

8 FIFTH WEEK OF LENT FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT April 2 RCIA, THIRD SCRUTINY Sunday, April 2, 12:15 pm Mass & Final Dismissal VESPERS Sunday, April 2, 5:00 pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel TUESDAY MORNING GROUP Tuesday, April 4, 9:45 am Berry Room-Hendricks Hall) A Study of Islam (continued) SOUP SUPPER (Hosted by the Knight of Columbus & Men s Spirituality Group) Tuesday, April 4, 6:00 pm in the Immke Room followed by 7:00 pm in the Church FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS Thursday, April 6, 2:00 pm in the Church SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Friday, April 7 6:00pm in the Church

9 HOLY WEEK PALM SUNDAY April 9 Please return all Operation Rice Bowl donations to the containers In the Gathering Area of the Church. VESPERS AND PARISH PENANCE SERVICE Sunday, April 9, 5:00 pm in the Church Visiting Diocesan priests will serve as confessors HOLY WEEK MASSES Monday, April 10, 9:00 am Tuesday, April 11, 9:00 am and 12 Noon Wednesday, April 12, 9:00 am INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS Monday, April 10, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Church FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS Monday, April 10, 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the Church Tuesday, April 11, 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the Church Wednesday, April 12, 2:00 pm in the Church

10 EASTER TRIDUUM MASS OF THE LORD S SUPPER Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm Adoration in the Church following Mass concluding with Night Prayer at 9:30 pm CELEBRATION OF THE LORD S PASSION Friday, April 14, 3:00 pm, in the Church Friday, April 15, 7:30 pm, in the Church BLESSING OF EASTER FOOD Saturday, April 15, 2:00 pm, in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 15, 2:30 pm Brigid s Green EASTER VIGIL MASS Saturday, April 15, 7:30 pm in the Church RCIA RECEPTION Saturday, April 15, 9:00 pm in Hendricks Hall

11 EASTER SUNDAY April 16 Mass Schedule 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am, 12:15 pm Please return all Operation Rice Bowl donations to the containers in the Gathering Area of the Church.