Lent 2019

10:00am--Liturgy of the Word/Distribution of Ashes
5:15pm--Mass with Distribution of Ashes

Following 5:15pm Mass join us for a simple meal of Soup & Bread in Avila Hall. 
Sign up at saintt.com to bring a meatless soup.

What is Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten journey. Although not a Holy Day of Obligation, we go to church to receive a sign of the cross on our foreheads from ashes (ashes from the blessed palms used on Palm Sunday). This mark is a reminder of our mortality and a call for repentance. The priest blesses the ashes and says, "Repent and believe in the Gospel".
The message of Ash Wednesday Mass is, "Pray like no one is watching you. Fast like no one is watching you. Do good like no one is watching you. God knows."
Something we strive for each and every day; but, it's highlighted on Ash Wednesday to set the tone for Lent.

Ash Wednesday & Good Friday are days of Fast and Abstinence.
Fasting means eating only one full meal with two smaller meals that do not equal the full meal (for those between the ages of 18-59).
Abstinence means to not eat meat (for those ages 14 and older).
All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. 

Fridays during Lent 
Church
6:00pm

St. Teresa's Adult Faith Formation is offering a 5-week faith sharing session beginning March 11.

Using the FORMED resource "Forgiven", we will spend time together with the reflections from each weekly video, and move into discussing how the themes are at work in our lives.
 
Please join us at 6:30 pm on the following Monday evenings: March  11, 18, 25, April 1 and 8 in the Antioch Room.
 
Lent is a time of repentance: time to turn back toward God, and these sessions will give you that opportunity. 

Monday, April 15, 2019 
7:00pm