Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2023

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

4:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Details

• Join us for our annual Fish Fry! Plates are $10 for adults and $6 for children. Choose from fish or shrimp and a variety of sides.
• The Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a bake sale every Friday with delicious treats for sale. Proceeds benefit this ministry and their efforts to serve the CtR community.

Stations of the Cross

7 p.m. in the Church
Details

• All are welcome to come and pray with the Stations of the Cross. You may remain in your pew or process behind the presider around the church.

Wednesday, March 22
6:30 p.m.
in the Church

No evening Mass

Daily: in the Adoration Chapel

Third Wednesdays: Exposition, Adoration & Benediction of the Holy Eucharist in the Chapel after 7 p.m. Mass

During Lent, confession times at CtR are extended to allow for more opportunites for our community to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. You can also email priests@ctrcc.com to schedule an appointment.

Hours

WED 5:30-6:45 p.m. (chapel)
SAT 9-10:30 a.m. (church)

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

A Reflection on Lenten Fasting

If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

More information on fast and abstinence can be found below.

Source: USCCB

CtR Boy Scouts will once again serve a meal of potato soup after the 4:30 p.m. service on Ash Wednesday in the Community Center. This is one of the troop's annual service projects. The cost is free!