Our parish Lenten Penance Service will be held this Wednesday evening, April 9, at 7 p.m. We have nine priests lined up for confessions. If you haven’t yet made a Lenten confession, this is a great opportunity. If it has been a long time since you’ve been to confession or if you don’t remember the format, don’t worry. We have sheets in the back of the church which you can follow. If you are not available on Wednesday evening, you may want to consider attending a penance service at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton or 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Jude.
Next weekend is Passion Sunday, also known as Palm Sunday. We will distribute palms and begin the Mass by remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. At the time of the Gospel, the entire Passion will be read from the Gospel of Luke. This is the beginning of Holy Week. At the 11:00 Mass the blessing of palms and the opening Gospel will take place in the grassy area next to the Hession Center. We will then process into the church singing our Hosannas. All are welcome to join us outdoors for that procession, beginning at 11:00.
The parish fish fry will take place on Friday, April 11 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. This is a good chance to get to know other parishioners and also to support the many charitable works done by our Knights of Columbus.
We have a few good books available for loan in the shelves of the north narthex of the church. Feel free to take a book, read it, and bring it back when you are done.
We have a letter from the diocese recommending a new film, Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality. The film tells the story of a young man from Italy who died at the age of 15 and will be canonized on April 27. The film will be aired in two Fort Wayne theaters, Regal Coldwater Crossing and Jefferson Point. Both theaters have showings at 4 p.m. on April 27, and at 7 p.m. on April 28 and 29. Proceeds from ticket sales will be used to benefit youth ministries. You can learn more about the movie and also purchase tickets in advance at www.carloacutisfilm.com.
