Lenten Regulations
Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all of the Fridays of
Lent by all Catholics, fourteen years and older.
Fasting is observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are eighteen years of age, but not yet fifty-nine. Those bound by this rule may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted, as necessary, to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.
Prayer and Almsgiving– The Church urges the baptized to observe the three-fold discipline Lent of Lenten fasting, almsgiving and prayer, as a spiritual preparation for the celebration of Easter. It is also suggested that families attend A Season of Renewal Stations of the Cross as a means of reflection on the Pascal Mystery of Our Lord. Participating in the suggested Lenten charities is very important 2017 in the discipline of almsgiving. Church of St. Patrick 110 Main Street Farmington, CT 860-677-2639 [email protected] Soup & Bread /Stations of the Cross Soup & Bread will be offered at 6:00pm in the Church Hall and the Stations of the Cross will be at 7:00pm with the following dates during Lent:
March 3 Stations of the Cross for Children Religious Education students Kindergarten through Grade 4 will help as Readers and Greeters. Knights of Columbus will be helping at the event. Contact: Eileen Dignazio [email protected] Collection for Farmington Food Pantry Contact: Mary-Lee Austin [email protected] March 10 Video Way of the Cross with reflections offered by Catholic Relief Services. Walk alongside Christ on the journey of his Passion and remember our brothers and sisters around the world who experience suffering and poverty each day. Hosted by: Haiti Ministry During this Lent, the Holy Father has called on Contact: Mary Ann Hubert [email protected] us to rediscover the “value and meaning” of fasting in Sue Petruzzi [email protected] solidarity with the poor and hungry around the world. Collection for South Park Inn Fasting and almsgiving — donating money or goods to Contact: Bob McLaughlin [email protected] March 17 the poor and performing other acts of charity — are St. Patrick’s Day two of the three pillars of Lenten practice. No Soup & Bread / Stations of the Cross Our special focus on these aspects of Christian Collection for Baby items Contact: Sue Collins [email protected] living during Lent helps us to develop a state of interi- March 24 or penance. At all times, Christian living requires us to GIFT Program at Porter Memorial follow the teaching and example of Christ, the com- No Soup & Bread / Stations of the Cross mandments, the precepts of the Catholic Church and March 31 Stations of the Cross for Teens its principles of moral life… Hosted by: Peer Ministry, Gr. 9 & 10 Contact : Jessica & Paul Williard [email protected] Collection for Boys & Girls of New Britain Adapted from the website of the Contact: Linda Tomasso [email protected] United States Conference of April 7 Stations of the Cross for Families Catholic Bishops: Religious Education students Grade 5-8 will help in all areas, especially as http://www.nccbuscc.org/lent/live.shtml Readers and Greeters. Knights of Columbus will be helping at the event. Hosted by: Pro-Life Ministry Contact: Susan Collins [email protected] Eileen Dignazio [email protected] Collection for Veterans in Connecticut Contact: Fernando Macaro [email protected]
Registration is encouraged to ensure we have enough soup & bread for serving. All are welcome. Visit www.stpatsfarm.org Lenten Calendar Lenten Works of Mercy 2017
March 1 7:00 am Mass and Distribution of Ashes Ash Wednesday 12:00 pm Mass and Distribution of Ashes
6:00 pm Mass and Distribution of Ashes
Spiritual Corporal March 3 6:00 pm Soup & Bread 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
Works of Mercy Works of Mercy March 3-5 Collection for Farmington Food Pantry
March 6 6:00-7:00pm Confessions during Lent
March 10 6:00 pm Soup & Bread 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Comfort the sorrowing Feed the hungry
March 10-12 Collection for South Park Inn Be someone to lean on in Share what you have with
times of hurt and sadness. those in need, down the March 13 6:00-7:00pm Confessions during Lent
street or around the world. March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Counsel the Doubtful No Soup & Bread and Give drink to the thirsty No Stations of the Cross Be a good listener, and let others know how good Share your joy and hope with March 17-19 Baby Collection
they are. those whose lives are dry and March 20 6:00-7:00pm Confessions during Lent
lonely. March 24 GIFT Program Instruct the ignorant No Soup & Bread and Clothe the naked No Stations of the Cross Share your advice and
experience - gently. Stand up for those who are March 27 6:00-7:00pm Confessions during Lent
most weak and vulnerable. March 31 6:00 pm Soup & Bread
Convert the Sinner 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Shelter the homeless Challenge things you know March 31-April 2 Collection for Boys & Girls Club of are wrong, and let others Reach out to the unloved and New Britain
know that there are better unpopular: make everyone April 3 6:00-7:00pm Confessions during Lent
choices. welcome in heart. April 7 6:00 pm Soup & Bread Practice hospitality. 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Bear wrongs patiently April 7-9 Collection for Veterans in Connecticut Visit the sick Give others and yourself the room to make mistakes. Help prisoners and those April 10 6:00-7:00pm Confessions during Lent
confined by fear, sadness or April 13 7:30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper illness. Holy Thursday Forgive all injuries Don’t carry a grudge, and go Bury the dead April 14 10:00 am Faith Walk Good Friday 3:00 pm Passion of Our Lord Mass easy on yourself. Remember with love and April 15 10:00 am Blessings of the Food respect those who are Holy Saturday 10:30 am Easter Egg Hunt separated by distance or by 8:00 pm Easter Vigil death. April 16 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm Easter Sunday Lent 2017 Shall We Dance? A Lenten Program on Weekly Collections Faith March 31 - April 2 St. Patrick’s invites you to our five-session Collection for Boys and Girls and Works of Mercy Club of New Britain program, in the church hall, on Wednesdays during Lent. The format is interactive, with The club services 400 students daily group conversation as well as lecture. for after school programs: homework Come to as many sessions as you can, and center and organized gym. feel free to invite non-parishioners as well.
Items needed: March 3-5 Each session will be offered twice: Craft supplies: construction paper, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., and 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Farmington Food Pantry glue, markers, etc. and Athletic equipment: footballs, basketballs, Wed., March 8 The Invitation (covenant) soccer balls, etc. Homework sup- Items needed: plies: paper, pens, pencils, erasers, Wed., March 15 Who, Me? (discipleship) easy readers Wed., March 22 I’m In! (personal faith) Rice, beans (canned or dried,) tomato Wed., March 29 Choreography (communal sauce, cereals, flour, sugar, coffee, tea Contact: Linda Tomasso faith) [email protected] Wed., April 5 Practice, Practice, Practice Farmington Food Pantry (dynamic faith) at First Church of Christ in Farmington Contact: Mary-Lee Austin March 18-19 and About the Presenter: April 7-9 Joan Kennedy received her Master of Theo- [email protected] April 7* Collection for Veterans logical Studies (MTS) degree in 2011 from Baby Collection in Connecticut the Boston College School of Theology and Benefits St. Gerald’s Center for Life Ministry. She develops her own programs Items needed: March 10-12 In Hartford and has delivered them in parishes, retreat Clothing, household items, centers, private homes, and as a component Collection for South Park Inn electronics, toys, books, equipment, of diocesan offerings. She also facilitates South Park Inn provides temporary Items needed: small furniture. on-line adult faith formation programs for and long-term housing, supportive Diapers, wipes, soaps, NEW baby STM Online: Crossroads, a program of the services and advocacy clothing (onesies, sleepers, socks,) Contact: Fernando Macaro Boston College School of Theology and for the homeless. crib and bassinet sheets, new cribs Ministry. NEW Items needed: Socks, and new car seats. [email protected] LARGE T-shirts, underwear, razors, soap, deodorant for men, Contact: Sue Collins, women and children Pro-life Ministry Contact: Bob McLaughlin [email protected]
[email protected] *Donations may also be brought to Soup CONFESSIONS DURING LENT & Bread/Stations of the Cross hosted by MONDAYS 6-7PM Pro-Life on April 7. March 6 - April 10 EVERY CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD www.lightforyou.today