2018 Lent, Holy Week and Easter St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 2/14 Ash Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Mass and Ashes 6:00 p.m. Mass and Ashes 2nd collection at Masses for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Rice Bowls Distributed and ongoing through Lent 2/16 1st Lenten Friday 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross immediately followed by a Meatless Lenten Supper. Confes- sions held during the Lenten Supper. Stations and Lenten Supper facilitated by the Altar Server Ministry. 2/17 1st Lenten Saturday 3:00 p.m. Reconciliation 3:25 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Mass—2nd collection for the Black and Indian Missions 2/18 1st Lenten Sunday 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation 8:25 a.m. Rosary 9:00 a.m. Mass—2nd collection for the Black and Indian Missions 2/20 2nd Lenten Tuesday 6:30 p.m. CCW—Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in the Church 2/23 2nd Lenten Friday 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross immediately followed by a Meatless Lenten Supper— confessions held during the Lenten Supper (Stations and Lenten Supper facilitated by the RCIA/Adult Education Team) 2/24 2nd Lenten Saturday 3:00 p.m. Reconciliation 3:25 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Mass 2/25 2nd Lenten Sunday 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation 8:25 a.m. Rosary 9:00 a.m. Mass 2/27 2nd Lenten Tuesday 6:30 p.m. CCW—Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in the Church 3/2 3rd Lenten Friday 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross immediately followed by a Meatless Lenten Supper— confessions held during the Lenten Supper. (Stations and Lenten Supper facilitated by CCW) 3/3 3rd Lenten Saturday 9:00 a.m. First Saturday Mass 9:45 a.m. Adoration 3:00 p.m. Reconciliation 3:25 p.m. Rosary 3:45 p.m. Benediction 4:00 p.m. Mass 3/4 3rd Lenten Sunday 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation 9:00 a.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Conversation with the Cardinals at the Cathedral 3/6 4th Lenten Tuesday 6:30 p.m. CCW—Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in the church 3/9 4th Lenten Friday 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross immediately followed by a Meatless Lenten Supper— confessions held during the Lenten Supper (Stations and Lenten Supper facilitated by the Hospitality Ministry) 3/10 4th Lenten Saturday 3:00 p.m. Reconciliation 3:25 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Mass (2nd collection: Catholic Relief Services) This schedule is also available on our website stfrancistownsend.org 2018 Lent, Holy Week and Easter St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 3/11 4th Lenten Sunday 2:00 a.m. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation 8:25 a.m. Rosary 9:00 a.m. Mass (2nd collection: Catholic Relief Services) 3/13 5th Lenten Tuesday 6:30 p.m. CCW—Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in the church 3/16 5th Lenten Friday 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross immediately followed by a Meatless Lenten Supper— confessions held during the Lenten Supper (Stations and Lenten Supper facilitated by the Lector Ministry) 3/17 5th Lenten Saturday 3:00 p.m. Reconciliation 3:25 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Mass (2nd collection: Catholic Relief Services) 3/18 5th Lenten Sunday 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation 8:25 a.m. Rosary 9:00 a.m. Mass 3/20 6th Lenten Tuesday 6:30 p.m. CCW—Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in the church 3/23 6th Lenten Friday 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross immediately followed by a Meatless Lenten Supper— confessions held during the Lenten Supper (Stations and Lenten Supper facilitated by St. Vincent de Paul) 3/25 Palm Sunday 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation 8:25 a.m. Rosary 9:00 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass—Procession starts outside the Parish Resource Center 3/27 Tuesday of Holy Week 7:00 p.m. Chrism Mass at the Cathedral 3/29 Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper with foot washing 8:00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Parish Resource Center until Midnight 3/30 Good Friday 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m. Good Friday Service—Passion reading, veneration of the cross, and communion service Collection: Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land 3/31 Holy Saturday ~8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass. We will begin outside the Parish Resource Center with the Ser- vice of Light 4/1 Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass. Overflow seating in Shea Hall with audio and video feeds from the church will be available. (2nd collection: Diocesan Seminarian Education) This schedule is also available on our website stfrancistownsend.org .