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Lent Calendar

Wednesday, March 11:
     7pm - Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service

Friday, March 13:

     5:30pm-6:30pm - Lenten Soup Supper, Social Hall
     7pm - Exposition/Stations of the Cross/Benediction, Church
               Supper and Stations presented by the Respect Life and HomeSchool Co-op

Friday, March 20:

     5:30pm-6:30pm - Lenten Soup Supper, Social Hall
     7pm - Exposition/Stations of the Cross/Benediction, Church
               Supper and Stations presented by the Children

Friday, March 27:
     5:30pm-6:30pm - Lenten Soup Supper, Social Hall
     7pm-Exposition/Meditative Stations of the Cross/ Benediction, Church with Deacon Pat.
             Please no small children– Nursery in Social Hall
             Supper hosted by the Holy Stitchers

Friday, April 3:
     5:30pm-6:30pm - Lenten Soup Supper, Social Hall
     7pm– Middle School/High School Youth Living Stations of the Cross, Church
              Supper hosted by Home School Co-0p

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
April 4/5: – Palm Sunday weekend
NO Meetings during Holy Week

Monday, April 6:
     9am - Mass

Tuesday, April 7:

     NO Daily Mass
     Chrism Mass off-site

Wednesday, April 8:
     Regular Wednesday evening schedule

EASTER TRIDUUM
Thursday, April 9: Holy Thursday
     7:00pm—Mass of the Lord’s Supper
     9:00pm—11:45pm—Exposition, Rm. 4,  K of C Honor Guard
     11:45pm—Night Prayer, Rm. 4

Friday, April 10: Good Friday
     3:00pm— Outdoor Stations of the Cross, followed by the Celebration of the Lord’s
                     Passion and Death.
     Fasting and Abstinence from meat are to be observed.

Saturday, April 11: Holy Saturday
     8:30pm—Mass

Sunday, April 21: Easter Sunday
     8:30am—Mass
     11:30am—Mass
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             ​Lenten Suppers and Stations of the Cross 

Beginning Friday, February 28, on Friday’s during Lent, we will share a meal and pray the Stations of the Cross together afterwards. 
The Lenten Soup Suppers, which will be meatless, will begin at 5:30pm in the Social Hall.   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin at 7pm, with Stations of the Cross and closing with Benediction, which can be found in the Blue Hymnal, #139. 
​A different parish ministry has been selected to lead the Stations and host the Soup Supper each week.    

Date

February 28

March 6


​March 13

March 20

March 27

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​April 3


​​​April 10

Ministry

Knights of Columbus

​No Lenten Supper
​Stations - Widows Watch

​Pro-Life Ministry

Children

​Soups (Holy Stitchers)
Mediative Stations (Deacon Pat)

Soups - Home School Co-op
Middle/High School Youth - Living Stations

​(Good Friday)  No Lenten Supper
Women of Charity - Outdoor Stations

Contact

Jim Coyle (609)332-3699




Amanda Allen (910)391-3939

Trisha Kamionka

Lee Pappa (910)987-2326
Camille Grupy (910)424-6802

​Christina Shobe (910)584-8558


Robin Candido (910)670-7700

Meditative Stations of the Cross

​Are you missing that special something during Lent? Join us for the Meditative Stations of the Cross.
Deacon Pat will lead the congregation with a descriptive explanation of each station in the Meditative Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 27th at 7pm.
Due to the Meditative State of these stations, we ask that children 10 and below be taken to the Youth Room in the Social Hall for child care. Thank you.
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Lenten Reconciliation Services in the Fayetteville Deanery

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Tuesday, March 3—7:00pm
         Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fayetteville
Thursday, March 5—7:00pm
         St. Patrick, Fayetteville
Tuesday, March 10— 7:00pm
         San Isidro, Fayetteville
Wednesday, March 11—7:00pm
         Good Shepherd, Hope Mills
Thursday, March 12– 6:30pm
         St Elizabeth of Hungary, Raeford
Tuesday, March 31—7:00pm
         St. Ann, Fayetteville
Wednesday, April 1—7:00pm
         St. Francis de Sales, Lumberton
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    NORMS FOR FASTING AND ABSTINENCE   
Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020, and Good Friday, April 10, 2020, are days of fasting and abstinence.  Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. Fasting is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to  maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal.  Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and juices, are allowed.  Abstinence is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence, no meat is allowed.  Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, Church law does not oblige. When in doubt  concerning fast and abstinence, the Parish Priest should be consulted.
Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and Catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and preparation for Initiation into the Church or the renewal of Baptism Promises at Easter. 



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CRS Rice Bowl is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the official relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Through CRS Rice Bowl, faith communities in every diocese throughout the United States put their faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lenten alms donated through CRS Rice Bowl support the work of CRS in roughly 45 different countries each year. 25% of all donations to CRS Rice Bowl stay in the local diocese, supporting hunger and poverty alleviation efforts. Since its inception in 1975, CRS Rice Bowl has raised nearly $300 million.
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                                   **40 CANS 4 LENT** 
 40 Cans Lent Boxes: Middle School Youth Ministry has done a great job  decorating the annual 40 Days for Lent Boxes.   
The Knights of Columbus is once again sponsoring this  Lenten opportunity to help stock the food pantries of Good Shepherd, the Alms House, and Catholic Charities, assist the Kids Assistance Program (KAP), and the Women of Charity Easter Basket project.  Participants are asked to donate one non-perishable food item per day and to bring their donations to the Church each weekend so the items can be distributed during Lent to the various food pantries, and to KAP. Items needed for the food pantries include spaghetti, pasta sauce, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, jelly, rice, cereal, oatmeal, canned meats, vegetables, fruit, and tuna. Items needed for KAP include: gallon zip-lock freezer bags, tall kitchen garbage bags,  plastic spoons, bottled  water, single serve boxes of cereal, fruit snacks, individual 100% juice boxes, individual size shelf staple milk, pack of Cheese & Crackers (Please No Peanut Butter), “instant lunch” (in cup) Ramen Noodles w/vegetables, beef jerky sticks, and Chef Boyardee microwaveable pastas.           
Last year we collected over 2100 items. 
Boxes will be located in the Gathering Area by the Share Table and at the Entrances to Church and Social Hall beginning Ash Wednesday.

Best Lent Ever

Make this your Best Lent Ever Yet!
Ask one of the members of the Evangelization Team for a "Best Lent Ever Journal." OR purchase one from DynamicCatholic.com. This is a limited edition for 2020 and is based upon the Christmas book “Rediscovering the Saints”. This is a day by day journal through Lent with a daily focus, personal
reflection, question about you, and the daily question of "What is God saying to you today?"
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 26, 2020. We will be reading the book “Rediscovering the Saints” beginning on March 2, 2020 in various locations.
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