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Lenten Spiritual Enrichment Opportunities

 

All Saints Parish, Fremont

Event: “Come, Follow Me” - A Lenten Walk with Jesus presented by Fr. Peter Chukwu
Date & Time: Thursdays starting in Lent Feb. 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18 and April 25, 7:00pm
Details: Classes will alternate between All Saints and St. Joseph Parish, White Cloud. At St. Joseph’s, classes will be preceded by Holy Eucharist at 6:00pm 
Schedule:
Feb. 18 at St. Joseph - Priest, Prophet and King: The Three Offices of the Baptized
Feb. 25 at All Saints - “Faith without Works is Dead” (James 2: 20): The Apostle James’ Recipe for Salvation
March 4 at St. Joseph - “Obedience is Better than Sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22): When Rituals are Loathsome to God
March 11 at All Saints - Spiritual Combat: The Seven Deadly Sins and their Contrary Virtues
March 18 at St. Joseph -  “Whose Sins You Forgive are Forgiven Them” (John 20:23): The Scriptural Basis of Sacramental Confession  
April 25 at All Saints - Forgive and be Forgiven: The Teaching and Example of Jesus

 

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Belmont

Event: Stations of the Cross     
Date & Time: Six Fridays of Lent (Feb 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 19, 26), 5:30 & 7:00pm

Holy Thursday, April 1  
7:00pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper
8:00-10:00pm - Eucharistic Exposition & Benediction

Good Friday, April 2  
12:00pm - Stations of the Cross
1:00pm - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
7:00pm - Living Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday, April 3  
10:00am - Food Blessing in the Chapel
8:00-9:30pm - Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 4  
9:00 & 11:00am - Easter Mass
5:30pm - NO MASS                 

Location: All in church except for Blessing of the Food in Chapel
Contact: Ranel Piatek, Parish Secretary, 616-361-5126 x200 or officesecretary@assumptionbvm.com

 

Basilica of St. Adalbert Church, Grand Rapids

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17
7:00am, 12:00pm (noon), 5:30pm - Scripture/Ashes/Communion Service        
Contact: Parish Office 616-458-3065

Event: Mass
Date & Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays of Lent 7:00am
Location: Basilica

Event: Stations of the Cross/Communion Service with simple soup & salad lunch following
Date & Time: Fridays of Lent, 12:00pm (noon) 
Location: Basilica lower level

 

Crossroads Parishes (Holy Name of Jesus, Holy Redeemer, St. John Vianney, St. Pius X, St. Sebastian)

Event: Adult Component - The Conversion of the Heart with Fr. Phil Shangraw AND Youth Component - Praise and Worship with Amanda Vernon
Date & Time: occurring concurrently on Sunday,
March 7, 4:00pm
Location: Holy Redeemer Parish

Event: Forgiveness and Reconciliation with the Spoon Man
Date & Time: Sunday,
March 14, 4:00pm
Location: Holy Redeemer Parish

Details

Contact: the Parish office at Holy Redeemer for more information, 616-669-9220

 

Grand Haven Deanery

Event: Communal Penance Services
Date, Time & Locations:
Sunday, March 14
2:00pm - St. Catherine Parish, Ravenna
4:00pm - St. Joseph Parish, Wright

Sunday, March 21
1:30pm - St. Mary Parish, Spring Lake
4:00pm - St. Patrick Parish, Grand Haven

 

Holy Family Parish, Caledonia

Event: Ash Wednesday Mass
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 12:15pm
Location: Church
Contact: Deborah Pawloski, 616-292-1721 or deborah@grar.com

 

Holy Spirit Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Soup Supper/Stations of the Cross/Benediction
Date & Time: Fridays during Lent, Soup Supper 5:00-7:00pm; Stations of the Cross and
Benediction 7:00pm                                           
Location: Multi-Purpose Room and Church
Contact:  Karen or Deb, 616-453-6369

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Ash Wednesday Mass
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 9:00am, 6:30pm
Location: Church Sanctuary
 

Event: Third Thursday Talk - Raising our Children Catholic - birth through college presented by Deacon Ken Baldwin
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 18, 7:30-9:00pm
Location: Church Basement
Contact: Mark Postma at faithform@ihmparish.com

Event: Stations of the Cross
Date & Time: Fridays, Feb. 19 - March 26,
6:30pm
Location: Church Sanctuary

Event: Men's Ministry, DVD by Fr. Robert Barron
Date & Time: Sunday, Feb.  21, 7:30-9:00pm
Location: Church Basement
Contact: TJ Ackert, faithform@ihmparish.com

Event: Pre-Cana Weekend
Date & Time: Friday - Saturday, Feb 26-27 (begins Friday 6:00pm, concludes Saturday 6:30pm)
Location: Church deMazenod Room
Contact: Call Church office, 616-241-4477

Event: Penence Service
Date & Time: Sunday, Feb. 28, 4:00pm
Location: Church
Contact: Call Church office, 616-241-4477

Event: Healing Mass
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 3, 7:00pm
Location: Church
Contact: Call Church office, 616-241-4477

Event: Lenten Retreat
Date & Time: Saturday, March 6,
8:30am (following 7:45am Mass)
Location: Parish Center

Event: Croation Stations of the Cross
Date & Time: Fridays of Lent, 7:00pm
Location: Church
Contact: Call Church office, 616-241-4477

Event: Eucharistic Holy Hour featuring Jim and Mary Cowan
Date & Time: Thursday, March 11, 7:00pm
Location: Church
Contact: Mark Postma, faithform@ihmparish.com

Event: Third Thursday Talk Scripture and the Family
Date & Time: Thursday, March 18, 7:30-9:00pm
Location: Church Basement
Contact: Mark Postma, faithform@ihmparish.com

Good Friday, April 2
1:00pm Stations of the Cross
1:30pm Celebration of the Lord's Passion  

Easter Vigil, April 3
8:00pm Mass

 

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Lenten DVD Series
Date & Time: Four Tuesday evenings starting Feb. 23, 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Rectory basement
Details: T
opics include the power of suffering and examination of conscience. Thirty minutes viewing a DVD and 30 minutes discussion each week led by John & Eileen Anding. 
Contact: For further information call Eileen Anding at 245-8495.

 

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Women of the Church presented by Father Mark Przybysz
Date & Time: Mondays of Lent (March 1, 8, 15 and 22), 7:00pm
Location: Wege Room
Schedule:
Monday, March 1 - The Samaritan Woman
Monday, March 8 - Mary and Martha
Monday, March 15 - Pilate’s Wife
Monday, March 22 - Mary Magdalene

Event: Coffee and Catechesis: Women of the New Testament - Adult Education Opportunity
Date & Time: Friday, March 5, 12 and 26
 after 8:30 a.m. Mass
Details:
This opportunity will introduce stories of some amazing New Testament women.  We will meet the prophet Anna, the woman  healed by her faith, and the Mother of James and John. These women will come to life as we read their stories told in the first person.  We will reflect on the challenges that they faced, their courage and the presence of God in their lives.
Contact: Please contact Lynne Haley, 616-453-8229, ext. 301 for more information and to register

 

St. Dominic Parish, Wyoming

Event: Weekly Mass
Date & Time: Wednesdays during Lent, 6:30pm
Location: Church
Contact: Chris Castano, 616-531-1480, ccastano@iserv.net

 

St. Francis de Sales Parish, Holland

Event: Speaker series featuring Mary Vaccaro and Michael Fonseca on alternating weeks. Details
Date & Time: Wednesdays, Feb. 24 through March 31, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: Multi-purpose room, parish lower level

 

St. Isidore Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Stations of the Cross
Date & Time: Fridays of Lent, 4:00pm; Stations at 7:00pm
Location: Parish Life Center 

Event: Great Adventure Scripture Study
Date & Time: beginning Feb. 24, 6:30pm
Location: Parish Life Center

Contact: Kathryn Mulderink, 616-459-4731 ext 33, or kathryntherese@saintisidorechurch.org

 

St. James Parish, Montague

Event: Temptation: The Influence of the Devil and Desire on our Free Will presented by Fr. Mark-David Janus, CSP, PhD
Date & Time: Sunday,
Feb. 28, 4:00-6:00pm with potluck to follow
Location:
Parish Hall

Event: Crucifixion of Jesus with a Historial Perspective presentedy by Dave Sipka
Date & Time: Sunday,
March 21 6:00-8:00pm
Location:
Church

Contact: Pat Jackson/Faith Formation Coordinator, 231-893-3085 or faithformation@stjamescatholicparish.org

 

St. Joseph the Worker Parish (Parroquia San José Obrero), Wyoming

Event: Estudio de las narraciones de las pasiones (Study of the Passion Narratives)
Date & Time:  Los lunes de la Cuaresma (menos el lunes, 8 de marzo) (Mondays of Lent [except Monday, March 8]), 7:00pm
Location: Sótano de la iglesia (church basement)
Contact: Padre Esteban Cron (Fr. Steve Cron), 616-456-7982

 

St. Jude Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Adult Lenten Series "What makes us Catholic?"
Date & Time: Feb. 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 7:00-9:00pm
Location: Msgr. Charles D. Brophy Center
Contact: Clem Schwartz, 616-363-6885 or clem.schwartz@sbcglobal.net

Event: For high school/young adults "The Seven Last Words of Christ"
Date & Time: Feb. 21 & 28, March 7 & 14, 6:00-7:15pm
Location: Msgr. Charles D. Brophy Center
Contact: Sue Dressel, 616-363-6885 or smdressel@triton.net 

 

St. Mary Parish, Big Rapids

Event: Stations of the Cross
Date & Time: Fridays of Lent (Feb. 19, 26, March 5, 12, 26) 2:15pm (led by St. Mary School students)
Location: St. Mary Church
also
Date & Time: Thursdays (Feb. 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25)
Location: St. Paul Campus Parish

Event: Workshop on the Liturtical Year
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 2, 7:00-8:00pm
Location: St. Paul Lounge

Event: Generations of Faith
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 3, 5:00-7:30pm
Location: St. Mary Parish Center

Event: Study of the Gospel of Luke
Date & Time: Mondays at 7:00pm
Location: St. Mary Parish Room

Event: Lent - It's origins & meaning
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 16, 7:00-8:00pm
Location: St. Paul

Holy Thursday, April 1 at St. Mary
5:00pm Dinner in the Parish Center
7:00pm Mass of the Lord's Supper, Adoration until 12:00am (midnight)

Good Friday, April 2 at St. Paul
11:00am Lenten Soup Lunch
12:00pm (noon) Passion of the Lord
7:00pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday, April 3 at St. Mary
10:00am Morning Prayer (blessing of Easter food, annointing of the catechumens, followed by rehearsal of Easter Vigil)
8:00pm Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, April 4
Masses: 8:00am at St. Paul; 9:30am at St. Mary; 11:30am at St. Paul (NO 5:00pm Sunday Mass)

Additional details

 

St. Mary Parish, Carson City/St. John the Baptist Parish, Hubbardston

Event: Faith, Food, and Fun - Fr. Lou Anderson will speak on "Sacraments of Initation" Free Supper and Childcare. 
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 2, 5:30-7:30pm 
Location: St. Mary Parish Hall

Event: Soup Supper - Fr. Andy Thompson, CSsR will speak on "The Mass - Understanding What It Means" Free Soup Supper and childcare.
Date & Time: Saturday, March 6, 6:00pm
Location: St. Mary Parish Hall

 

St. Michael Parish, Remus

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17:
9:00am - Mass and distribution of ashes
7:00pm - Mass and distribution of ashes

Event: Wednesday Soup Suppers with presentations to refresh and update our understanding of the Church’s Teaching on Social Justice. All are welcome to attend. Registration is not required. Date: Wednesdays of Lent (starting Ash Wednesday) through March 24
Time: Soup Supper and presentation, 5:30pm; Mass 7:00pm (except Feb. 24)
Schedule:
Feb. 17
– Option for the Poor and Vulnerable. (Preferential option for the poor & vulnerable)
Feb. 24 – Rights and Responsibilities. (Fundamental right to life, faith, family life, etc.) No Mass
March 3 – Solidarity. (Learning that “love of neighbor” has global dimensions.)
March 10 – Dignity of the Human Person. (Foundation of society is based on human dignity.)
March 17 – Peace. (Answering the call to be peacemakers.)
March 24 – Care for God’s Creation. (Being good stewards of God’s creation.)
(Anointing of the Sick during Mass)

Event: Stations of the Cross with Benediction
Date & Time:
Fridays during Lent, 7:00pm

Holy Week: Palm Sunday, March 28 through Easter Sunday, April 4

Event: Confession
Date & Time:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:00am & 4:00pm; Also Monday, 7:00pm
 

Holy Thursday, April 1
8:00pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper (incense used)

Good Friday, April 2
2:00pm - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
(Stations of the Cross at noon only)

Holy Saturday, April 3
8:00pm - Easter Vigil Mass (incense used)

Easter Sunday, April 4
9:00 & 11:00am - Mass

 

St. Patrick Parish, Parnell

Event: Friday Soup Suppers
Date & Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm each Friday during Lent, donations accepted to benefit Haiti
Location: Parish Center

Event: Stations of the Cross
Date & Time: 7:00pm each Friday during Lent
Location: Church

Event: The Passion and Death of Jesus According to St. Luke presented by guest Speaker Msgr. William Duncan
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 10, 6:30pm
Location: Parish Center

Event: Adult Scripture Study - The Passion and Resurrection Narratives of Jesus
Date & Time: Wednesday evenings, 6:30-7:45pm, Feb. 10 thru April 14; Tuesday mornings, 9:30am-11:00 am, Feb. 17-April 7
Location: Parish Center

Contact: for all events listed above:  Debby Kohn, 691-8541, ext. 38, aekohn@wmis.net

 

St. Patrick Parish, Portland

Event: Praise and Worship with Jim Cowan
Date & Time: Sunday, March 7, 6:30pm
Location: Church

Event: Parish Mission with Deacon Ralph Poyo
Date & Time: Sunday through Wednesday, March 21 - 24, 7:00pm
Location: Church
Details: Deacon Ralph will speak each evening. Refreshments will be served in the parish hall each evening after the service.

Event: Praise and Worship with Michael Mette
Date & Time: March 30, 7:00 PM
Location: Church

Event: Stations of the Cross/Soup Suppers
Date & Time: 6:00pm, Fridays during Lent (with the exceptions of March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph, and April 2, Good Friday). On March 19, the soup supper will follow the 6:00pm Mass.
Location: Parish hall immediately following Stations of the Cross.

Solemn Feast Days
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day. Mass at 6:00pm
March 19 – Feast of St. Joseph. Mass at 6:00pm. Even though this falls on a Friday of Lent, it is a celebration day of the Catholic faith. We are allowed to eat meat this day. Soup supper will follow Mass.

 

St. Paul Campus Parish, Big Rapids

Event: Workshop on the Liturgical year
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 2, 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Lounge

Name: Lent: It’s Origin and Meaning
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 16, 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Lounge

Event: ONE
Date & Time: Thursday, March 18, 7:00pm
Location: Williams Auditorium-Ferris State University

Event: Stations of the Cross
Date & Time: Thursdays, February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 7:00pm
Location: Church

Contact: For information regarding any event, please call the parish office: 231-796-7393

 

St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Grand Rapids

Event: Lenten Bible Study: St. Paul - The Man and the Message
Date & Time: Wednesdays, Feb. 24, March 3 & 10, 7:00pm
Location: Antioch Room - St Paul the Apostle Church 
Contact:  the parish office, 616-949-4170

 

St. Pius X Parish, Grandville

Event: Communal Penance
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 7:00pm        
Location: Church
Contact: Parish office, 616-532-9344 

 

St. Robert of Newminster Parish, Ada

Event: Lenten Speaker Series
Date & Time: 
Sunday, Feb. 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Topic: Michael Fonseca presents 
How to Recognize God’s Voice and Presence 
Location: Parish Life Center

Date & Time: Sunday, Feb. 28, 4:00-5:30pm
Topic:
Sr. Sue Tracy speaks about Passionate Spirituality   
Location: Newminster Hall  

Details: Registration is not required.

Contact: Terri Nausieda, Initiation and Adult Coordinator, 676-9111 ext. 18 or TerriN@StRobertChurch.org.

 

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