Lent at St. Therese

“He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said.” Matthew 28:6

Greetings in Christ,

The season of renewal in Christ is here, and with it comes a beautiful invitation to deepen our prayer, strengthen our sacrifices, and draw closer to Jesus. Lent offers us a fresh start, a chance to open our hearts more fully to His love. Below are several opportunities to help you grow in your relationship with Christ during this holy season.

Spiritual: This Lent, we will be offering a Lenten book called Lenten Gospel Reflections. The book is well‑done and will help you enter more deeply into the mystery of Christ’s love. We will offer it after weekend Masses at a suggested donation of 5 dollars.

Education: I will be offering a class called Christ in the Movies on February 19 and March 5, at 10am or 7pm. We’ll reflect on the films Rocky (1976) on February 19 and The Truman Show (1998) on March 5. We’ll explore themes such as being chosen and the virtues of persistence, humility, and perseverance. There is a lot we can learn from these beautiful movies that can help us in our walk with Christ.

Men’s Retreat: Our men’s retreat will take place on Saturday, March 7, featuring nationally known speaker Kevin Wells. The retreat runs from 7:30 am to 12:00 pm and promises to be a powerful time of prayer, fellowship, and renewal.

Community: We will be offering an exciting evening together called Winter Fun on Thursday, March 12, that will include food, games, singing, social activities, and more! The evening begins with Mass at 4:00 pm, followed by plenty of food and time to enjoy some fun activities together.

Service: As is our tradition, we’re excited to offer our Parish Meal Pack once again. Together, we hope to raise $39,000 and pack 132,192 meals for our brothers and sisters who rely on this support. It’s a beautiful way to serve Christ by serving those in need. We’ll gather for the Parish Meal Pack on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17 and 18, and we’d love to have you join us in this joyful work of mercy.

Penance: Our parish penance service will be held on Thursday, March 19, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. We will have seven visiting priests available for confessions. If it has been a while, please do not be afraid! Our Lord longs to forgive, heal, and renew you.

Please be assured of my prayers as we begin this holy season together. And if you would, please keep me in your prayers as well.

St. Thérèse, pray for us.

Fr. Leonard Andrie, Pastor

Lenten Fasting and Abstinence Guidelines

The Daily Examen

**Christ in the Movies**

**Rocky - February 19 (10am or 7pm)**
**The Truman Show - March 5 (10am or 7pm)**

**Ash Wednesday**

**Ash Wednesday, February 18**
**Masses: 7:00am, 8:00 am (School Mass), 12pm, & 5:30pm**

**Parish Penance Service**

**Thursday, March 19**
**6:30pm-8:00pm**

**Confessions**

**Wednesdays: 4:45pm-5:10pm**
**Saturdays: 8:30am-9:30am &**
**4:00pm-4:30pm**

**Stations of the Cross**

**February 20, 27 - 5:30pm**
**March 6, 13, 20, 27 - 5:30pm**
**Good Friday, April 3: Noon**

**Men’s Retreat**

**Saturday, April 11**
**7:30am - Noon**
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Eucharistic Adoration

Weekly Schedule

Tuesdays: 8:00am-6:00pm

Wednesdays: 7:30am-8:00pm

Thursdays: 8:00am-5:00pm

Fridays: 8:00am-2:00pm

Saturdays: 8:30am-10:00am

Holy Week

Holy Thursday, April 2nd

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00pm

Good Friday, April 3rd

Confessions, 10:00am - 11:45am

Stations of the Cross, 12:00pm

Veneration of the Cross, 5:00pm

Holy Saturday, April 4th

Easter Vigil Mass, 8:00pm

Easter Sunday, April 5th

Masses: 8:00am and 10:00am

Holy Week for the Whole Family

Article from www.catholic-link.org.

Palm Sunday: Making palm branches and doing a procession, and reading Matthew 21.

Holy Week: Traditions include cleaning out your home, putting together a donation, finishing Lent activities. Make peg dolls and play through the Passion and Easter. Talk about the characters and story in a tangible and physical activity. Find a printable version below. Use Legos and blocks to build different scenes.

Holy Thursday: Host a Lenten Story Meal with your family. Each item on the menu represents a section of the story of Jesus’ passion. You can also consider a Passover meal. Making unleavened bread and perform a family foot washing.

Good Friday: Since Good Friday is a day of fasting, check out this article for 25 great ways to devote the day to Christ! Make sure to Pray the Stations of the Cross.

Holy Saturday: Make a paschal candle and find out here what it symbolizes. Sit around a fire and read the vigil readings and this ancient homily.

Beautiful, Ancient Holy Saturday Homily

Easter Sunday: You can work on Easter crafts all eight days of the Octave. We enjoy doing resurrection eggs (https://www.catholicicing.com/catholic-resurrection-eggs/) and resurrection story cookies on Easter itself, and then making resurrection crafts throughout the week.

Passion Peg Dolls Print Out

Lenten Penance Chart

Parish

Family

Teens

This is a short prayer that helps you reflect on the presence of God in your life. Each night before going to bed, you are encouraged to set aside 10-15 minutes reflecting where God has been in your day. This includes recognizing God’s blessings and where you have sinned and asking our Lord for forgiveness.

Download Examen

Word on Fire Lenten Companion: “Lenten Gospel Reflections” by Bishop Robert Barron

For Christians, Lent is an important time of reflecting on the suffering and death of Jesus so as to enter into the joy of his resurrection. In this devotional booklet, Bishop Robert Barron invites readers to enter more deeply into the prayerful nature of the season. Lenten Gospel Reflections features full Gospel readings, daily reflections, and more!

Books will be available after Masses and in the parish office while supplies last at a suggested donation of $5.

Mobile Meal Pack Fundraiser

March 17 & 18, 2026 I St. Therese School Gym

In partnership with Feed My Starving Children, St. Therese Faith Formation, School and Parish community, we will pay for and package over 132,192 meals for starving children around the world! Many volunteers are needed to help with set-up, meal packing, and cleanup.

Goals = Raise $39,000 and pack over 132,192 Meals

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March 6th (with BINGO!) and March 20th (with BINGO!) - After Stations of the Cross

It’s our delicious Friday fish fry event - come enjoy fabulous food, community time and BINGO!

Menu: Beer-Battered Cod, French Fries, Mac & Cheese and Coleslaw.

$10.00/person / Advance purchases and cashless transactions recommended.

Tickets for March 6 Fish Fry (with BINGO!)

Tickets for March 20 Fish Fry (WITH BINGO!)

February 20 & 27, March 13 & 27 I After Stations of the Cross

Grab a heartwarming soup with friends and family following the Stations of the Cross.

Free-will donation at the door.

Easter Flower Donations

Remembering a loved one.

Remember a loved one by purchasing an Easter flower in their name. These flowers will decorate our church throughout the Easter Season. Please print and fill out the form below and drop it off at the church office or place it in the Sunday basket or use the button to donate online.

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