A Word from Our Pastor
We are on our spiritual trek to Good Friday and Easter. Have you decided on the prayer, penance and almsgiving that you will strive to perform in union with Our Lord’s grace? We will continue our discussion with penance.
As Lent is a season of penance it is most appropriate that all of us take advantage of the sacrament of Penance during this season. We will have many times each week for Confession. Please check the bulletin for the days and times.
A recent Spanish saint, St. Josemaria Escriva, once quipped, “Get used to saying ‘No’”. Lent is a season to say, “No,” to our comforts and pleasures of this world; to say, “No,” to our selfishness, pride, laziness, attachment, etc. Penance is one way of saying, “No,” to ourselves by denying particular physical senses of sight, taste/speech, touch/feeling, hearing, and smell. Penance can also be said of denying interior senses of imagination, memory and intelligence. Especially in the digital age when five minutes on the internet or screen can quickly become 55 minutes OR MORE, penance of the imagination in regard to curiosity on the internet – ‘surfing the internet’ – can be a very good penance!
Upcoming News and Announcements - 03/7/25
All day and night Adoration will be offered on March 7th before and after the Stations of the Cross and evening Mass.
This weekend you can eat with the Knights Friday, Saturday and Sunday!! Friday night you can start with the Knights’ Fish Fry beginning at 5:00pm in Farrell Hall. Saturday will feature the Spaghetti Dinner after the 5:00pm Mass. Sunday the Knights will be hosting the Pancake Breakfast after the 7:30am and 9:30am Masses. Let the Knights do the cooking for you this weekend!!!
Don’t forget to move your clock one hour ahead before you go to bed on Saturday!!
The second collection this weekend is for the Black and Indian Missions. Next weekend, the second collection will be for Debt Reduction.
Food donations for the Food Pantry are being collected this weekend through Sunday at 1:00pm in the Parish Center foyer.
The Fr. Corby Division of the AOH will host a St. Patrick’s Hooley (Irish Party) on Saturday, March 15th starting at 6:30pm in Farrell Hall. Tickets will be available in the front office of the Parish Center or at the Fish Fry on Fridays or email Mark Roddy at mbroddy@cox.net.- All-day and all-night Adoration are available every First Friday with Saturday devotions on the First Saturdays of the month.
- Young Adults gather for coffee and breakfast the first Sunday of the month after the 9:30am Mass every month.
- Family Adoration is offered every third Saturday of the month starting at 10:00am in the new church.
- Diaper, Wipes and Formula will be collected during the weekend of the fourth Sunday of the month and donations can be left in the foyer of the Parish Center.
- Food Pantry donation bags are given out the first weekend of the month with the collection through the second Sunday at 1:00pm. Donations can be left in the foyer.
- Martha’s Table Sandwich Collection is the fourth Sunday of the month with sandwiches dropped off in the back of Farrell Hall from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
- Movie Night will be held on Saturday, March 22nd starting at 6:00pm with dinner. The movie is entitled “Faith of our Fathers”.
- Bingo will be played on Saturday, April 5th in Farrell Hall. Chili, hot dogs will be served at 6:00pm with the games beginning at 6:30pm. Proceeds benefit TEACH. Bakers are requested!!!!
- Fr. Jack Riley will be coming to St. Mary of Sorrows for Mission Talks April 7-9. He will be giving talks after the 9:15am Mass and at 7:00pm.
- Deacon Nick will be giving a Lenten series talks on Tuesday evenings in St. Joseph’s Hall.
- Lenten Penance Service will be on Monday, March 31st at 4:00pm and Tuesday, April 1st at 7:00pm.
- Fish Fry on Fridays in Lent starting on March 7th.
- Stations of the Cross with confession starting on March 7th and continuing every Friday in Lent.
- New this year…Evening Mass following Stations of the Cross.
- “Men’s Trivia Knight,” Tuesday, April 15, at 7:00 p.m. in Farrell Hall: Calling all men for fraternity, food, and fun! Join us for “Men’s Trivia Knight” on Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 p.m. in Farrell Hal. Be ready to unleash your knowledge of all things old and new! (Hosted by Knights of Columbus Council 8600)
- O Come Holy Spirit! Logs of Fire Prayer Group will be offering a dynamic adventure, learning how to live a Spirit-filled life overflowing with God’s gifts, goodness, grace, and gusto! To be held on Friday, April 25 — 6:30pm-9:00pm and Saturday, April 26 — 10:00am-4:00pm in St. Joseph’s Hall.
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Moving Foward
Start Lent strong. Today we will have all-day and all-night Adoration will start at 10:00am. Come for the Fish Fry dinner, which starts at 5:00pm in Farrell Hall, hosted by the Knight’s, followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm with Confession and after Stations, Mass will be offered. All night Adoration will continue through the night after the evening Mass.
Welcome from our Pastor
On behalf of our parish family, welcome to St. Mary of Sorrows parish website! We would love for you to join us on Sunday, and every day! Please look over our website and if we can be of help to you, please do not hesitate to contact me or a staff member. Our mission/vision statement is listed below to provide you with a deeper sense of our commitment to our Lord Jesus.
In Christ Through Mary,
Rev. Thomas P. Vander Woude, Pastor
