Lent and Easter Information
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Palm Sunday, March 28th
Saturday Liturgy at 5pm
Sunday Liturgy at 8:00am and 11:00am**
** Please Note: 11am Liturgy will begin in the Parish Hall with the solemn procession into the church
Monday, March 29th Liturgy at 9am
Tuesday, March 30th Liturgy at 9am Adoration from 9:30am - 6:00pm
Wednesday, March 31st Liturgy at 9am and 12noon Lenten Soup Lunch 12:30pm
Holy Thursday, April 1st
Morning Prayer 9:00am
Parish Dinner 5:15pm in the Parish Center
Mass of the Lord's Supper 7:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration will follow the service and conclude with Night Prayer at 10:00pm
Good Friday, April 2nd
Morning Prayer 9:00am
Stations of the Cross 3:00pm
Lord's Passion 7:00pm
Holy Saturday, April 3rd
Morning Prayer & lighting of new fire 9:00am
Blessing of Easter Baskets 3:00pm
Vigil of the Lord's Resurrection 8:00pm
Easter Sunday, April 4th
Liturgy at 8:00am and 11:00am
Easter Letter - please click to download
Pledging Lent Together
Every Sunday during Lent, after Mass,
you w
ill be given a small card suggesting several concrete ways of praying, fasting, almsgiving for the week. This program, prepared by our Liturgy Committee, is called Pledging Lent Together. It is our hope that this program will help you and all of our parish family to make this Lent special and prayerful…a time to correct a wrong turn! For your convenience, the information contained on each of the cards will also be available here, on our parish website.
The Fifth Week of Lent: Gratitude
The palmist says, "The Lord has done great things for us. We are filled with joy."
God our Father, you gave us your only Son, Jesus Christ, to redeem us.
Help us, the parishioners of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, to pledge ourselves to live a faithful life of prayer, fasting and almsgiving during this Lenten season. May all of our sacrifices help us to better understand the sacrifices Jesus made for us. AMEN!
PRAYER: Spend 5 minutes daily in quite prayer calling to mind all the blessings bestowed upon you.
FASTING: Fast from complaining. Compliment one person each day this week.
ALMSGIVING: Write a note of appreciate for someone who serves our parish community. Continue to support the Rice Bowl and the food pantry of the St. Vincent de Paul Society with nonperishable food donations.
For a printable version of this information, please click here.
To print the card from the Fourth Week of Lent: Reconciliation, please click here.
To print the card from the Third Week of Lent: Mercy, please click here.
To print the card from the Second Week of Lent: Transfiguration, please click here.
To print the card from the First Week of Lent: Trust, please click here.
Online Lenten Resources
Lent is a time of prayer and reflection. If you are interested in some additional online resources for prayer and reflection, please click here.
Lenten Soup Lunch
In addition to our regular Mass schedule, there will be a Eucharistic Celebration each Wednesday at 12:00 Noon throughout the Lenten Season. Following Mass, all are invited to a soup lunch in the Parish Center.
Stations of the Cross
Friday Evenings beginning at 7:00pm in the Church. For more information on Stations of the Cross or to experience the Stations of the Cross online, please click here. Please mark your calendars for Friday, March 19th at 7pm when students from LaSalle High School in Troy will present Living Stations of the Cross.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available throughout the Lenten Season as detailed:
Prior to both the 9am and 12 Noon Mass on Wednesdays beginning at 8:30am and again at 11:30am.
Friday evenings, prior to Stations of the Cross, beginning at 6:30pm
Every Saturday from 3:45-4:30pm
Communal Pennance Service will be held on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7pm
