Sacred Heart » lent http://sacredheartchurch.net/public Vernon, Connecticut - A Christian Community in the Catholic Tradition. On the Rails-To-Trails Greenway Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:23:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/16/palm-sunday-of-the-lords-passion/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/16/palm-sunday-of-the-lords-passion/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:19:43 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/16/ Continue reading →]]> Palm Sunday is here. Receive Palm Branches and relive the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Stand witness to the Lord’s Passion. All at the same Mass.

Sacred Heart’s Palm Sunday schedule is the usual weekend Mass schedule:

Saturday – 4:30pm            Sunday – 8am & 10:30am

Important Note:
NEXT Saturday is the Easter Vigil, the First Mass for Easter. We, and EVERY other Catholic parish, must always celebrate that Mass after nightfall. Therefore, there is NO daylight Mass in ANY Roman Catholic church next Saturday, including Sacred Heart. Mass NEXT Saturday is at 8:30pm.

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/16/palm-sunday-of-the-lords-passion/feed/ 0 Lenten Forgiveness Service http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/09/lenten-forgiveness-service/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/09/lenten-forgiveness-service/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:25:09 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/09/ Continue reading →]]> Receive the Sacrament of  Reconciliation in a communal celebration at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, April 12 at 7pm.

Prayer, song, examination of conscience, reflection, individual confession, absolution and thanksgiving in a painless setting. Whether you receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation regularly or rarely – come.

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/04/09/lenten-forgiveness-service/feed/ 0 Ash Wednesday http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/03/08/ash-wednesday-4/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/03/08/ash-wednesday-4/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:41 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/03/08/ Continue reading →]]> Let us receive the announcement of Lent with joy!
For if our forefather Adam had kept the fast,
We would not have been deprived of paradise.
O Lord, who took flesh from the Virgin
in the fullness of time,
Call me back and restore me to Eden!

– Byzantine Vespers

We begin our celebration of Lent with the imposition of ashes on

  • Wednesday at 9:00am
  • Wednesday at 7:00pm

You thumbed grit
into my furrowed brow,
marking me
with the sign of mortality,
the dust of last year’s palms.

The cross you traced
seared, smudged skin,
and I recalled other ashes
etched
into my heart
by those who love too little
or not at all.

– Elizabeth-Anne Vanek in Extraordinary Time

(Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence)

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/03/08/ash-wednesday-4/feed/ 0 Mardi Gras http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/02/20/mardi-gras-2/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/02/20/mardi-gras-2/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:30:14 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/02/21/ Continue reading →]]>

Our celebration of this Carnival season ends with the rapidly-approaching celebration of Mardi Gras!

Plan to join us as we celebrate Fat Tuesday this year in style on March 8 at 6:30pm.

It’s a pot-luck festivity, so it’s time to start thinking about what you’d like to bring. Make your most decadent and lusty dishes, because this festival has to carry us through the entire austere season of Lent!

Sign up sheets for the pot-luck dinner will be at the entrances of the Church.

Included with the pot-luck dinner will be the selection of prayer partners for Lent.

Plan on attending and remember to take this opportunity to show off your crazy hats and beads!

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2011/02/20/mardi-gras-2/feed/ 0 Penance Service for Lent http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2010/03/20/penance-service-for-lent/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2010/03/20/penance-service-for-lent/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:16:07 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/?p=629 Continue reading →]]> Receive the Sacrament of  Reconciliation in a communal celebration at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, March 23 at 7pm.

Prayer, song, examination of conscience, reflection, individual confession, absolution and thanksgiving in a painless setting. Whether you receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation regularly or rarely – come.

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2010/03/20/penance-service-for-lent/feed/ 0 Lenten Evening of Reflection http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2010/02/26/lenten-evening-of-reflection/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2010/02/26/lenten-evening-of-reflection/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:09:49 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/?p=619 Continue reading →]]> A Lenten Evening of Reflection will be held on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 7pm. The guest speaker for this evening will be Sr. Paula Robillard, SSJ. Sr. Paula is the Springfield, MA Diocesan Director of Faith Formation and has led numerous retreats and retreat days.

Please plan on setting aside this evening to pause and reflect (and be refreshed) on your Lenten journey with Sr. Paula and the rest of our parish community.

Refreshments will be served by the Caregivers.

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For if our forefather Adam had kept the fast,
We would not have been deprived of paradise.
O Lord, who took flesh from the Virgin
in the fullness of time,
Call me back and restore me to Eden!

– Byzantine Vespers

We begin our celebration of Lent with the imposition of ashes on

  • Wednesday at Noon
  • Wednesday at 5:30pm

You thumbed grit
into my furrowed brow,
marking me
with the sign of mortality,
the dust of last year’s palms.

The cross you traced
seared, smudged skin,
and I recalled other ashes
etched
into my heart
by those who love too little
or not at all.

– Elizabeth-Anne Vanek in Extraordinary Time

(Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence)

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2010/02/14/ash-wednesday-3/feed/ 0 Penance Services http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2009/03/21/penance-services/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2009/03/21/penance-services/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:02:21 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/?p=310 Continue reading →]]> Receive the Sacrament of  Reconciliation in a communal celebration at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, March 24 at 7pm, or at Saint Maurice on Wednesday, April 1 at 7pm.

Prayer, song, examination of conscience, reflection, individual confession, absolution and thanksgiving in a painless setting. Whether you receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation regularly or rarely – come.

]]> http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2009/03/21/penance-services/feed/ 0 Ash Wednesday http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2009/02/23/ash-wednesday-2/ http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/2009/02/23/ash-wednesday-2/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:00:17 +0000 admin http://sacredheartchurch.net/public/?p=238 Continue reading →]]> Our Lenten observances for this year begin on February 25, 2009, Ash Wednesday.

Services include

  • Mass with Distribution of Ashes at 9am,
  • Liturgy of the Word with Distribution of Ashes at 4pm (convenient for our faith formation students) and
  • Liturgy of the Word with Distribution of Ashes at 7pm.

For Catholics, Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence.

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