Annual Pancake Supper
Tuesday February 13, 2024
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Join us for pancakes, sausages and fellowship as we prepare to begin Lent. Our annual pancake supper will take place on Shrove Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. New, this year will feature a ‘Topping Bar’ where you can add fresh fruit and various toppings to your pancakes. Also, this year we will be featuring a Chocolate Fountain complete with the fixings for everyone to enjoy. Tickets to the Shrove Tuesday event will be on sale beginning the weekend of February 3rd. The cost is $10/person, children 12 and under $5.00.
Ash Wednesday Mass
February 14, 2024
8:30 am & 7:00 pm
To begin Lent, come and celebrate Ash Wednesday with us. There will be two Masses, 8:30 am and 7:00 pm. Have a fruitful and blessed Lenten season.
Stations of the Cross
& Lenten Reflection
Fridays at 7:00 pm (Feb. 16 to Mar. 22)
The Stations of the Cross, Way of the Cross or Via Dolorosa is a popular Lenten devotion. On Fridays in Lent, we gather as a parish to pray and call to mind Christ’s passion, the journey Jesus took from His condemnation to His death on the cross.
According to tradition, our Blessed Mother would retrace the steps her son took on the way to Calvary, pondering all of it in her heart. For many centuries, pilgrims in Jerusalem have followed in these footsteps of Jesus and stopped along the way to remember the significant events that happened. Our church has an especially beautiful set of stations pictured in stained glass.
Booklets are provided to follow along. Please come and join us in drawing closer to the Lord this Lent through this wonderful devotion.
Following the Stations, we will watch a short 8-10 minute video reflection with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT. Each week, Sr. Miriam will lead us to meet the tenderness of God’s Mercy, the Power of His Love, and the restoration of your heart and life, as you practice prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and sacrifice. Each session will begin immediately after Stations of the Cross in the Church for just a few minutes. Participants are then welcome to take home guided reflections for prayer throughout Lent.
Sources for more info:
The Chosen
Watch Party & Discussion
Fridays at 7:00 pm
(Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 02, 16, 23,
Mar. 01, 08)
Beginning January 12th, St. Dominic Parish will be offering a study centered around the new series hit, The Chosen. The series allows us to see Christ through the eyes of those who knew him. The Chosen takes the stories of the Gospels and at the same time tells us a story that is in between the lines of scripture.
Participants are welcome to join us in the Parish Hall from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for a screening of an episode, followed by group discussions and activities led by our pastoral minister, Michael Aguiar; materials will be provided. We will be viewing the second season of the series, spread through eight sessions.
Reconciliation
Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:30 pm
&
Thursday March 14, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Our parish Lenten Penance celebration will be held on Thursday March 14th from 6:30 pm. There will be 2 or 3 priests available to hear confessions. Father will also be hearing confessions as usual on Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:30 pm, or by appointment.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation, or Confession, restores our relationship with God by the forgiveness of our sins. When we go to confession with contrition for our sins and a desire to amend our life, God forgives us through the priest.
Before confessing our sins, we go through an Examination of Conscience to make sure we include all our sins. See below for a sample examination:
Other Resources:
Best Lent Ever – Dynamic Catholic’s series of daily reflections. Receive daily emails containing short, inspiring reflections to help you draw closer to God and improve yourself for 40 days. There are two different programs to choose from.
Bible in a Year – In The Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz guides you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes. Using an exclusive reading plan rooted in The Bible Timeline (a ground-breaking approach to understanding salvation history developed by Biblical scholar Jeff Cavins) you won’t just read the Bible … you’ll finally understand how all the pieces fit together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life today!
Keeping Friday – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops explain the current teachings and practices of observing fasting and abstinence on Fridays and during Lent.
Recommended Apps:
| 3 Minute Retreat by Loyola Press | iOS | Android |
| Amen App by Augustine Institute | iOS | Android |
Practice Lent
Consider these activities to help further your Lenten observance:
- Read Holy Scripture
- Renew your baptismal commitment
- Pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Go to confession! All Catholics should go at least once a year
- Meet with others and talk about Christ
- Invite a friend to Mass
- Resolve to deepen your prayer life
- Do acts of charity
- Give up luxuries to practice self-control and donate the money you save
- Sign up for daily Lenten reflections
- Live out Holy Week as if it’s occurring in the present