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First Sunday of Lent
Stations of the Cross:
Fridays in Lent
The Stations of the Cross, also referred to as the Way of the Cross, is a familiar devotion in the Catholic tradition of piety. As practiced today, the Stations represent 14 events experienced by Jesus as he walked to his place of execution at Calvary. This Lent, the Stations of the Cross are observed each week on Friday afternoons at 12:30 PM in Immaculate Conception Church and evenings at 7:00 PM, alternating between our two churches.
Tonight, February 19, Stations
- 7:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Church
Next Friday, February 26, Stations
- 12:30 PM at Immaculate Conception Church
- 7:00 PM at Assumption Church
For a complete schedule of everything our parish has planned for Lent, including our Parish Lenten Mission, please view our 2021 Lenten Journey HERE.
Parish Lenten Practices
Lenten Coins for Nicaragua
As you may know, our parish and school communities assist a sister parish in Old Managua, Nicaragua. The Parish of Cristo Agonizante del Rosario is often in need of school supplies and daily necessities for the students and families in that parish.
Consider taking a “Lenten Coins for Nicaragua” mite box (available this weekend) for your family. As you sacrifice something in your own home during Lent, i.e., a dinner out, donate those funds to the box. Return it at the end of Lent, and we’ll be sure your donation gets to the family in need. If we run out of boxes, please use a baggie or any receptacle and get the whole family involved. Thank you for your generosity!
Collection of Old Palm:
February 20th to March 14th
Our parish will be collecting blessed Palm from previous years, beginning this weekend and continuing until the Fourth Sunday of Lent (March 14). Please return the Palm to the receptacles near the entrances of our two churches.
This Palm is burned into the ashes that are used during Ash Wednesday. Help share in this beautiful practice of the Lenten season.
Rite of Election
2/21 at 10 AM
This Sunday, February 21, at the 10 AM Mass, the RCIA Class of 2021 (listed below) will be accepted by our parish community in the Rite of Election. Our parish welcomes the individuals who have been preparing for the Easter Sacraments of Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation. At the Rite of Election, the candidates and catechumens in the RCIA program become the Elect, as they begin their 40 day journey to Easter.
At the Easter Vigil on April 3, the Elect will become full members of our parish and Church family. They will be receiving the Sacrament(s) listed next to their name. Please pray for them and their continuing faith journeys. “Full Initiation” means they are joining us as new Catholics, ready to live and practice our faith among us.
- Stephen Dolan - Communion and Confirmation
- Helen Fleming - Profession of Faith
- Marlo Hunter - Communion and Confirmation
- Jacqueline Kolaj - Confirmation
- Michelle Medina - Full Initiation
- Lorenzo Montegiorgi - Communion and Confirmation
- Erin Novak - Confirmation
- Jennifer Serunjogi - Profession of Faith, Holy Communion, and Confirmation
- Nuwa Serunjogi - Holy Communion
- Semu Serunjogi - Profession of Faith, Holy Communion, and Confirmation
- Christian Robert Somma - Full Initiation
Please pray about those in your family, office, or neighborhood who can be invited to join us in the Fall for the beginning of the next RCIA process. Contact Fr. Sorgie (914-961-3643) for information or direction on making the invitation.
The Sixth Bonanza Lottery:
Many Drawings Remain
Our Annual Bonanza Lottery has returned for the sixth year.
All profits from this year's lottery will go to paying down the mortgage on the gymnasium.
Great cash prizes are available to win by those purchasing tickets in our Bonanza Lottery. Each week, two tickets will be drawn for two $200 prizes. Winning tickets will be reentered for all subsequent drawings! Also, we have two big drawings of $2,000 each remaining on March 13 and June 6.
There will be 41 winners in total and over $10,000 in prizes awarded. Tickets are $50 each and are available in the Parish Office, Sacristies, and the ICS and PREP offices. Consider giving tickets to your family and friends as gifts, offering them a chance to win as well as supporting the parish. This is one of our largest fundraisers of the year, and your generosity helps defray expenses for the parish.
Thank you for your support!
Stay safe and
God Bless you!
To stay informed, visit the Parish Website.
Track the progress of the Columbarium at Holy Mount Cemetery.
