The Friday Flocknote
This Week at Saint Andrew
*Note: Due to roof repair, Adoration will take place in main church Monday through Friday until further notice. The Divine Mercy Chaplet takes place in Classroom C.
Sat Mar 11
2:30pm: Confessions
4:00pm: Vigil Mass - Third Sunday of Lent
Sun Mar 12 - Third Sunday of Lent
7:30am: Mass
Mon Mar 13
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:30am: Divine Mercy Chaplet - Classroom C
8:30am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
8:30am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
12:00pm: Mass
Tue Mar 14
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet - Classroom C
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
10:00am: Bible Study - Classroom C
12:00pm: Mass
6:30pm: Bible Study - Main Church - Letters to the Hebrews
Wed Mar 15
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet - Classroom C
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
10:00am: Rosary Ministry - Classroom C
12:00pm: Mass
Thu Mar 16
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet - Classroom C
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
12:00pm: Mass
Fri Mar 17 - Saint Patrick's Day
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet - Classroom C
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
12:00pm: Mass
12:30pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
6:00pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
Bible Study is Back!
Beginning on this Tuesday March 14 at 6:30pm, a new Bible study will begin on Letters to the Hebrews. This will be an Ascension Publishing DVD, 8-week presentation at no cost to you. All are invited. For questions, please contact Bob at 772-283-0342 or cobra12220@aol.com.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross
with Musical Accompaniment
Join us Friday April 7, 2023 at 6pm by the lake for a special gathering to pray the Way of the Cross with song! CALLED, St. Andrew's own music ministry, will be performing as part of the event. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your devotion to our Lord's sacrifice.
2023 Lenten Schedule
Every Monday through Thursday, up until and including Thu Mar 30
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
12:00pm: Mass
Every Friday, up until and including Fri Mar 31
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
12:00pm: Mass
12:30pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
6:00pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
Every Saturday up until and including Sat Apr 1
7:30am: Mass
Wed Mar 29
6:00pm: Lenten Penance Service
* There are no confessions during Holy Week. This is the last opportunity for confession until Sat Apr 15
Thu Apr 6 - Holy Thursday
6:00pm: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
There is no morning Mass or Noon Mass on Th Apr 6
Fri Apr 7 - Holy Friday
12:00pm: Stations of the Cross and Divine Mercy Chaplet
3:00pm: Veneration of the Cross, Communion Service, Stations of the Cross and Divine Mercy Chaplet
* The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Fri, Apr 7
* There are no Masses on Holy Friday
Sat Apr 8 - Holy Saturday
7:45pm: Holy Saturday Mass
* There are no confessions until Sat Apr 15
* There is no morning Mass on Sat Apr 8
Video of the Week
Why Belief Alone Isn't Enough
Saint of the Week
Saint Patrick
Feast Day – Mar 17
(c. 415? – 493?)
Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of God’s instrument for winning most of Ireland for Christ.
Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a little later than earlier accounts. Patrick may have been born in Dunbarton, Scotland, Cumberland, England, or in northern Wales. He called himself both a Roman and a Briton. At 16, he and a large number of his father’s slaves and vassals were captured by Irish raiders and sold as slaves in Ireland. Forced to work as a shepherd, he suffered greatly from hunger and cold.
After six years Patrick escaped, probably to France, and later returned to Britain at the age of 22. His captivity had meant spiritual conversion. He may have studied at Lerins, off the French coast; he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at the age of 43. His great desire was to proclaim the good news to the Irish.
In a dream vision it seemed “all the children of Ireland from their mothers’ wombs were stretching out their hands” to him. He understood the vision to be a call to do mission work in pagan Ireland. Despite opposition from those who felt his education had been defective, he was sent to carry out the task. He went to the west and north–where the faith had never been preached–obtained the protection of local kings, and made numerous converts.
Because of the island’s pagan background, Patrick was emphatic in encouraging widows to remain chaste and young women to consecrate their virginity to Christ. He ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries and continually urged his people to greater holiness in Christ.
He suffered much opposition from pagan druids and was criticized in both England and Ireland for the way he conducted his mission. In a relatively short time, the island had experienced deeply the Christian spirit, and was prepared to send out missionaries whose efforts were greatly responsible for Christianizing Europe.
Patrick was a man of action, with little inclination toward learning. He had a rock-like belief in his vocation, in the cause he had espoused. One of the few certainly authentic writings is his Confessio, above all an act of homage to God for having called Patrick, unworthy sinner, to the apostolate.
There is hope rather than irony in the fact that his burial place is said to be in County Down in Northern Ireland, long the scene of strife and violence.
Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a little later than earlier accounts. Patrick may have been born in Dunbarton, Scotland, Cumberland, England, or in northern Wales. He called himself both a Roman and a Briton. At 16, he and a large number of his father’s slaves and vassals were captured by Irish raiders and sold as slaves in Ireland. Forced to work as a shepherd, he suffered greatly from hunger and cold.
After six years Patrick escaped, probably to France, and later returned to Britain at the age of 22. His captivity had meant spiritual conversion. He may have studied at Lerins, off the French coast; he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at the age of 43. His great desire was to proclaim the good news to the Irish.
In a dream vision it seemed “all the children of Ireland from their mothers’ wombs were stretching out their hands” to him. He understood the vision to be a call to do mission work in pagan Ireland. Despite opposition from those who felt his education had been defective, he was sent to carry out the task. He went to the west and north–where the faith had never been preached–obtained the protection of local kings, and made numerous converts.
Because of the island’s pagan background, Patrick was emphatic in encouraging widows to remain chaste and young women to consecrate their virginity to Christ. He ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries and continually urged his people to greater holiness in Christ.
He suffered much opposition from pagan druids and was criticized in both England and Ireland for the way he conducted his mission. In a relatively short time, the island had experienced deeply the Christian spirit, and was prepared to send out missionaries whose efforts were greatly responsible for Christianizing Europe.
Patrick was a man of action, with little inclination toward learning. He had a rock-like belief in his vocation, in the cause he had espoused. One of the few certainly authentic writings is his Confessio, above all an act of homage to God for having called Patrick, unworthy sinner, to the apostolate.
There is hope rather than irony in the fact that his burial place is said to be in County Down in Northern Ireland, long the scene of strife and violence.
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