Ash Wednesday is February 10.
Mass will be offered at St. Mary's at 12:10 pm and ashes will be distributed. (Sorry, but the parking lot is not free for our use on weekdays.)
Click here for Lenten guidelines on fasting and abstinence.
Sign up here for St. Mary's Lenten Bible Study: The Seven Last Words of Christ, which will be led by Brian Thomas on Wednesdays during Lent at 7 pm at the Knights of Columbus in Donelson. The study starts of Ash Wednesday, February 10, and continues until the Wednesday of Holy Week. Cost is $10 for the study manual.
- Girls' & Boys' Schola: Fourth-graders through high schoolers are invited to sing, learn the chants and traditional music of the Church, and have an opportunity to sing for Mass as we develop. Rehearsals are on Saturdays in the Crypt from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Sign in for new members is at 1:15. Please email our Director, Dr. Nancy Sutton, if your child(ren) will attend at music@stmarysdowntown.org
- Women's Recollection will be held on Saturday, February 13 at 9 am at St Mary's. The morning includes spiritual talks and an opportunity for Confession.
- Training for Sidewalk Advocates for Life will be held on Saturday, February 27 at St. Mary’s from 10 am - 2:30 pm. Lunch is provided. Recently established in Nashville, Sidewalk Advocates for Life is an international sidewalk counseling program that peacefully and prayerfully trains men and women to offer loving, life-affirming alternatives to those entering a local abortion center in our community. Please call Marilyn Cox by February 17 to sign up or if you have any questions at 615 766-4119.
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