BLESSED PALMS will be left outside each church after each church private Mass this coming Palm Sunday Mass. The locations are:
- St. Irenaeus (entrance under walk area between the Church and Flea Market) after 5 PM Saturday, April 4 through Sunday, April 5.
- St. Januarius (under overhang by the Church mailbox - Concordia side entrance) after Noon Sunday, April 5 and all Palm Sunday.
- St. John the Baptist (front church entrance overhang - by the circle/preschool entrance AND outside the back-ramp-entrance) after 10 AM Sunday April 5 and all Palm Sunday.
- St. Joseph (main entrance under canopy driveway) after 6:30 PM Saturday, April 4 through Sunday, April 5.
- Our Lady of Joy (under the overhang by the main entrance at front of the Church) after 9 AM Sunday and all Palm Sunday
ONLINE ZOOM CLASS ON "TRIDUUM at HOME" is open to any parish adult or high school teen at 7 PM Holy Wednesday, April 8. Ron Donatelli will explain the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday) events and respective church service liturgies to help everyone to be able to enter these sacred days spiritually at home. You will be able to ask questions and comment and access either by phone or by computer screen at home. Father Kevin and Deacon Tim Noca will also be available to comment and respond on this interactive class. Use the link below to connect. Note that only the first 100 participants will be able to enter the class, but it will be recorded and available online at a later date.
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/715919933 or call 1-301-715-8592 and enter the Meeting ID: 715 919 933 when prompted.
PURPOSE OF PRAYER is the first of our Engage with OPV, a video and chat program with Bishop Barron and the Word on Fire program. You simply watch a 10-15 minute video at your time and convenience, read the text and respond or comment with questions. Father George is moderating the online discussion. The first episode contains beautiful scenes of grand churches in France (including the before-burnt Notre Dame). We will have other series and bible studies in the future, so subscribe on Flocknote to "Engage with OPV." Contact Rich Myler - communication@opvcatholic.org if you are having trouble accessing.
TRIDUUM & EASTER are on a special schedule. Special treats for kids will be available after each Easter Morning Mass (and 8 AM at SJB) at the same locations as the Blessed Palms. (Note that the assembly of those Easter treats was limited to a small handful of people packaging at our rectory garage with gloves and also that gluten-free treats will be available for families on the St. John Rectory Porch ONLY after 8 AM Easter morning)
- PALM SUNDAY - schedule as described above
- HOLY MONDAY - 9 AM & 6:30 PM Masses livestreamed
- HOLY TUESDAY - 9 AM Mass livestreamed
- HOLY WEDNESDAY - 9 AM and 6:30 PM Masses livestreamed; 7 PM "Triduum at Home" on Zoom (see details above)
- HOLY THURSDAY - 9 AM Morning Prayer; 7 PM Mass of the Lord's Supper at Our Lady of Joy Church
- GOOD FRIDAY - 9 AM Morning Prayer; 3 PM Passion & Veneration of the Cross
- HOLY SATURDAY - 9 AM Morning Prayer; 8:30 PM Easter VIGIL with Father Kevin and All Clergy
- EASTER SUNDAY MASSES - 7:30 AM at St. Januarius with Father David; 9:00 AM at Our Lady of Joy with Father Jinto and Deacon Tim; 10:30 AM at St. Joseph with Father Ed Wichman; Noon at St. Irenaeus with Father George
For Morning Prayer during the Triduum, we will have Morning Prayer livestreamed at 9 AM (No morning Mass permitted these days) with the text also available on the screen to pray along with us. Alternatively for those times, you can print your own text from scanning the attached QR Code graphic using a smart phone for those times or use at anytime for the Liturgy at the appropriate Hour for prayer with your family or by yourself.
