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The Holy Season of Lent
“Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan River and was led by
the Spirit into the desert for forty days…………” (Matthew: 4:1)
It may seem, for some of us, during a year of isolation in the Pandemic of Corvid-19 that we
have been living in a desert. And now, here comes the Forty Days of Lent that the Church
invites us to enter on Ash Wednesday, to reevaluate our relationship with Jesus and each other.
What does this mean? Some people may be hoping that we can return to days before a killing
virus. Who could blame them?
Lent is “REMOTE LEARNING,” about our relationship with God that began when we started a
new existence in the waters of Baptism. Just at this virus has “reoriented’ our way of looking at
ourselves, so our Lord Jesus calls us to: “let go of that which may take us away from God and
our true selves.” We do that by being more faithful in a daily prayer life. We do this by
“fasting” from the deception that we can “save” our selves without God; and reaching out to
others who need our financial resources.
Below is our parish Lenten and Holy Week schedule – come and join us!
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SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE
2021
LENTEN AND HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Mondays of Lent – Confessions 6:00PM
HOLY WEEK
Palm Sunday March 28th
VIGIL- 5:00, 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM
Palms to be distributed after Mass
HOLY THURSDAY April 1, 7:00PM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Visits to the Repository until 10:00PM
GOOD FRIDAY April 2, 3:00PM
Proclamation of the Passion
7:00PM - Way of the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY April 3 1:00PM
Blessing of Food
8:00PM - Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY MASSES– April 4
7:30, 9:00, and 11:00AM
(only one 11:00AM Mass)
N.B. some of Holy Week may be live streaming,
Or recorded on the parish website
St. Thomas is collecting Food Donations for The Seymour Oxford Food Bank
they are in need of the following for the month of March:
Most Needed Items:
Seymour-Oxford Food Bank
Most Needed Items For
March:
- Olives
- Mushrooms
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Rice-A-Roni
- Near East Products (couscous,
quinoa)
- Oatmeal Containers
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ABOUT OUR CHURCH
Established in September 1966, St. Thomas has celebrated more than 50 years as a welcoming, Christian community.
MASS TIMES
Check our schedule for all our Mass times, including weekday Masses and weekend Masses.
