Holy Week Schedule; Top Events for March 2008

[St. Charles News]

--Top Events for March 2008--
-St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church-

The parish online calendar is available again at:
http://www.stcharleschurch.org/calendar/

The Holy Week schedule is:

Mon., March 17 - Parish Lent Reconciliation Service at 7:30pm, Church

Thu., March 20 - Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:30pm
followed by Adoration

Fri., March 21 - Good Friday Stations of the Cross (bilingual) at 3pm;
Passion of the Lord service 7:30pm (English), 9:30pm (Spanish)

Sat., March 22 - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass with Adult Baptisms
and Initiation at 8pm (NO 5pm Vigil Mass this day)

Sun., March 22 - Easter Sunday Masses at 7:30am, 9am, 11am in the
Church, 11am in the gym, and 1pm in Spanish.
Note: As has been the case before, there is no 6pm Mass this day. The
6pm musicians will perform at the second 11am Mass and previous 6pm
Easter Masses were lightly attended.


Here are the highlighted events for March:

Sun., March 9 - 5th Sunday of Lent. 9am Mass - 3rd Scrutiny for adult
preparing for baptism at Easter

Sun., March 9 - Marymount Free Health Center open from 2-4pm

Mon., March 10 - Gaelic Mass at 7:30pm, Church

Tue., March 11 - Lent Mass at 6pm; Soup Supper 6-7:15pm; Speaker at
7:15pm

Thu., March 13 - Facilities Meeting at 1pm, Room 103

Thu., March 13 - Finance Committee Meeting at 4pm, parish library

Thu., March 13 - Stations of the Cross in English, 7:30pm in the
church

Fri., March 14 - Stations of the Cross in Spanish, 7:30pm in the
church

Sat., March 15 - Philippine Medical Mission meeting at 10am, Room 101

Sat., March 15 - First Communion retreat from 9-11:30am, Benedict
Hall; First Reconciliation 11:30am-1pm in the church

Sun., March 16 - Palm Sunday; regular Mass schedule of 7:30am, 9am,
11am and 6pm in English; 1pm in Spanish

Sun., March 16 - Marymount Free Health Center open from 2-4pm.
Diabetes Education program 2pm in Room 103

Sun., March 16 - C'YA Sunday Night Social for young adults in their
20s and 30s at 7pm, Benedict Hall
http://www.stcharleschurch.org/cya/

HOLY WEEK BEGINS
Mon., March 17 - Parish Lent Reconciliation Service at 7:30pm, Church

Triduum Begins - 3 holiest days of the year begin at sundown

Thu., March 20 - Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:30pm
followed by Adoration

Fri., March 21 - Good Friday Stations of the Cross (bilingual) at 3pm;
Passion of the Lord service 7:30pm (English), 9:30pm (Spanish)

Sat., March 22 - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass with Adult Baptisms
and Initiation at 8pm (NO 5pm vigil Mass this day)

Sun., March 22 - Easter Sunday Masses at 7:30am, 9am, 11am in the
Church, 11am in the gym, and 1pm in Spanish.(NO 6pm Mass this day)


Mon., March 24 - St. Charles School off all week

Mon., March 24 SALT meeting (Social Action Linking Together) at
7:30pm, parish library

Tue., March 25 - Development Committee at 7pm, parish library

Thu., March 27 - MOM's Faith Sharing Group at 7:30pm, parish library

Fri., March 28 - Teen Bible Study at 7:30pm, Room 202/3

Sat., March 29 - Pre-Cana Information Night for Engaged Couples at 7pm
in Benedict Hall. Registration is required.