Feb 27, 2025

Greetings,

This coming Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of our season of Lent. For those who are able to make it, here is the Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule:

• 9:00am School Mass
• 7:00pm Evening Mass

Fasting & Abstinence: Ash Wednesday is a day to fast and abstain. All Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence. Fasting means that Catholics aged 18 through 59 are to have one full meal and two smaller meals that do not add up to a full meal. Abstinence binds all Catholics 14 and over to abstain from eating meat.

Stations of the Cross with Adoration and Benediction:

Fridays

• 1:45pm with the school
• 7:00pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Takes place after Tuesday morning Mass until 8:00pm. There is Compline at 7:40pm (the official Night Prayer of the Church) followed by benediction.

Our Confession Schedule:

• Tuesdays from 7 to 7:30pm (This time has a hard stop due to Compline.)
• Fridays from 4 to 5pm
• Saturdays from 9:30 to 10am

The Diocesan Wide Night of Confessions: Wednesday, March 19 all parishes are open and offer confessions from 5:00pm - 8:00pm.

Confession times at nearby parishes:

• Mondays: 6:00pm at St. Augustine
• Wednesdays: 6:10pm to7:10pm at St. Bernard
• Fridays: 3:30pm - 4:30pm at St. Vincent
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm at St. Paul
• Saturdays: 3:00pm - 3:30pm at St. Augustine
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm at St. Bernard
• 3:00pm - 3:45pm at St. Hilary
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm at St. Paul

Consider joining the “40 Day Club” and attend an extra Mass during the week!

IN OTHER NEWS:

CONCERT THIS SUNDAY: There will be a concert this Sunday, March 2, in the Church at 4pm. Come to enjoy an afternoon of flute, harp and viola in preparation for the austerity of Lent! The concert is free and open to the public. See page 7 in the bulletin for details.

CONFIRMATION: Welcome Bishop Woost, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, who will be making his first visit to St. Sebastian since becoming bishop. He will confirm our young adults and those of St. Bernard and St. Mary Parish. A good number in attendance have Spanish as their primary language, so some of the Mass will be in that language. Congratulations to all our confirmands! Please keep them in your prayers.

God bless,
Fr. Valencheck