Pick up a rice bowl when you are at Mass and "give" throughout Lent. You can return the rice bowl at the conclusion of Lent to the parish office.
If you would like to write a check or put it in the offertory, just make sure to label it CRS Rice Bowl so it gets to the right place! Thank you for your generosity!
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which falls on February 14th this year. Lent is a time to be intentional about prayer, fasting, and almsgiving so that we create habits that will continue long past the 40 days of Lent.
This page contains events, resources, and information that we hope will help you pray, fast, and share your treasure this Lent.
Lent is a time for spiritual renewal and it calls us to spiritual self-discipline. Our embrace of this spiritual self-discipline mirrors Jesus' forty days in the desert before beginning His public ministry and helps us to live more faithfully as disciples of Jesus for the rest of our lives!
Listed below are the Church's regulations for Lent per the USCCB:
During Lent, make it a habit to visit the Blessed Sacrament weekly during Adoration. Stop in Mondays from NOON to 8 PM. Spend 5 minutes or a full hour!
Join us in the church every Friday at 5:30 PM* for an in-person Stations of the Cross.
* The Stations of the Cross on February 23rd will be the Shadow Stations and will be at 6 PM.
Lent is a time of repentance. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholics are obligated to confess serious sins at least once a year. You're invited to participate in this beautiful sacrament of forgiveness, mercy, and grace.
The following are the reconciliation opportunities in the area:
March 2nd - 10:30 AM at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
March 3rd - 3:00 PM at St. Mary Church (Urbana)
March 16th - 10:30 AM at St. Ludmila Church
March 19th - 6:00 PM at St. Matthew Church
March 21st - 6:30 PM at St. Paul Church (Newhall)
Individual Reconciliations can also be scheduled by appointment with an available priest at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Please call the office at 319-393-3778 to set up an appointment.
Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, February 14. We invite you to join us at one of the following Ash Wednesday services -
Mass at 12:15 PM (livestreamed)
Mass at 5:30 PM
Mass at 7 PM
Palm Sunday - March 23rd & 24th, 5 PM+, 8:30 AM*+, 11 AM
Tenebrae Service - March 27th, 7:30 PM*+
Holy Thursday - March 28th, 7 PM*+
Good Friday - March 29th, 3 PM*
Easter Vigil - Saturday, March 30th, 8 PM*+
Easter Sunday Masses - March 31st at 8:30 AM*+, & 11 AM