Lent Brochure draft - St. Isidore Parish

Dear Fellow Parishioners,
“Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is
the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2)
As the winter days get longer and the temperatures begin to rise, the Ash Wednesday Scriptures invite us into the season of Lent. The season of Lent
begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th. It is our forty day season of prepara+on for the Paschal Triduum
(Holy Thursday evening through Easter Sunday). The
Triduum celebrates the dying and rising of the Lord –
God’s triumph over sin and death. We shared in the
Lord’s dying and rising when we were bap+zed. We
were adopted by God and given new life. And since
we o2en fail to live as God’s children, we need the
season of Lent to renew that life within us.
Lent is a forty
forty--day prepara+on for the renewal of
our bap+sm at Easter. It is our annual opportunity to
fine--tune our lives as disciples of the Lord Jesus. Lent
fine
calls us to focus our a5en+on on the things that really
ma5er. How easy it is to let the urgent things of life
distract us from the truly important things. Each Lent,
our church holds those truly important things before
us, challenging us to become the people we are called
to become.
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Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18
ST. ISIDORE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Hospitality · Prayer · Formaon · Service
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Catholic Lenten Practices
Lent is the principle season of penance in the Chris-an year. All of the faithful are strongly urged to
develop and follow a program of voluntary
self denial, (in addi-on to following the Lenten regula-ons), serious prayer, and performance of works
of charity and mercy.
• Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to
abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all
the Fridays of Lent.
• Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years
of age is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday
and Good Friday.
On these two days of fast and abs-nence, only one
full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless
meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken
according to each one’s needs, but together they
should not equal another full meal.
Ea-ng between meals is not permi7ed on these two
days, but liquids including milk and fruit juices are
allowed.
Church Large Meeting Room (Mar 5, 12, 26)
Parish Office Lower Level (Mar 19)
Register at the website, on the parish app
(Isidore Now), or contact Leonor at
630-295-8351, lcarvajal@stisidoreparish.org
When health or ability to work would be seriously
affected, the law does not oblige.
Church law considers disregard of these prac-ces of
our Faith tradi-on as seriously sinful because it separates one from the community’s spiritual
prac-ces and from the person of Christ in His Body
— the community of our Parish and the Universal
Church.
LENT RETREAT WITH FR. JOSH
Spend Saturday, Feb 21, 8am – 2:30pm
with the video series
Walking Toward Eternity
from Ascension Press.
The day will include reflection time in
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Register at our website, scan this
QR code or contact Leonor, 630-2958351, lcarvajal@stisidoreparish.org
A free will donation will be accepted
on the day of the event to cover costs of food
and materials.
Online
Join
MATTHEW KELLY
and Dynamic
Catholic online to
make this the
(dynamiccatholic.com/bestlentever)
PARISH LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT
We are seeking 200 parishioners this Lent who
will commit to volunteer at Northern Illinois
Food Bank in Geneva to spend a Saturday or
weeknight sorting and packing food to provide
food security for our neighbors in need.
Families welcome! (ages 8 and up)
Tell us the days and evenings that you’re available
and we’ll arrange the volunteer projects accordingly. Actual project work days will be after Lent.
Sign up at our website, scan this QR code, or go to
http://goo.gl/forms/LvihNexMhv.
For more info contact Lisa, 630-395-6890,
lpuclik@stisidoreparish.org,
St. Isidore School students invite everyone to the
Living Stations of the Cross
Thur. March 26, 2pm in the church
Journey through Lent
with Fr. Robert Barron
and Word On Fire Online.
Subscribe & receive daily
emails and exclusive
videos to help you
grow your faith.
(www.lentreflec-ons.com/)
Ash Wednesday, February 18
Schedule of Masses and Services
El dia Miércoles de Ceniza
Horario de Misas y Servicios
Prayer Services
Servicios de
Oración
6:00am
3:30pm
5:00pm
6:30pm
7:30pm
DAILY MASSES Las Misas Diarias (en inglés)
Monday - Friday
Wednesday School Mass (when school is in session)
Saturday
7 am & 12:05 pm
8:15 am (all welcome)
8:15 am
Masses
Misas
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
7:00am
8:15am
Every first Friday of the month from 7:30am until 8am the following day. Next date:
March 6. Please pray for our project to begin Perpetual Adoration at St. Isidore. The
next phase of our fundraising campaign will begin soon. Please pray for its success!
Cada primer viernes de cada mes de 7:30am hasta la 8am del día siguiente. Siguiente fecha de
Adoración: 6 de marzo. Pronto comenzará la campaña de recaudación de fondos. ¡Por favor oren por su éxito!
School Mass
(everyone welcome)
12:05pm
Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento
Spanish
Ashes distributed at all Masses & Services
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Vía Crucis
Se distribuiran la ceniza en todas las Misas y Servicios
RECONCILIATION SERVICE (Bilingual)
Servicio de Reconciliación (bilingüe)
Monday, March 23, 7 pm
Fridays in Lent
7 pm English
(Church)
Viernes en Cuaresma
7 pm Español (la Capilla)
Good Friday
April 3, 3 pm
English, Church
Viernes Santo
3 pm Español
vía Crucis Viviente
Centro Ministerial
Palm Sunday Domingo de Ramos March 28-29
Regular weekend Mass schedule.
Holy Week Extended Reconciliation Times
Easter Triduum El Triduo
Tuesday, March 31, 12:30-1:30 pm & 5-7 pm
Wednesday, April 1, 12:30-1:30 pm
Holy Thursday Jueves Santo April 2
Morning Prayer (Oración de la mañana) 7am. No 7 am or 12:05 pm Mass today.
Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Bilingual (Misa de la Cena del Señor, Bilingüe) 7pm
Seven-Church Pilgrimage following Mass led by Connect Youth Ministries open to all teens and their families
Teen Retreat, from Midnight tonight until noon Good Friday, pre-registration required, 630-529-9191
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento) 9pm-Midnight
Good Friday Viernes Santo April 3
Morning Prayer (Oración de la mañana) 7am. No Masses today.
Seven Last Words of Christ (Siete Últimas Palabras de Cristo) 12-2:30pm
Stations of the Cross, 3pm, English
Via Crucis Viviente y Servicio de la Pasion (Veneracion de la Cruz, lectura de la Pasion de Jesus y Comunion) 3pm, Español,Centro Ministerial
Passion Service (Veneration of the Cross, reading of the Passion, and Communion), 7pm, English
Holy Saturday Sábado de Gloria April 4
Morning Prayer (Oración de la mañana) 7am. No 8:15 am Mass.
Blessing of the Food Baskets (Bendicion de las canastas de alimentos) 12 noon
Easter Vigil Vigilia Pascual April 4
Easter Vigil Mass and Celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation, 7:30pm
(Misa de Vigilia Pascual & Celebración de Sacramentos de Iniciación)
Prayer...
Fasting...
Almsgiving...
Rejoicing!
Easter Sunday Domingo de Pasqua April 5
Regular Sunday Mass schedule with additional Masses at 10am (English) and 11:30am (Spanish) in the Ministry Center. The
10:00 and 11:30 Masses in the church will begin when the church is full. Please plan to arrive early to assure seating.
Horario regular para las Misas en los Domingos y con Misas adicionales a las 10 am y 11:30 serán en el Centro Ministerial. Las Misas de 10am
y 11:30 am en la iglesia se iniciaran cuando la iglesia este llena. Por favor planee llegar temprano para asegurar su asiento.
(from pg. 1)
Grow more this Lent. Check out
This brochure contains many
things – our parish schedule of
services for Ash Wednesday, Lent
and the Easter Triduum, opportuni+es for the Sacrament of Reconcilia+on, our schedule of devo+ons and many addi+onal opportuni+es. Our recent Stewardship
of Time Renewal focused our
a5en+on on the +me we return
to the Lord in prayer and forma+on. Lent encourages us to
take the next step to grow as disciples of the Lord Jesus. Please
consider the op+ons that fit for
you and make your Lent/Easter
celebra+on the best yet.
Know that you and the concerns of your heart are remembered in our prayers during this
holy season. May God con+nue
to bless us with everything that
we need, and more.
Our New Parish App
Daily scripture and devo-onal prayers, audios,
videos, parish events, and
other features to help you
grow in your faith.
and our
Digital Media Center
Diocese of Joliet. Find it at h"p://resources.ssidoreparish.org
St. Isidore is a pilot parish for this new digital ministry.
Holy
Thursday
Pilgrimage
for teens and their families. April 2.
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Seven-Church Pilgrimage following 7 pm Mass led
by Connect Youth Ministries. Open to all teens and
their families, followed by a
Teen Retreat
from Midnight until noon
Good Friday in the Ministry Center.
Registration required for both. Contact Connect
Youth Ministries at 513-620-4CYM or
youthministry@stisidoreparish.org
The Digital Media Center provides safe and easy
access to an online library of Catholic digital
resources. Available to all ministries, ministers and
parishioners within the diocese, your Digital Media
Center content is curated with your local Diocese
of Joliet needs in mind.
Mulmedia for Catechesis,
Evangelizaon, Prayer…
The Digital Media Center features mul-media
focused on catechesis, evangeliza-on, spiritual
growth, leadership training, and ongoing faith
forma-on. It includes teachings and reflec-ons
from prominent Catholic theologians, teachers,
presenters, publishers, ar-sts, authors and local
clergy and ministry staff.