Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Are you ready?

Here we are, Holy Week, you have your palms, you’ve heard the first reading of the Passion. We are about to enter what we call “the Sacred Triduum.” Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday are one celebration that takes three days to tell the story of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection. I hope you can make it.

Holy Thursday we celebrate Jesus’ washing of the feet and the institution of the Eucharist.

Good Friday we celebrate and reflect on the Lord’s Passion and Death.



Holy Saturday, after sunset we enter Easter Sunday through the Easter Vigil. We celebrate the Easter Sacraments and bring back the Alleluias, because Christ is Risen!

You’ll find the information on the celebrations below. I wish to personally wish you many blessings at each of your celebrations, and special blessings for Easter! I look forward to celebrating all of Easter with you.

Fr. Brad

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen

We regret to inform you of the death of the son of Brian and Sandy Leonard former parishioners. Their son Brian passed away on Wednesday, March 20th. He was 38 years old.

Obituary & Funeral Services for Brian V. Leonard

Please keep the Leonard family in your prayers.

We are also saddened to report the death of Dennis Molitor (February 24, 1953 - March 18, 2024), father of Dean Molitor, parishioner, parish council member, and school parent. Please add the Molitor family to your prayers.

Visit Dennis' memorial page to share a memory or send condolences to the family, and read the obituary.

https://www.sharpfuneral.com/obituaries/Dennis-Molitor/

THE CHOSEN WATCH PARTY

Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am

March 27

The Pot Luck scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 is cancelled.

March 29

Stations of the Cross 12 Noon followed by confessions until 2 PM

Celebration of the Lord's Passion - 3 PM and 7:30 PM

The Great Easter Vigil - 8 PM

All are invited to the Easter Agape celebration to welcome our newly confirmed and baptized members immediately following the Vigil Liturgy.

If you would like to assist with the Easter Agape celebration, please contact Scott Williams, swilliams@oldstmarys.com or

Oblate James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB, james@oldstmarys.com.

We would especially love it if you were someone who was welcomed into full communion in Roman Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil in the past years and you return to assist in welcoming these newly confirmed and baptized individuals.

Masses at 8 AM, 10 AM, and 12 Noon.

There is no 4 PM Mass on Easter Sunday.

There will be no Adult or Family Open Gym on Sunday, March 31 (Easter Sunday).

Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, April 1.

There will be Mass at 8:30 AM

CRS Rice Bowl

Your almsgiving will help Catholic Relief Services provide life-saving assistance in nearly 100 countries. Please return your Rice Bowl the weekend of April 6/7.

Because our bank doesn’t accept coins, please convert your donation to cash, or a check payable to Old St. Mary’s and write Rice Bowl on the memo line. Thank you.

for our annual celebration of the Spirit of Hecker Award. This year we will be celebrating, Cleofe Garcia, one of the stalwarts of Old St. Mary’s Parish who has always helped with ministry at Old St. Mary’s when we were at VanBuren and Wabash, as well as here, and she helped with the transition and encouraging all parishioners to be involved at the parish.

Congratulations Cleo!