Lent & Easter Schedule

Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, Mass at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 
Note: Religious Education—Mass is Class.
 
Friday Evening Stations of the Cross and Lenten Suppers (There is no charge for the suppers.) 
Stations each Friday from March 7th — April 11th. Stations begin at 6:30 p.m. & supper immediately following. Lenten meal will include soup and sandwich hosted by various parish ministries. Good Friday stations will be April 18th at 12:10 p.m.
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Penance Service - March 31 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
 
CRS Rice Bowl is the Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program for families and faith communities.  Please take a Rice Bowl home and fill it with pocket change during Lent.  Then bring your filled Rice Bowl back to the church on Easter weekend.  Or, you may write a check to St. Patrick Catholic Church.  (Put “Rice Bowl” in the memo line.)  You may also donate online at crsricebowl.org
 
Fasting and Abstinence Rules: Ash Wednesday & Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting for Catholics within the age range of 18 through 59.  Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence.  One full meal is permitted.  Two smaller meals are also permitted. Snacks between meals are not permitted. Water, coffee, and tea may be consumed throughout the day.  

EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS: To help defray the cost of altar flowers for Easter, donation envelopes are in the Narthex.  You may donate ‘In Memory of’ or ‘In Honor of’ a loved one or friend.  Names will appear in the Easter Sunday bulletin and the Divine Mercy Sunday bulletin. You can also donate online at https://stpatrickga.org/easter-flower-donation.

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Holy Week Schedule:
Holy Thursday – April 17
NO 10:00 a.m. Mass today
12:00 Noon Ecumenical Service followed by Luncheon
7:00 p.m. Mass  /  Adoration (after Mass) until 10:00 p.m.
 
Good Friday – April 18
12:10 p.m. Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service
 
Holy Saturday – April 19
NO Confessions today  /   NO 5:00  p.m. Mass today
8:30 p.m. The Great Easter Vigil Mass
 
Easter Sunday – April 20
9:00 a.m. Mass    /   11:00 a.m. Mass
Easter Egg Hunt following the 11:00 a.m. Mass
NO 5:00 p.m. Mass today