Download the 2020 St. Mary's Lenten Calendar here.   Be sure to check the parish website often for updates and additional details for our Lenten Events.

Simple Soup Suppers

The first of our Lenten Soup Suppers will be Friday, March 15th.  The soup supper will start at 6:00 pm and you can expect to enjoy a simple meal of bread, homemade soup ( we'll offer 3 different kinds to choose from!) and great company!!   Each week, the soup supper will be sponsored by a different ministry or group that will prepare the soup for us (see below).  By fasting and eating a simple meal instead of the larger meal we would typically eat, it allows us to reflect on the hunger that some feel every day of their lives.  A freewill offering will be accepted at the door and a suggested offering is what you would have typically spent on a dinner out.  All offerings from the soup supper will go towards our Parish Lenten Service project where we will partner with Rise Against Hunger to package meals to support school feeding programs in developing countries. 

Stations of the Cross

Also on Friday evenings beginning on March 8th, we will pray the Stations of the Cross.  Praying the Stations of the Cross brings us closer to Christ as we meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrowful Passion!  Like the Simple Soup Suppers, the Stations of the Cross will be led by a different group each week.  Good Friday, April 19th, Living Stations of the Cross will take place in the Church at 3:30 PM.

Saturday, April 4th - Packaging Meals - 1:00PM - 4:00PM

Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging program is a volunteer-based initiative that coordinates the assembly-line packaging of highly nutritious dehydrated meals comprised of rice, soy, vegetables, and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. The program was created to give dedicated individuals and organizations — from businesses to civic clubs — the opportunity to participate in a hands-on international hunger relief program and to become educated, engaged advocates for the world’s hungry. 

Since the inception of the meal packaging program in December 2005, these packaged meals have been used primarily to support school feeding programs in developing countries. Hunger is the common thread among the world’s most challenging issues. Targeting hunger — specifically by supporting school feeding programs — leverages support to other causes including poverty, disease, education, and the welfare of women and children.

Volunteer Registration:

We will need a total of 50 volunteers for this project - although Rise Against Hunger says on the registration page that children as young as 4 can participate, the event is not suitable for very young children to do the actual packaging.

• 10 volunteers* are needed from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM to assist with setting up the assembly lines in the parish hall, carrying in large bags of food (must be able to lift 50 pounds) and assist with the meal packaging.
• 40 volunteers are needed from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM to assist with the meal packaging

* Note, if you plan on helping with set-up and meal packaging please be sure to register for both time slots.

Register Online Coming Soon!