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Also called "Passion Sunday" is the beginning of Holy Week. It commemorates Jesus's entrance on a donkey into Jerusalem welcomed by people waving palms. 
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The Holy Name Society invite men to get together for a great meal and great company on April 11. Meeting at the St. Barbara Chapel at 6 PM for dinner and going to the 7 PM Stations of the Cross.  Calling all 6th through 12th graders. Spend an evening with us to build friendship with one another and with Jesus Christ.  Let's pray together with the folks at Senior Suites Bridgeport on Tues. April 1 at 5 PM.  Families with children 5 years old and under are invited to join us for snacks and playtime, a mini-sized Stations of the Cross, and learn how to say “Jesus” in different languages. Sat. March 29 at 3:30 PM at SMTC Hall.  College students are invited to join us on March 15, 2025 at 5 PM at St. Therese Community Room for Movie and Pizza Night.  Come prepare yourself to be a pilgrim of hope in this Lenten Retreat with Fr. Shea at St. Barbara Church and SMTC Hall on March 8, 2025 from 8 AM to 1:30 PM.  Join us on March 8, 2025 on the discussion on Cutting Through the Noise: Strategies for Hearing God's Voice led by Kim Casey.  Let's pray together with the folks at Senior Suites Bridgeport on Tues. Feb 4 at 5 PM.  Rooted in the Old Testament, ash is a symbol of repentance and humility. Receiving ashes, fasting, and abstinence mark the beginning of Lent, a time of penitential renewal through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. There will be the Annual Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe at all Masses. Though a very outward sign, the ash is not about a public display of piety but a pilgrimage to a conversion of the heart. Non-Catholics are welcomed to receive ash as it is not a sacrament. Traditionally, churches will burn the palms from the previous Palm Sunday to make the ashes. The beginning of Lent hearkens its end, binding our renewal with Christ's passion, death, and resurrection. Like many churches nowadays, we do not burn their own ash.  |
