Schedule:
The Season of Lent
Eucharistic
Adoration
Every Week at SMM
from 8am Thursday
to 7am on Friday
Tuesdays
in Saint John Mission
from 4pm to 5pm
Stations of the Cross
Every Friday throughout the Lenten Season
School Stations
except Mar. 10 & 24 — 2:15pm
Parish Stations
Every Week — 7pm
Living Stations
March 31 — 7pm
Confession
During Lent, Confessions will be heard…
Fridays
at 6pm
Saturdays (thru April 1st)
at 8am + 3:30pm
Holy Saturday
(April 8) at 3:30pm
Fasting and Abstinence
Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
In addition, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are fasting days.
On days of abstinence,
Catholics aged 14 and up are to abstain from meat.
On fasting days, Catholics aged 18 to 59 must observe the fast, which allows one full meal and two smaller meals that, added together, would not equal a full meal.
For medical conditions or other serious reasons, these obligations may be waived.
Children are not required to fast, but their parents must ensure they are properly educated in the spiritual practice of fasting.
Almsgiving Opportunities
Rice Bowl
Collection
Rice Bowl donations go to the needy who are in our community and overseas. We take up a second collection during Lent at Mass. Rice Bowl boxes are available for you to take home following Mass beginning March 2nd. Please take a box home and make a true effort to offer sacrifices for and with our less fortunate brothers and sisters by fasting, praying and donating to this collection. More information on the Rice Bowl program is printed on the Rice Bowl box. Please return your Rice Bowl offerings by Palm Sunday. Ushers can collect your Rice Bowl offering or you may take your offering to the Parish Office during business hours.
Good Friday Collection
for the Holy Land
This is a collection taken up as we leave the church in silence after the Good Friday 7:00PM service. These donations go towards upkeep of the shrines in the Holy Land and are a very necessary part of helping to ensure sacred places in far off lands are maintained properly. Look for a “Good Friday” envelope in your monthly sacrificial giving packet for this collection.
PREPARES
Clothing + Accessories Drive
PREPARES is holding a children’s clothing & accessories donation drive. Prepares is a statewide initiative of the Catholic Bishops of Washington State to support and affirm families of children from birth to the fifth year. We have cribs in the church vestibule from March 18 through March 26 to accept donations of items for children from 0 - 5 years. Items needed include diapers (Sizes newborn to 5), wipes, socks, pajamas or sleepers, baby bottles, bathing & hygiene needs, blankets, bibs, pacifiers, "stuffies", infant rattles. Please bring new items to place in the cribs in the vestibule.
Society of
Saint Vincent de Paul
Our parish-based St. Vincent de Paul Society provides for those in need: monthly food baskets, clothing and furniture vouchers, bus tickets, prescription help, car repair assistance, utility bill payments, and rental assistance. To donate, parishioners can use the special envelope provided in their monthly packet or by selecting “St. Vincent de Paul” when donating online through the parish website.