Dear Parishioners,
We are near the end of Lent and about to enter Holy Week. Beginning with Palm Sunday, the Church gears up, liturgically speaking, to help guide us, spiritually, to celebrate the most important mysteries of Christianity—Christ’s Paschal Mystery: His suffering, death, and resurrection. While we are still just a week out, might I suggest you consider marking your calendar for the following events:
April 14 - Palm Sunday (ST. Anne, St. Patrick, Our Lady of the River)
April 15 - Chrism Mass w/ Priests’ Renewal of Promises & Blessing of Holy Oils @ 7 PM
(St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland)April 18 - Holy Thursday Mass @ 7 PM (st. Anne & St. Patrick)
April 19 - Good Friday Ecumenical Stations of the Cross @ Noon (St. Anne)
Good Friday Service w/ Veneration of the Cross @ 7 PM (st. Anne & St. Patrick)
April 20 - Easter Vigil Mass w/ Blessing of Fire and Paschal Candle, Exultet,
Extended Scripture Readings, Baptisms, Confirmations, and
Eucharist for RCIA @ 8:30 PM (St. Anne)April 21 - Easter Sunday Masses
St. Anne: 8 AM, 9:30 AM, & 11 AM (bilingual)
St. Patrick of the Forest: 11 AM
Our Lady of the River: 9 AM
Please consider inviting family, friends, and neighbors to join you in these most important mysteries of Christianity. Again, mark your calendars!
Blessings,
Fr. William Holtzinger
Pastor