Saturday Mar 2, 2024

• Youth Lenten Retreat

  Saturday Mar 2, 2024 11:45 AM to 7:00 PM

  Drop off youth at 11:45AM
  Lunch will be provided!
  Pick up after vigil mass at 7PM
  
  
  

Sunday Mar 3, 2024

• St. Vincent de Paul Meeting

  Sunday Mar 3, 2024 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

  Meet in the gym

  
  

  

• Jr. Daughters #97 Meeting

  Sunday Mar 3, 2024 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

  Meet in Youth Room
  

Tuesday Mar 5, 2024

• Parish Council

  Tuesday Mar 5, 2024 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  meeting in Fr Bernard Strange FLC

  
  

  

Saturday Mar 9, 2024

• Knights of Peter Claver, Council #97

  Saturday Mar 9, 2024 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM

  Monthly Meeting

  
  

  

Monday Mar 11, 2024

• Evangelization Mtg

  Monday Mar 11, 2024 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Tuesday Mar 12, 2024

• Reconciliation Night

  Tuesday Mar 12, 2024 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Reconciliation (also known as confession or Penance) is a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ in his love and mercy to offer sinners forgiveness for offenses committed against God. At the same time, sinners reconcile with the Church, because it is also wounded by our sins.

  
  

  Every time we sin, we hurt ourselves, other people, and God. In Reconciliation, we acknowledge our sins before God and his Church. We express our sorrow in a meaningful way, receive the forgiveness of Christ and his Church, make reparation for what we have done, and resolve to do better in the future.

  
  

  The forgiveness of sins involves four parts:

  
  

  ·      Contrition: a sincere sorrow for having offended God, and the most important act of the penitent. There can be no forgiveness of sin if we do not have sorrow and a firm resolve not to repeat our sin.

  
  

  ·      Confession: confronting our sins in a profound way to God by speaking about them—aloud—to the priest.

  
  

  ·      Penance: an important part of our healing is the “penance” the priest imposes in reparation for our sins.

  
  

  ·      Absolution: the priest speaks the words by which “God, the Father of Mercies” reconciles a sinner to himself through the merits of the Cross.

  
  

   

  
  

   

Saturday Mar 16, 2024

• Lenten Committee/Council Retreat

  Saturday Mar 16, 2024 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  As spiritual leaders of St Rita faith community we need to constantly be united with Christ in serving our community. It is in this regard we have to spiritually nourish ourselves with
  Christ’s word. Therefore, we have organized a Lenten day of recollection for parish, finance council members, staff and ministry leaders to be held on March 16, 2024. Come and share
  God’s word as St. Rita faith leaders.

  
  

  
  Fr Jean Bosco CMM
  Administrator for St. Rita

  
  

   

  
  

  Additional information:
  Deadline to RSVP will be March 10th to Parish Council Secretary Judi Johnson
  
  Part of the Day of Reflection is Identifying our natural gifts and how we thrive in our workplace and in our lives. A link will be sent to each leader called Working Genius and we are ask to complete this no later than March 13th prior to the Lenten Day of Reflection.

Sunday Mar 17, 2024

• Annual Lenten Revival

  Sunday Mar 17, 2024 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  “Pray without ceasing”

Monday Mar 18, 2024

• Annual Lenten Revival

  Monday Mar 18, 2024 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  “God has Victory Over all Things”

Tuesday Mar 19, 2024

• Finance Council Meeting

  Tuesday Mar 19, 2024 All day

  

Sunday Mar 24, 2024

• Palm Sunday Service

  Sunday Mar 24, 2024 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

  *note the time change for this mass only*

  
  

   

• Spirituality Committee

  Sunday Mar 24, 2024 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Meeting held in the Conference Room.
  
  Monthly meeting to address the liturgical needs of our parishioners

• St. Vincent de Paul

  Sunday Mar 24, 2024 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Meeting is held in the Art Room.

Thursday Mar 28, 2024

• Holy Thursday

  Thursday Mar 28, 2024 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Adoration in the Chapel (8AM-12PM)

  
  

  Holy Thursday Mass (No 11:00am Mass) @6PM
  Washing of the Feet, Seder Meal

  
  

  Contact Brenda Ray to bring side dishes for the Seder meal.

Friday Mar 29, 2024

• Good Friday Service

  Friday Mar 29, 2024 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

  

Saturday Mar 30, 2024

• Easter Vigil

  Saturday Mar 30, 2024 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM

  

  
  

  no 6PM mass this evening

Sunday Mar 31, 2024

• Easter Sunday

  Sunday Mar 31, 2024 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM