The Third Week of Lent

Blogger officially fails. I intended this to be posted last Sunday. Welcome back, everyone! Here is the schedule for the coming week. I hope you'll be able to make it! Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent: 3/29 Holy Rosary/Santo Rosario, 7:00am Mass 2424 18th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN DEPART: 6:40am, Flynn Hall Thursday in the Third Week of Lent: 3/31 Sacred Heart, 8:00am Mass 4087 West Broadway, Robbinsdale, MN DEPART: 7:25am, Flynn Hall Commemoration of St. Francis of Paola: 4/2 Saint Peter, 9:00am Mass 2632 North Margaret Street, North Saint Paul, MN DEPART: 8:25am, Flynn Hall FIN.

Spring Break

We have made it through the first half of the semester!

I am only aware of three of us attending Mass at St. Joseph's tomorrow (Saturday, 3/19) so the Station Church departure point has been changed to Subiaco, one of the Catholic Men's Houses. All other information remains the same, as previously posted.

There will be no assigned Station Churches during the week of Spring Break -- March 21, 23, and 25.

We will resume the regular schedule on Tuesday 29 March.

Have a blessed and safe week wherever you might be.

OFFICIAL CHANGE -- Station Church for 17 March

The Station Church Thursday 17 March 2011

Commemoration (Feast!) of St. Patrick

Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Avenue, St. Paul

9:30am Mass; optional 10:30am brunch ($10/person)

Brunch possibility is tentative based on drivers and who can stay.

DEPART: Flynn Hall turnaround 9:00am

Saint Patrick's Day

CHANGE IN SCHEDULE?!?

I accidentally/nearly-on-purpose picked the perfect day to head down to the Cathedral for the station church on Saint Patrick's Day. The Cathedral is hosting a special Mass at 9:30am followed by brunch in Hayden Hall for $10 per person. If anyone is interested in Mass and/or brunch versus the regularly scheduled 7:30am Mass (see below) please comment.

I'll let the comments and RSVPs dictate the course of action for that holy Thursday morning.

The First Week of Lent

I come to realize that Spring Break is closer than I thought! Please fill out the poll in the sidebar to the right, checking what days you might be interested in attending a Station Church if you are around the Cities during Spring Break. It might be a good opportunity to travel a bit further and see some churches outside the immediate metro area.

Here is the schedule for the coming week:

Tuesday in the First Week of Lent: 3/15
Holy Spirit Parish, 7:30am Mass
515 Albert Street South, Saint Paul, MN
DEPART: 7:10am, Flynn Hall

CHANGED: MASS 9:30am; DEPART 9:00am

Commemoration (or Feast if you're Irish!!) of St. Patrick: 3/17
Cathedral of Saint Paul, 7:30am Mass
239 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, MN
DEPART: 7:10am, Flynn Hall

Solemnity of Saint Joseph: 3/19
Church of Saint Joseph, 8:00am Mass
1154 Seminole Avenue, West St. Paul
DEPART: 7:30am Flynn Hall

If possible let me know what days you might be coming/driving so I can ballpark rides and make sure everyone who wants to go can go. Also, if you feel so inclined it might be nice if each of us chipped in $1-2 for our respective drivers once in awhile.

I will always have maps to these churches for the drivers when we rendezvous at Flynn Hall, just an FYI.

Let us stay united in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

Success!

Thanks to all who pilgrimaged with us to the Church of the Assumption in St. Paul. This morning was a good opportunity to feel out how I will schedule the rest of Lent. Expect at least 2 more weeks of the Station Church schedule to be posted by Saturday evening.

Our next pilgrimage will be Tuesday 15 March.

Quiz Answer: The picture in the blog banner is the apse of Santa Sabina, the station church in Rome for Ash Wednesday.

The Journey Begins

Greetings one and all! I'm thrilled you will be joining us on a pilgrimage of Station Churches this Lent. Throughout this season we will attend daily Mass at a different church in the Saint Paul area three times a week. Join us whenever you can.

Our first station churches are at the end of this entry. If you are able, meet at the Flynn Turnaround a few minutes before the noted departure time so we can carpool if necessary.

For this first real time of transport on Friday, comment or email me (keogrady@stthomas.edu) as to whether you are planning on going and whether you can drive so I have a rough idea of our size.

I'd recommend subscribing or following this blog to stay up-to-date on scheduling information. The schedule will be as follows:

Week of Ash Wednesday: Wed 3/9 and Fri 3/11.
1st Week of Lent: Tues 3/15; Thurs 3/17; Sat 3/19
2nd Week of Lent: Mon 3/21; Wed 3/23; Fri 3/25
3rd Week of Lent: Tues 3/29; Thurs 3/31; Sat 4/2
4th Week of Lent: Mon 4/4; Wed 4/6; Fri 4/8
5th Week of Lent: Tues 3/12; Thurs 3/14; Fri 3/16
Holy Week: Mon 3/18; Wed 3/20

OUR FIRST STATION CHURCHES!
Ash Wednesday: 3/9
Chapel of Saint Thomas Aquinas, 7:00am Mass

Friday after Ash Wednesday: 3/11
Church of the Assumption, 7:00am Mass
51 W. 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN
DEPART: 6:40am, Flynn Hall

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QUIZ TIME: Which Roman church's apse is featured in the blog header?