Holy Week is upon us! I wish to invite you once more to come to confession if you have not had the opportunity to celebrate this Sacrament during Lent, and to participate fully in the Triduum celebrations this week. Here are a few reminders for the week:

• Parish Confessions: We have confessions this week on Monday from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday from 10:00- 11:00 a.m., and Wednesday from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the church.
• Holy Thursday: Celebrate Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours with us at 7:30 a.m. We will begin the Sacred Triduum with Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Adoration will take place at the conclusion of Mass and end at 11:00 p.m. with a simple Reposition.
• Good Friday: Celebrate Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours with us at 7:30 a.m. Our Good Friday Service starts at 3:00 p.m. We also have Living Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.
• Holy Saturday: Celebrate Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours with us at 8:30 a.m. We will have a Blessing of Easter Food Baskets from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the church. Our Easter Vigil Mass starts at 8:30 p.m. where we will celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation for our catechumens and candidates.
• Easter Sunday: Our Easter Sunday Mass times are 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m.
• Livestream: Holy Thursday's Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Good Friday Service, Easter Vigil, and 8:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass will be livestreamed and available for viewing on the St. Mary Parish website.
• Office Closure: The St. Mary Parish Office will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday

Pray for RCIA
Please keep our Rite of Christian Initiation catechumens and candidates in your prayers this week as they prepare to make their Easter Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. Many of us will remember making our own Sacraments of Initiation as children or as adults. It is a graced time that continues to bless us throughout the whole of our lives. I know these individuals are spiritually prepared for these Sacraments, and I am eager to welcome them with you into the full life of the Catholic Church!

Eastern Europe Collection Update
Thank you for your prayers for Ukraine and Russia. I am pleased to report that to date, we have collected over $7,000 to help with humanitarian relief efforts in Eastern Europe. I am so proud of our St. Mary School students who made ribbons for Ukraine. Our students' charitable efforts have raised almost $2,000 as part of that $7,000 we have raised in this collection. Isn't that just awesome? Thank you for your stewardship of the many gifts the Lord has given you.

I look forward to celebrating the mysteries of our salvation with you.