During the sacred season of Lent, we are called to pray, fast and give alms. There are no age limits to these three activities; each person needs to decide in conscience how to pray, fast and be generous. Remember that the Fridays of Lent are meant to be days of abstinence from meat. Here are some parish opportunities for prayer and reflection.
Daily Mass
Join us for daily Mass throughout Lent. The Mass schedule is found in the bulletin.
The Way of the Cross
This is a very traditional and beautiful Lenten prayer, in which we walk with Jesus in the last moments of his life. There are three opportunities each week for you to pray the Way of the Cross:
A livestreamed Way of the Cross will take place later in Lent.
Weekly Holy Hour
On Wednesday evenings (starting 2/24 and concluding 3/31), at Christ the King church at 6:30 pm there is a holy hour that includes Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Vespers, a Lenten homily, silent prayer and Benediction. The holy hours is livestreamed on the Rutland-Wallingford Catholic Community Facebook page and posted on our website.
Sunday Vespers
On Sunday afternoons (starting 2/21 and concluding 3/28) at 4 pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary church, we are praying the Liturgy of the Hours. Evening Prayer (Vespers) is a beautiful prayer of music and psalms. The sacrament of reconciliation will be offered each week following Vespers.
Operation Rice Bowl
This year, our parishes are joining more than 12,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family’s rice bowl from our ushers and greeters today or next Sunday. Fill them with your change and donations throughout the 40 days of Lent. Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Throughout Lent, the sacrament is offered on Fridays at 3:30 pm at Christ the King and Saturdays at 3 pm at IHM. Additional opportunities will be offered as we get closer to Easter. You can always call one of the priests at the rectory and make an appointment.
February 16, 2021
Dear Friends and Parishioners:
Greetings! Welcome to our parish website. I hope to see you at Sunday or weekday Masses. During this time of covid-19 restrictions, for the sake of safety we are all called to socially distance, wear masks and wash our hands often. Below are the protocols we follow to ensure everyone’s safety at Mass. Please know the following:
Any of these protocols can change at any moment without notice depending on circumstances, government and diocesan guidance and our cooperation.
Most needed from you, my dear friends and parishioners, are patience and charity — patience with ourselves, the Church and one another, and a spirit of charity. Some might not agree with these directives, but right now they are the best we have. They are being followed by all parishes at the directive of the bishop. All these directives come from a place of wishing that no one, including your neighbor, your priest and you, becomes infected or sick. They are not perfect, for sure. Let us all continue to pray for an end to this pandemic so that we can move forward with our lives in joy.
My prayers for a healthy and holy Lent and Easter.
Peace,
Msgr Bernard Bourgeois, Pastor
Please watch the campaign video and learn why now, more than ever, the Catholic Church in Vermont needs to move forward with the Christ Our Hope: Building a Vibrant Church campaign. We cannot give up on the future of the parishes and ministries serving the faith community. Many parishes have seen significant downturns in funding, and they need our help; requests for emergency financial aid have increased; and the need to strengthen our Catholic education and faith formation programs has never been more important.
This campaign offers a wonderful opportunity for parishes to use 60 percent of the funds they raise to address specific parish needs with the other 40 percent to strengthen our faith formation programs and expand emergency aid to people in need. To learn more visit: christourhopevt.org
The Rutland-Wallingford Catholic Community
As one, we pray the Eucharist and other sacraments together,
and we explore the meaning of our Catholic faith.
As a community, we reach out in love,
following the call of Jesus to serve those in need.
As one community, we grow together in faith and love for Jesus Christ.
“It is with an abundance of joy and gratitude that I announce the first phase of the reopening of our churches to celebrate daily and Sunday Mass beginning June 1.
The obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains lifted until further notice, especially if you are part of a vulnerable population and/or have an underlying health condition.
For more details about church protocols visit: vermontcatholic.org/covid-19
While these protocols are intrusive, they are necessary as they allow us to celebrate the Sacraments in person while doing our part to help stop the spread of coronavirus.”
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