Week of February 22, 2026

February 22, 2026

The First Sunday of Lent

Sunday Schedule:

8:00am Low Mass

10:15am Sunday School

10:30am High Mass with the Great Litany in procession (live-streamed)

Announcements 

Tuesday Club

The Tuesday Club will not meeting this Tuesday, February 24th .

Lenten Book Discussion

Beginning February 22 nd , the Ascension Book Club will begin reading and discussing “The Good Book” by Peter Gomes. Copies of the book will be available for purchase in the parish hall. Discussions will take place Sunday mornings at 9am during Lent.

Soup & Scripture

Soup & Scripture returns on February 25 th at 6pm. This year we will be reading Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans.

Donations For Pink Roses are due March 8 th

Sunday, March 15 th is Laetare (Rose) Sunday. We are looking for six parishioners who would be interested in giving a memorial donation in the amount of $55 to defray the cost of the pink roses that will adorn the High Altar and small vase in the chapel on that day. You may use the same Easter flower forms just mark at the top “Roses”. If you are interested in making a donation, please speak with Ken Mensing

Easter  Flowers  &  Palms

 Easter Day is April 5th.    We invite you to place your dedications for Easter flowers on the forms found at the rear of the church and in the Parish Hall.  Please return completed forms to the Parish Office or to Margaret Bianchi.   We also are in need of palm dedications for Palm Sunday:  You may use the Easter form for that purpose by writing Palm Sunday on the top of the form.  Palm dedications are due by Sunday, March 22nd and Easter dedications are due by Palm Sunday, March 29th .