FASTING
Soup & Stations
Friday, February 27 and Friday, March 13
6:00 - 7:30pm
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Eat a light soup supper
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Learn about ways to help those in need (speaker at 6:15pm)
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Pray the stations of the cross (6:45pm)
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Please bring a can of soup to donate to a local food pantry.
Free. Family-friendly. All are welcome!
To volunteer, contact Katie Esser.
Fast & Abstinence
Abstinence
Fridays in Lent are obligatory days of abstinence (meatless meals) for Catholics age 14 and up.
Fasting
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of Fast and Abstinence.
When fasting, a person is permitted one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but not to equal a full meal.
Fasting is obligatory from age 18 until 59.
Online Study
Journey Against Hunger
"People must stand united against the scandal of hunger." – Pope Francis
In 2013 Pope Francis and Caritas International launched a campaign to end global hunger by 2025 – "One Human Family, Food for All." Join us for an in-depth look at Pope Francis’ message and the issue of hunger in our community and abroad. Sessions are broken down by week and appropriate for the whole family!
Operation Rice Bowl (Catholic Relief Services)
Five minutes a day of
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Prayer as a family,
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Fasting in solidarity with the world’s poor,
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Almsgiving to change lives
... means an enriched Lenten Journey for your family and lifesaving aid around the world. Pick up a CRS Rice Bowl in the Commons this Ash Wednesday and join our parish in a journey of solidarity this Lent. Visit crsricebowl.org for family activities, recipes and more!
