Saint Ephrem
Catholic CHURCH

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Important Dates To Remember

March
March 2 – Confirmation Year 1 + 2 Retreat
March 2 – Sat. night AA & Al-Anon – 8:00pm – Meeting in the Gathering Space/
                   Sacred Heart room in church due to MCREST
March 2/3 – Knights of Columbus membership drive
March 4 – R.E. classes resume/ 1^stCommunion parent meeting @ 6:30pm

March 6 – ASH WEDNESDAY – Masses with distribution of Ashes at 9am & 7pm

  Scripture Service with distribution of Ashes at 12:15pm

March 8 – Exposition and Benediction – 6:00pm      Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
March 9 – SMILE Meeting – 10:00am
March 9/10 – Last weekend for Raffle Ticket sales/tickets need to be returned
March 13 – 1^stdrawing for the 2019-2020 raffle
March 14 – Community Supper – 5:00-6:30pm – activity center
March 15 – Fish Dinner – 4:30-7:00pm – Activity Center 
                     Music (showtunes) – 5:30-6:30 – Double Room
March 15 – Exposition and Benediction – 6:00pm   Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
March 17 - Sewing Sunday – (GR) – 1:00-4:00pm
March 18 – VBS registration begins
March 22 – Exposition and Benediction – 6:00pm   Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
March 24 – Scout Pancake Breakfast 
March 28 – SMILE Meeting – 5:30pm – Activity Center
March 29 – Fish Dinner – 4:30-7:00pm – activity center 
March 29 – Exposition and Benediction – 6:00pm   Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
 
April
April 2 – Bread and Soup – 6:00-7:00pm – Activity Center

April 5 – Exposition and Benediction – 6:00pm         Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
April 6 – Rosary Making Group – 10:00am – Activity Center

April 9 – Lenten Reconciliation with individual confessions – 7:00pm – Church

April 11 – Community Supper – 5:00-6:30pm – Activity Center
April 12 – Fish Dinner – 4:30-7:00pm – activity center 
April 12 – Exposition and Benediction – 6:00pm       Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
April 13 – SMILE Meeting – 10:00am – Activity Center
April 13/14 – Palm Sunday
April 13/14 – Palm Sunday Bake Sale after all Masses – Gathering Space
April 18-22 – Parish offices closed 

Holy week information
April 18 – Holy Thursday– Mass at 7pm Adoration until 11:00pm

April 19 – Good Friday– 12:15pm Stations of the Cross    12:45pm – Divine Mercy
1:00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

April 20 – Blessing of the Foods – 11:00am

                   Easter Vigil Mass (reception following) – 8:15pm

April 21 – Easter Sunday– Masses at 9am and 11am
 
April 25 – SMILE Meeting – 5:30pm – Activity Center

April 28 – Confirmation at the 11am Mass

April 28 - Sewing Sunday – (GR) – 1:00-4:00pm
 
May
May 4 – Rosary Making Group – 10:00am – Activity Center
May 4/5 – VBS sign-up weekend

May 5 – First Communions at the 11am Mass

May 5 – K of C Living Rosary – 3:00pm
May 9 – Community Supper – 5:00-6:30pm – Activity Center
May 11 – SMILE Meeting – 10:00am – Activity Center
May 11/12 – VBS sign-up weekend
May 13 – R.E. Closing Mass/Ice Cream Social – 6:30pm – Church

May 19 – Regina Caeli Mass/Reception – 5:00pm

May 23 – SMILE Meeting – 5:30pm – Activity Center
May 27 – Memorial Day – Offices closed
 
 
June
June 1 – Rosary Making Group – 10:00am – Activity Center
June 8 – SMILE Meeting – 10:00am – Activity Center
June 9 – Pentecost
June 10 – Mary, Mother of the Church
June 13 – Community Supper – 5:00-6:30pm – Activity Center
June 16 – Sewing Sunday – 1:00-4:00pm – Activity Center

June 22 – Parish Picnic!!!!!!

June 23 – Corpus Christi

June 24-28 – Vacation Bible School 

June 27 – SMILE Meeting – Activity Center
 

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