Lent
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Details about Lenten Activities
Eucharistic Adoration
Fridays
9 AM - 7:30 PM Feb 19 - Mar 19
9 AM - 5 PM Mar 1=26
Stations of the Cross
See Calendar for times on Fridays.
Living Stations of the Cross
On Fri. Mar. 26 and on Sun. Mar. 29 at 7:30 PM, members of the community will present a musical production of Living Stations featuring still life, scripture, meditation, and music.
Soup Dinners:
On Fridays Feb. 19 and 26, and Mar. 5, 12, and 19, we will have light soup suppers (soup, bread, salad) in the Auditorium prior to Stations in the church. Registration required by Wednesday of same week. Click here for online registration, or call Kay Gilner at 410-647-4892.
Individual Confessions:
Wednesdays 7-8:00 PM (Feb. 24- Mar. 24)
Saturdays 4-5 PM (Feb. 20 – Mar. 31)
Saturday 3-5 PM (Mar. 27)
Good Friday 12:30-2:30 PM (Apr. 2)
NO CONFESSIONS - Holy Saturday (Apr. 3)
Archdiocesan Social Ministry Convocation "Peace, Poverty and Mother Earth" Keynote: Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS “Love in Truth”: Living Faith & Justice in a Complex World on Sat. Mar. 6. Attend 2 workshops:
• Practical Living of “Love in Truth”
• How Communities Resist Energy Exploitation
• Save Energy, Money, the Planet!
• Local Environmental Issues
• Eat Simple. Live Simple. Change the World
• Earth Is in the ER: How as People of Faith to Respond?
• ABCs of Parish Social Ministry
• Minorities & Workplace Environment
• Precious Water: Cause of Global Conflicts?
• Teach Peace!
$10 registration includes lunch. Pre-registration required by 2/25/10. Download form here. Carpooling available – contact Jen Mayer at 410-647-4892.
Johannine Music Series
Lenten Concert: On Sun. Mar. 21 at 7 PM the traditional choir with soloists and a chamber orchestra will sing "Requiem" by Gabriel Faure.
Presentations
- Prayer and Temperament: On Tues. Feb. 23 at 7 PM, parishioner Bill Thomas will offer a presentation on which prayer styles work best for various temperament classifications. Participants are asked to come knowing their Myers-Briggs or Keirsey temperament classification. If you don’t know your temperament, please take a free assessment online at www.keirsey.com. Bill Thomas is an organization and leadership development consultant and has taught at two seminaries.
- History of the Mass Parts 1 and 2: We often think that the Mass has been relatively unchanged over the past 2,000 years (with perhaps the exception of the revisions of Vatican II). However, the Mass has been celebrated in a number of different formats since the Last Supper. Deacon Ron Thompson will present a history of the Mass in two sessions: Tues. Mar. 2 and 9 at 7 PM.
- End of Life Issues "End of Life Issues and What Can Be Wrong with Advance Directives" and "The Catholic Church's Teachings on End of Life Issues." Rita Marker will be talking on the legal and moral aspects of end of life issues, such as feeding tubes, hydration, etc. and what to look for in making advance directives, the various types of advance directives and which ones to be wary of. Rita Marker has been the executive director of the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide since it began in l987. Fr. McLean Cummings (former associate pastor at St. John) will speak on what the Catholic Church teaches on such issues stated above.