The Lenten Season at Transfiguration

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Days of Abstinence: Ash Wednesday and All Fridays of Lent including Good Friday

DEFINITION OF ABSTINENCE: Abstinence means no meat. Abstinence laws consider that meat comes only from animals such as chickens, cows, sheep or pigs — all of which live on land. Birds are also considered meat. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

Days of Fasting: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are Days of Fasting and Abstinence

DEFINITION OF FASTING: The norms for fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 60. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but not to equal a full meal.

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Friday Fish Fry / Cenas de Cuaresma

Fridays, March 7-April 11-5:30 -7:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council #10362

Join your parish family for Friday night fish fry in the Social Hall, bring your friends, bring your neighbors! Please bring a canned good to dinner for the St. Vincent de Paul pantry.

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Events:

700 Mercy Bags – Click HERE to donate a hygiene item for the Mercy Bags distributed to the unsheltered. Bags will be assembled the week of March 23 during our Family Faith sessions.

This Night is Different: a Lenten storytelling event Friday, March 7, 6-7:15 p.m., Purchase a Lenten Dinner and bring it to the Adult Lounge to join Biblical Storyteller, Ruth Elsbree for this special event. Click HERE to reserve your seat at the table.

Hands on Transfiguration, Saturday, March 22, 9:00 a.m. – noon. Meet at Family Life Center. Helping parishioners in need with light housekeeping and yard work as well as on-site projects. Click HERE to let us know you’re coming. Many other opportunities to serve this weekend.

Easter Gift Bags for the Homebound: Baskets will be given to the Homebound Members of Transfiguration. Thank You for Your Donations to serve our community! Paper eggs with an item to purchase for the Easter gift bag will be distributed the weekend of March 22 & 23. Please return the items to the giant, white Easter Basket in the foyer before April 5/6. Our teens will assemble the gift bags for Ministers of Caring to deliver.

Seder: Saturday, April 12, 6:30 p.m., Social Hall The Ideal Family Faith Experience. This is a joyful celebration complete with storytelling, music, scripture, thanksgiving, and good food. Adults $15, Children $10.
Buy tickets after Mass (March 29/30-April 5/6) or online, until April 6.

Prayers at the Foot of the Cross – write your prayer intentions on one of the crosses in the narthex and leave your prayer in the bowl at the foot of the cross. Intentions will be burned at the Easter Vigil fire.

Palm Sunday April 13– Masses Begin Outside the FLC with a Procession to the church doors. / Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday 7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. (en Español), 5:00 p.m.

Easter Food Blessing, April 19, 12:00 p.m. (Noon): FLC Parking Lot. Bring food for your Easter Feast to have it blessed.

Children’s Resurrection Story Egg Hunt: April 19, Noon. FLC parking lot. Join us for our annual Easter Egg hunt for kids. Children will collect eggs that tell the story of Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. Teen Volunteers are needed to help, contact Theresa, tbrader@transfiguration.com.

Holy Thursday Procession: At the Mass of the Lord’s Supper the altar is stripped, and the Blessed Sacrament is reposed until midnight. Join the Eucharistic Procession from the Church to the Social Hall where you are invited to Adoration. Click HERE to be a candle bearer.

St. Vincent de Paul: Make giving part of your Lent by serving with or donating to SVdP throughout the 40 days of Lent. See how at https://transfiguration.com/ministry/st-vincent-de-paul-society/.

Lenten Giving: Make Almsgiving a part of this Lent with a donation to the Parish, Archbishop’s Annual Appeal or to the Easter Flower Fund! Donate with your monthly contribution envelope or online.

Easter Flowers: Help create a beautiful Altar for Easter. We are decorating the Sanctuary for the Joyful Easter Celebration as well as the Garden of the Altar of Repose in the Social Hall on Holy Thursday. Your donation will bring beauty to those spaces. Click Here (Altar Flowers).

CRS Rice Bowl: Take a Rice Bowl home to make it a part of your family’s Lenten Giving. Available in the Narthex while supplies last. 40 Day Lent Activity Calendar inside. See more about how CRS Helps through the Rice Bowl Program: Here.

Liturgy of the Hours: Add prayer to your Lent with the Liturgy of the Hours. Morning Prayers are offered in community, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel. All are welcome to join any time. Pray along with the iBreviary app.

Little Black Book of Lenten Prayers: A short reflection for every day of Lent. Books available while supplies last in the Narthex or Faith Formation Office.

Around the Lenten Circle: A digital resource for small group discussion during Lent. Available by emailing Cindy in the Adult Faith Office, cmcfadden@transfiguration.com.

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Palms will be collected throughout the Lenten season in baskets in the Narthex.

Easter Liturgies will be live streamed at https://transfiguration.com/livestream-mass/ and https://www.youtube.com/transfigurationcatholicchurch.

In observance of Holy Week, parish offices will close on April 17 and reopen on April 22.

In the case of a sacramental emergency, please call: 770-977-1442 and follow the prompts.

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Celebrate Holy Week / Celebra la Semana Santa Mass Schedule and Information

Palm Sunday, April 13 / Domingo de Ramos, 13 de Abril

Palm Sunday Masses will begin outdoors in front of the Family Life Center (weather permitting) and will Process as a group to the Sanctuary. Please arrive early for Mass.

7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. (en Español), 5:00 p.m.

Holy Thursday • Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 17, 8:00 p.m. / Jueves Santo • Misa vespertina de la Cena del Señor 17 de Abril 8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper** (Bilingual)

Foot washing by the parishioners of Transfiguration.

Altar of Repose with Eucharistic adoration located in the Social Hall after Mass.

There is NO 9:00 a.m. Mass on Holy Thursday.

Good Friday • The Passion of the Lord, Abril 18 / Viernes Santo • La Pasión del Señor, 18 de Abril

8:00 p.m. The Observance of the Lord’s Passion** (Bilingual)

Easter Vigil • Saturday, April 19/ Sábado Santo, 19 de Abril

8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass (Bilingual Mass)

Easter Sunday • Sunday, April 20 / Domingo de Pascua • domingo, 20 de Abril

7:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (Live Masses in the Church* and Social Hall)

12:00 p.m. (Noon), 2:00 p.m. (en Español)

There will be NO 5:00 p.m. Mass