Lent 2026:
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. Many know the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season. In Lent, the baptized are called to renew their baptismal commitment as others prepare to be baptized through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, a period of learning and discernment for individuals who have declared their desire to become Catholics.
The Lenten theme for the Diocese of Syracuse this year is "Remain in Me." This is such a beautiful theme that takes us through Lent and onward in our spiritual journeys. Season of Lent: February 18 - March 28
Lenten Series: “Remain in Me”
- Week 1 – Remain in Me: Belonging to Christ: Identity in Christ • Baptismal belonging • Disciple first
- Week 2 – Remain in My Word: Scripture-centered catechesis • Listening to His voice
- Week 3 – Remain in My Love: Relational ministry • Accompaniment of families
- Week 4 (Laetare Sunday) – Remain in My Joy: Joy as the fruit of abiding • Hope in the midst of Lent
- Week 5 – Remain in My Mercy: Conversion • Reconciliation • The saving love of Christ
- Holy Week – Remain With Me: Walking with Christ through the Paschal Mystery
LENTEN OFFERINGS
The Wild Goose, February 17-May 19
We will be offering two sessions on Tuesdays at 1:30-3:00 pm or 6:30-8:00pm. Click Here to Learn More
Ash Wednesday, February 18
Masses: Saturday: 8:15 am, 6 pm
Stations Of The Cross, February 20 - March 27
Friday Evenings: 5 pm
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday, March 28 & 29
Weekend Masses: Saturday: 4:30 pm, Sunday: 8 am & 10:15 am
Monday Of Holy Week, March 30
Communion Service: Noon
The Light is On For You (Reconciliation): 4-6 pm (Note: Reconcilation is avaible weekly on Saturdays at 3pm)
Tuesday of Holy Week, March 31
Daily Mass: 8:15 am
Chrism Mass: 11 am at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Wednesday of Holy Week, April 1
Daily Mass: 8:15 am
HOLY THURSDAY, April 2
7:00 pm Mass of the Last Supper
Visitation until 9:00 pm
GOOD FRIDAY, April 3
Noon - Village Stations of the Cross (Starting at St. Mary's Of The Lake-In Church)
3:00 pm - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
(No Stations of the Cross in the Church)
HOLY SATURDAY, April 4
11 am - Easter Egg Hunt (Parish Center)
8:00 pm - Easter Vigil
Note: No Reconciliation
EASTER SUNDAY, April 5
8:00 am and 10:15 am Masses
EASTER MONDAY, April 6
Parish Office Closed; No Communion Service