If you have blessed palms at home, please bring them to either St. Bernard or St. Matthew by Monday, February 15th so they may be burned for Ash Wednesday (February 17th).
- At St. Bernard containers will be left in the vestibules.
- At St. Matthew a container will be left at the entrance to the parish hall
Ash Wednesday Schedule
Our community will celebrate Mass with Distribution of Ashes:
| At St. Bernard: |
At St. Matthew: |
| 8:00am & 7:00pm |
7:00pm |
| Registration required for these Masses |
We will also have the liturgy of the Word and Distribution of Ashes; however, due to COVID, instead of gathering for the liturgy of the Word before the Distribution of Ashes, we will post a liturgy of the Word video on our website to be watched prior to coming for ashes:
| At St. Bernard: |
At St. Matthew: |
|
12:05 - 12:45pm
4:00 - 4:40pm
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4:30 - 5:10pm
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| Come anytime within the 40-minute time frame, receive ashes, pray and then return to your car |
As Fr. Rick mentioned in his letter, the distribution of ashes will be a little different this year— per the guidelines received from our Diocese:
By decree of the Congregation of Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, after blessing the ashes in the usual manner, the Priest pronounces either formula ONCE, applying it to all in general, cleanses his hands, puts on a facemask and sprinkles the ashes on top of the head of each person who approaches without saying anything.