2012 Lent and Easter Schedule
Mass Schedule & Sacrament Information
Marriage Preparation Program
The Sacrament of Baptism
Reconciliation

2012 LENT AND EASTER SCHEDULE

Ash Wednesday, February 22nd     

• Mass with Distribution of Ashes: 8:30am & 7:30pm
• Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes: 6am, Noon, 3:30pm & 5pm

Lent Weekend Masses (Regular Schedule)

• Saturday Vigil Mass at 5pm
• Sunday Masses at 7am, 9am and 11am

Stations of the Cross

• Every Friday in Lent at 7pm
• Special Living Stations: Friday, March 9th at 7pm

Reconciliation

• Regular Weekly Reconciliation 3:30-4:30pm on Saturdays
• Additional Reconciliation times 6-7pm on Fridays, March 23rd & 30th  
• Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service
• Tuesday, March 13th at 7pm

Lenten Day of Reflection

• Saturday, March 24th 9am – 3pm

HOLY WEEK & EASTER LITURGIES AND ACTIVITIES

Palm Sunday, April 1st     

• Vigil Mass with Blessing of Palms at 5pm on Saturday, March 31st     
• Sunday Masses at 7am, 9am and 11am

Holy Thursday, April 5th     

• Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7pm
• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight in Marian Hall

Good Friday, April 6th  

• Stations of the Cross at 3pm
• Divine Mercy Novena Begins today at 6pm
• Veneration of the Cross and Communion Service at 7pm

Holy Saturday, April 7th

• Blessing of Food at Noon
• Divine Mercy Novena at 7pm
• EASTER VIGIL at 8pm

EASTER SUNDAY, April 8th  

• Masses at 7am, 9am and 11am
• Divine Mercy Novena at 7pm

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 15th    

• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration 1-3pm
• Reconciliation beginning at 1pm
• Benediction at 3pm
• Divine Mercy Novena at 6pm on April 6th; thereafter at 7pm every night April 7-14

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MASS SCHEDULE & SACRAMENT INFORMATION
 

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MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM

Corpus Christi has a formal program for those who are engaged and about to be married. Engaged couples are asked to call the parish office six months before the anticipated date of their marriage to arrange for participation in this program. The program consists of the following:

1. Meeting initially with the pastor or deacon.
2. Taking the F.O.C.C.U.S. This is an instrument to measure the areas of compatibility in the lives of the engaged couples, leading to a greater understanding of each other.
3. Gathering of all the necessary documents.
4. Meeting with one of the parish marriage preparation couples for the purpose of talking about the many facets of marriage.
5. Meeting with the pastor or pastoral associate to plan the liturgical ceremony for the wedding.
6. Attending an engaged couple weekend.
7. Practicing the ceremony with the entire wedding party, usually the evening preceding the marriage.
8. We ask $200 donation for use of the Church to cover expenses. This does not include musicians or singers.

"Link to the USCCB Marriage Resource Page"

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THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
“Welcome Your Child”

All of us are called children of God, but we are not born Christian. Becoming Christian involves the person in a life of commitment and dedication to the following of Christ. This life of commitment begins with the sacrament of Baptism, the sacrament we have come to know as the first sacrament of initiation. It is a single event that lasts for a lifetime.

The preparation of infant Baptism here at Corpus Christi Parish involves the parents in the following program:

1. Parents are expected to be registered parishioners before the Baptism and to be actively committed to the practice of their faith through attendance at weekend liturgies.
2. Parents are encouraged to call the Parish House in the beginning of their second trimester to make arrangements for their baby s Baptism.
3. The preparation involves attendance by the parents at two, 2 ½ hours, “Welcome Your Child” workshops. The workshops help parents:
   • Enrich their understanding of the sacrament of Baptism
   • Understand how a child grows and develop practical parenting skills
   • Recognize that physical care of children and spiritual formation goes hand-in-hand
   • Awareness of how the arrival of a baby changes intimate relationships in a family.
     
     Materials needed for the Baptism are also given at this time.
4. Baptisms are celebrated on the first full weekend of the month, either at the 5:00 p.m. liturgy on Saturday; or at the 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. liturgy on Sunday. Baptisms are also celebrated on the second and fourth Sundays, outside of Mass at 12:15 p.m.

The purpose of this program is to provide the opportunity for the parents to renew their own faith and become more aware of that faith in their lives. They will share that faith with their child since parents are the first teachers of their children.

Also, the parish community feels a real responsibility to reach out and welcome the newly baptized and support the parents. The parish shares the commitment to journey with the parents and the newly baptized.

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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Corpus Christi welcomes you to partake in the Sacrament of Reconciliation either by attending on Saturdays 4:00-4:30pm in the Church, or by making an appointment by contacting the Parish House Office at 630-483-4673. Communal Reconciliation is celebrated seasonally near Christmas and Easter.

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