Lenten Opportunities

Prayer

Adoration 
First Friday/First Saturday Adoration First Friday/First Saturday Adoration is the First Friday and First Saturday of each month held at the church. The hours are Friday 8:30 AM— 6:15 PM. Saturday will start after the 9:00am Mass and end at 3:00pm. Adorers are always welcomed.
If you would like to commit to a specific hour please call Charlene Harrison (508) 695-2792

Mary's Prayer Group
Our collaborative is now hosting a prayer night a couple of times a month. After the opening prayer, a Gospel reading is read aloud, and attendees can share (if they wish) on how this impacts them. Then we offer intentions for our prayers, including intentions for the sick, those that have died, for our youth going back to school and faith formation, the pandemic, our country, and attendees added intentions. Then we pray the rosary. It is important to note that you don't need to know the rosary, or need to have one to attend!
We hope you can join us!!
 

Rosary
Come early to weekday Mass and participate
in praying the rosary.
All are welcome!

Daily Mass
Click for the schedule

Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross will be offered at St. Mary every Friday afternoon (4pm) during Lent. Evening Stations of the Cross will be offered at St. Martha  the first will be held Friday, February 26th at 7pm
Watch Bishop Barron's 
The Stations of the Cross Video
On the Left Sidebar

Knights of Columbus
Men of our collaborative, you are invited to a morning of prayer and reflection during Lent at St. Mary Hall on Saturday, March 20th from 8am-12pm. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of St. Mary and St. Martha Parishes. You do not need to be a Knight to attend.

The Light is on for You

The Light Is On (Confession) begins on Wednesday, February 23.  Starting Tuesday, March 2, The Light Is On, will switch over to Tuesday nights so that confessions will conveniently overlap with the Saint Mary Prayer Group, held in the Church. 
Stay tuned for more.

 

Mission 2021
Our collaborative parishes are happy to announce, we will be aided in our Lenten journey by the return of our Lenten Mission this March 15, 16, and 17 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm! We have reworked the program, which was scheduled last year for the first week the Cardinal told us we should cancel public worship, to be more fitting for our current experiences and need for spiritual strength and nourishment.

We hope many of you will be able to join us in person at St. Mary Church (while maintaining social distancing), but for those who need to stay home, we are making it a “hybrid” mission with the option to participate through Zoom. Sister Regina Dick, the Daughter of St. Paul who was prepared to lead last year’s mission, will give a talk one night, and we are expanding upon her original plan to have a few parishioners give witness talks as well. On one or two of the nights, we will be inviting people in the church (and those participating via Zoom) to share brief comments after the talk

Lenten Fasting & Abstinence

Lenten Fasting & Abstinence
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast (those 18-59; one full meal or two smaller meals) and abstinence (those 14+; fast from meat), precluding those with health concerns. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence.

Alms Giving

Hospitality Ministry
Join Our Hospitality Team! In order to continue offering safe, socially distanced Masses at a variety of times, we need more help! Dedicated hospitality volunteers serve as greeters and ushers at weekend Masses, and help at baptisms, weddings, and funerals as well. If you are interested in joining our Hospitality Team, please contact Michelle at mdelorenzo@pwc.church (St. Martha Parish) or Courtney at ccunniff@pwc.church (St. Mary Parish), or call your parish office.

Baby Bottles for Lent

Baby bottles are coming back to St. Martha (open to all of pwc.com) ! This year, the bottles are offered at three sites: in the church (baskets in front and back, please take the bottle that you touch), at the parish office and virtually by going to the St. Martha/St Mary website pwc.church and click on this link to the Abundant Hope where you may donate by check or credit card. Especially during this challenging year, Abundant Hope will be extremely grateful for your support of this life saving minis-try. Your sacrificial offerings saved from the little sweets and luxuries you give up during this Lenten season truly make a big difference in the lives of many women and their babies, born and unborn. Many thanks!

Catholic Relief Services
Rice Bowls

Join our faith community—and more than12,000 Catholic communities across the U.S.
—in a life-changing Lenten journey. During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on how
hunger and malnutrition affect our human family, and on the need to take action to help
those most in need.

Please pickup your Rice Bowl by the Church entrances today!

Volunteer at the Food Pantries

    Living Bread Food Pantry
The food pantry located at the Methodist church in Plainville could really use your help. Due to the pandemic there are more families in need . The pantry is open Wednesday evenings at 6:30pms!
508-695-9587

    The Wrentham Food Pantry
The Wrentham Food Pantry is located at the Congregational Church
The Food Pantry can be contacted at (508) 384-3110, or by e-mail at food.wrentham@gmail.com
Thank you!