Lent 2024

Ash Wednesday, February 14

8:00 AM | Mass, Church

5:30 PM | Mass, Church

7:30 PM | Vespers (Evening Prayer), Church

(All With Distribution of Ashes)

Parish Communal Reconciliation Service

(with individual confessions)

Wednesday, March 27 | 7:00 PM, Church

Praying in Sacred Space

Lenten Saturdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm on Zoom

Dates: February 17 & 24, March 2, 9, 16 and 23

During Lent, you are invited to deepen your preparation for Easter and join others for an hour of prayer and faith sharing inspired by the Sunday scriptures. Come to one session or all. Click here for the Zoom link.

Lenten Scripture Study

Delve into the first half of Mark’s Gospel this Lent through a five week scripture study. For more information about meeting dates and to sign up to participate in one of the study groups, please click here. We look forward to journeying together as we learn more about Jesus through the lens of Mark’s Gospel.

Stations of the Cross with the Order of Malta Prison Ministry

February 23, 6:00 pm, McKenna Hall

The Way of the Cross the Pope Francis officiated over in St. Peter’s Square on Good Friday in 2020 offered scripture readings paired with meditations prepared by chaplains from an Italian prison in Padua. During the height of Covid, Order of Malta worked to transform the devotion published by the Vatican into a Way of the Cross that would be relevant for inmates. Way of the Cross is an excellent way to pray as a community for those in prison and can also develop greater awareness among our parish about the spiritual needs of those in prison and those who love and work with them. RSVP at this link.

Stations of the Cross with the Migrant Team

March 1, 6:00 pm, Church

Experience the Stations of the Cross through a modern lens with members of our Migrant Familia. All are welcome to join the familia for a Simple Supper in McKenna Hall following the event.

Click here to sign up and to volunteer.

"Women of the Exodus" with Dr. Jaime Waters

March 3, 3:00 pm, Trinity Hall

Hosted by Women Who Stay; Reception to follow

In the story of the Exodus, we encounter God's concern for people who are oppressed, as God sees and hears the struggles of the Israelites and calls Moses to lead them out of Egypt. The dramatic accounts of the Exodus highlight Moses' role as liberator and lawgiver. But, there are several women in the traditions surrounding the Exodus who are crucial to the narrative and who are sometimes overlooked. This presentation will focus on the women who facilitate, intervene, lead, and inspire the Israelite community. It will consider how these women serve as important models for all of us today, particularly for responding to injustice and oppression. RSVP at this link.

Ignatian Spirituality Simple Supper and Prayer

March 8, 6:30 pm in McKenna Hall

Come for a simple Lenten meal of soup and bread to nourish our bodies, and fellowship to nourish our hearts -- followed by a guided experience of Ignatian contemplation (imaginative prayer based in scripture) to nourish our souls! Please RSVP and/or sign up to volunteer here. For more information, please email Catherine Heinhold at cheinhold@trinity.org.

Family Stations of the Cross followed by a Simple Supper 

March 15, 6:00 pm, Church followed by McKenna Hall

Hosted by Holy Trinity's Faith Formation, students in grades 3-8, Youth Ministry and At Home Catechesis will present the Stations of the Cross as seen through the eyes of children in the first century. Students in grades 3-8 will also feature artwork depicting the stations. Following Stations all are invited for a Simple Supper in McKenna. Please RSVP and volunteer to bring a main or side dish to the Simple Supper through this link. All are welcome.

Being Seen, Being Heard, Being Accepted .... Being Blessed (A Retreat for our LGBTQIA+ Community)

February 17 | 10:00 AM to 4:00PM, McKenna Hall

Registration deadline is February 12

How would you live if you really believed you are created in the image of God? A God who sees you, hears you, and accepts you just as you are and invites you into abundant life. You are invited to gather in community, pray with sacred texts, and share in small and large groups. Retreatants will gather for the 5:30 pm Vigil Mass at Holy Trinity following this day-long retreat. Register at this link. Contact Martina O’Shea at moshea@trinity.org with questions.

Setting Captives Free: Racism and God's Liberating Grace

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Retreatants from Georgetown University, Washington Jesuit Academy, Holy Trinity, and individuals from the Washington DC area will gather in this Ignatian retreat to ask for God's graces: unconditional love; revelation of one's complicity with racism; God's grace of humility and contrition for participation in systemic racism; and transformation and liberation from participating in racial injustice. Please pray for them.

A Lenten Retreat: Drawn from the Spiritual Exercises

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Drawn from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, retreatants will ask for the grace to know Jesus more intimately, love him more deeply so to be more like him in their daily lives. Please hold them in prayer during these six weeks.

Lenten Faith Sharing Groups

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More than 50 parishioners are participating in Trinity Faith Sharing groups this Lent. Please keep them in your prayers as they reflect on the Sunday readings and share how God is working in their lives.