Upcoming Events
for 2021
10
JAN
Patronal Feast of Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
10:00 AM
4951 Macon HWY
Mass with Asperges and parish hall feast to follow!
28
JAN
Saint Thomas More Academy starts
8:15 AM
4951 Macon HWY
Aquinas Term begins with Morning Prayer at 8:30 AM in the church, 8:15 is check-in time.
31
JAN
Pre-Lent begins with Septuagesima
All Day
Everywhere
Begin thinking about your Lenten Fast.
02
FEB
Candlemas Mass with Blessing of Candles
Noon
4951 Macon HWY
Presentation of the Lord at the Temple. Please place your candles on the appointed table before Mass.
03
FEB
Saint Blaise Mass with Blessing of Throats
6:30 AM
Saint Joseph
Fr. Tipton will say an Ordinary Form Mass at St. Joseph and end with the Blessing of Throats.
16
FEB
Shrove Tuesday
Confessions & Hotcakes
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Confessions before Lent (get shriven!) along with pancakes, meats, drinks, etc. that we can't eat in Lent.
17
FEB
Ash Wednesday,
Obligatory Abstinence & Fasting
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Mass with Ashes. Fast = 1 meal with up to 2 snacks. Abstain = no meat.
19
FEB
Stations of the Cross
Obligatory Abstinence
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Stations of the Cross for the Friday after Ash Wednesday.
22
FEB
The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle, Solemnity
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Solemnity in the Ordinariate; relax your fast if you wish!
24
FEB
Lenten Embertide
Obligatory Abstinence
Wed, Fri, Sat
Everywhere
Spring Ember Days on 2/24, 2/26, & 2/27. Abstain on Friday. Please fast and pray for vocations.
26
FEB
Stations & Fish Fry
Obligatory Abstinence
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Stations of the Cross followed by a Fish Fry for the first Lenten Friday, being an Ember Friday.
05
MAR
Stations of the Cross
Obligatory Abstinence
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Stations of the Cross for the second Lenten Friday.
12
MAR
Stations & Fish Fry
Obligatory Abstinence
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Stations of the Cross followed by a Fish Fry for the third Lenten Friday.
19
MAR
Saint Joseph, Solemnity
Abstinence Dispensed
12:00 PM *
4951 Macon HWY
Mass at Noonday. This Solemnity overrides the Lenten Friday fast.
19
MAR
Stations of the Cross
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Stations of the Cross for the fourth Lenten Friday.
25
MAR
The Annunciation
Lady Day
12:00 PM *
4951 Macon HWY
Mass for The Annunciation, the celebration of The Incarnation: God made flesh in the Virgin's womb.
26
MAR
No Mass, no Adoration
Stations & Fish Fry still on
12PM, 5-6PM
4951 Macon HWY
Fr. Tipton away at OLW Cathedral for Chrism Mass. No Mass or Adoration today.
26
MAR
Stations & Fish Fry
Obligatory Abstinence
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Stations of the Cross followed by a Fish Fry for the fifth Lenten Friday, Our Lady in Passiontide
01
APR
Maundy Thursday
Mass of the Lord's Supper
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Mass with The Maundy (washing of feet), Translation of the Blessed Sacrament, & Stripping of the Altars.
02
APR
Good Friday,
Confessions
9:00 - 11:30 AM
4951 Macon HWY
The confessional is open.
02
APR
Good Friday, Obligatory Abstinence & Fasting
Noon
4951 Macon HWY
The Church stripped, the Rite includes Solemn Prayers, Adoration of the Cross, Reproaches, & Communion
03
APR
Holy Saturday
Christ's Descent into Hell
10:30 AM
4951 Macon HWY
A short rite for Holy Saturday. Today Christ's body Sabbaths while his Soul & Divinity ransacks Hades.
03
APR
The Solemn Vigil of Easter
The Resurrection
10:30 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Sung Mass begins with the bonfire & the paschal candle, the chanted Exsultet, incense, candles, etc. The Easter Vigil Mass is the highest and holiest Mass in the entire Church Year!
04
APR
Easter Day Mass
The Resurrection
10:00 AM
4951 Macon HWY
Mass for Easter Day for the Resurrection of our Lord. Any who receive at the Vigil may receive today too.
09
APR
Friday of Easter Octave, Abstinence Dispensed
All Day
Everywhere
The normal Friday abstinence or penance is dispensed. All days of the Easter Octave are Solemnities that override any normal fasting.
10
MAY
Rogation Days
Blessing of Fields, Gardens
10:00 AM
4951 Macon HWY
On Rogation (Rogare: "Beseech") Days we bless fields and gardens. May 10, 11, & 12. Contact Fr. Tipton.
13
MAY
Ascension Day, Solemnity
Holy Day of Obligation
6:00 PM
4951 Macon HWY
Mass. 40 Days after The Resurrection Christ Ascends into Heaven to the Right Hand of God the Father.
23
MAY
Whitsunday, Solemnity
Pentecost
10:00 AM
4951 Macon HWY
50th day after The Resurrection the Holy Ghost Descends. Confirmations. Parish Picnic.