The document provides information about Lenten and Easter services and events at St. Wendelin Parish and St. Paul Parish in Butler, PA. It lists the times for Ash Wednesday mass and stations of the cross during Lent. It also provides details on penance services, confessions, a seder meal, and Tenebrae service for Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday mass times.

1. LENT - EASTER 2009
SAINT WENDELIN PARISH SAINT PAUL PARISH
724-287-0820 724-287-1759
www.stwendelinbutler.org www.stpaulbutler.org
SAINT WENDELIN CHURCH SAINT PAUL CHURCH
ASH WEDNESDAY
ASH WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Blessed ashes will be distributed after
Blessed ashes will be distributed after
the homily at the 7:30 AM Mass, the the homily at the 8:00 AM Mass, the
12:00 Noon Mass, the 4:00 PM Prayer
8:45 AM Mass and the
Service and the 7:00 PM Mass.
7:00 PM Mass.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Stations of the Cross will be
Stations of the Cross will be
prayed at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
prayed at 7:00 PM
on the following Fridays:
on the following Fridays:
February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27
February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3
April 3
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
“In those days Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.”
Eucharistic adoration will be held at St. Wendelin Church for 24 hours beginning at Midnight
(12:00 AM) on Ash Wednesday, February 25. All are invited to come before the Lord in prayer.
WEDNESDAY EVENING MASS
Everyone is invited to a Wednesday evening Mass at 7:00 PM at Sunnyview. The Mass is held in
the activity room every Wednesday. Please arrive early to assist residents to the activity room.
LENTEN GATHERING
St. Wendelin Church Hall from 6-7 PM on Friday, February 27 and Friday, March 27, 2009.
Soup, bread and salad at 6:00 PM - Stations at 7:00 PM.
CONFESSIONS ON SATURDAYS
EASTERN CLUSTER CENTER CLUSTER
Mater Dolorosa 11:00-11:30 AM St. Paul 8:35-9:15 AM
St. Joseph, N Oakland 11:45 AM-12:15 PM St. Peter 11:00-11:30 AM
St. Mary, Herman 12:00-1:00 PM & 3:45-4:15 PM St. Michael 11:30-12:00 Noon
St. John 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon St. Fidelis 12:00-12:30 PM
St Joseph, Cabot 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon St. Andrew After 6:00 PM Mass
St. Wendelin After 6:00 PM Mass
PENANCE SERVICES
Monday March 23, 2009 7:00 PM Mater Dolorosa
Thursday March 26, 2009 4:00 PM Saint Wendelin
Thursday March 26, 2009 7:00 PM Saint John
Tuesday March 31, 2009 4:00 PM Saint Michael
Tuesday March 31, 2009 7:00 PM Saint Fidelis
Wednesday April 1, 2009 7:00 PM Saint Mary
Monday April 6, 2009 7:00 PM Holy Sepulcher
Tuesday April 7, 2009 4:00 PM Saint Peter
Tuesday April 7, 2009 7:00 PM Saint Paul
EXTRA TIMES FOR RECONCILIATION
Monday March 30, 2009 12:30-1:30 PM St. Paul
Monday March 30, 2009 3:00-4:00 PM St. Wendelin

2. HOLY WEEK
Passion Sunday begins this week which we call “Holy”.
This is the last week before we celebrate the joyous celebration of Easter. During this week
we celebrate the “Easter Triduum”. The Easter Triduum is made up of three days:
Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil on Saturday. This is the best part yet of the
seasons of the Church Year.
SEDER MEAL
Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 4:30 PM in Glenn Hall at St. Paul Church
The Seder meal is a meal celebrated during the Jewish Passover Season (Pesach). It recalls the enslave-
ment of the Jews in Egypt and celebrates their freedom from that enslavement. Jesus chose the Seder as
the time to give a “New Covenant”. This Seder planned at St. Paul Church is meant to be a time of special
table fellowship. It will be a tureen dinner. This is a meaningful way to complete the Lenten Season and to
prepare for Holy Week. More information will be in the bulletin.
TENEBRAE SERVICE
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 7:30 PM at St. Paul Church
The word “Tenebrae” means darkness in Latin. It refers to a public singing of Matins (a night office) and
Lauds (a morning office), part of the old form of the Liturgy of the Hours. The Liturgy has a tone of
mourning and a ceremony of light, which uses several candles. One by one these candles are extinguished
until, after the last candle is put out, a prayer is offered in darkness, one candle is relit and the assembly
disperses in silence.
SAINT WENDELIN CHURCH SAINT PAUL CHURCH
PALM SUNDAY PALM SUNDAY
DISTRIBUTION OF PALM DISTRIBUTION OF PALM
Saturday, April 4 6:00 PM Saturday, April 4 6:30 PM
Sunday, April 5 7:30 AM, 10:00 AM Sunday, April 5 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM,
12:00 Noon, 7:00 PM
HOLY THURSDAY - April 9, 2009 HOLY THURSDAY - April 9, 2009
10:00 AM Chrism Mass at St. Paul Cathedral 10:00 AM Chrism Mass at St. Paul Cathedral
7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper at
St. Wendelin Church St. Paul Church
Adoration Until 11:00 PM Adoration Until 11:00 PM
GOOD FRIDAY - April 10, 2009 GOOD FRIDAY - April 10, 2009
12:15 PM Rosary 12:15 PM Rosary
12:45 PM Stations of the Cross 12:45 PM Stations of the Cross
1:30 PM Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion 1:30 PM Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Collection for the Holy Land Collection for the Holy Land
7:30 PM Living Stations
HOLY SATURDAY - April 11, 2009 HOLY SATURDAY - April 11, 2009
8:00 AM Decorate the Church for Easter 8:00 AM Decorate the Church for Easter
11 AM-12 Noon Practice for Easter Vigil 11 AM-12 Noon Practice for Easter Vigil
1:00 PM Blessing of Easter Foods 1:00 PM Blessing of Easter Foods
8:30 PM Easter Vigil Mass Easter Vigil Mass
8:30 PM
EASTER SUNDAY - April 12, 2009 EASTER SUNDAY - April 12, 2009
8 AM Mass 10 AM Mass 12 Noon Mass
7:30 AM Mass 10:00 AM Mass
NO 7:00 PM MASS
EASTER BLESSING OF FAMILIES
SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL - OAKLAND - 3:00 PM
On Easter Sunday, our Bishops will welcome families of the Diocese to their
annual Blessing of Families at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland, beginning at 3 PM.
As they greet and bless your family personally, they affirm and support you as a
household of love and witnesses to your faith.