Hospitality Meal Feb 23rd: Please join us in the Parish Hall after the service for our monthly hospitality meal. There is no charge for the meal and all are welcome. Allegra Smick is the head cook. If you would like to help with serving or cleaning up in the future, contact Allegra at [email protected].

View CTR’s Art Exhibit during Lunch: Father and Son Paintings by David and Timothy Neill will hang in the Parish Hall through March 16. Invite interested friends. The following show will open on May 18. It will feature artwork based on the theme, Light Shines in the Darkness. You are welcome to submit all forms of artwork for consideration, whether you are a parishioner or not. Submission forms will be available soon.

Ash Wednesday: Lent begins this year on Wednesday, March 5. We will be offering three services for the imposition of ashes at different times throughout the day to accommodate for a variety of work schedules: 6:30 am (Imposition Only), 12:15 pm (Said Mass and Imposition), 7:30 pm (Sung Mass with Incense and Imposition).

Altar Guild Work Day: Please join us for an Altar Guild Work Day after church on Sunday, March 2, probably beginning around 11:30 am. We will be orienting new members and putting up the Lenten Array. Open to Altar Guild members and those who may be interested in serving. 

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: Our Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is right around the corner! We invite you to join us for hot pancakes, sausages, fruit and fellowship on Tuesday, March 4, anytime from 6-8pm. $5 per person, $15 per family, paid by cash or check. Please register online.

Films Worth Talking About: Films Worth Talking About hosts another evening of food, fellowship and a movie on Saturday, March 1 starting at 6:30. Our feature is “The Verdict” starring Paul Newman as a washed-up lawyer who takes on a case of medical malpractice, and achieves redemption as a result. RSVP to: [email protected].

Women’s Ministry: Our next Women’s Ministry Brunch will be Saturday, March 15, here at the church 9:30-11:30am. We’ll be hearing from Nancy Bergner! Feel free to bring a food dish or drink to share and/or a friend! All are welcome! 

Upcoming Events: Mass for Feast of St. Matthias the Apostle, Monday, February 24, at 12:15 pm in the Pendleton Chapel; Mass for the Commemoration of St. John Cassian, Friday, February 28, at 12:15 pm in the Pendleton Chapel; Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Tuesday, March 4, from 6-8 pm; Ash Wednesday, March 5, Services at 6:30 am, 12:15 am, and 7:30 pm; Lenten Fish Fry, Friday, March 14, from 5-7 pm; Lenten Retreat, Saturday, March 29, from 8 am to 7 pm.