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Holy Week ScheduleMonday of the Holy Week: Mass 8 amduring the Day
Tuesday of the Holy Week: Mass 8 am Confessions will be heard at Sacred Heart,
Bushwood - 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Wednesday of the Holy Week: Mass 8 am
Confessions will be heard at Immaculate
Conception – 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Holy Triduum
10:00 am – Altar Servers rehearsal
11:00 am – Liturgical ministers’ rehearsal
7:00 pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
(Washing of feet)
8:30 pm – Eucharistic Procession to altar
of repose
8:30 pm to 12:00 am – Adoration (Parish
Center)
9:00 pm – Night Prayer for Holy Thursday
12:00 am – Reposition and Closing
Good Friday: April 18, 2025
10:00 am – Altar Servers rehearsal
3:00 pm – Stations of the Cross
– Divine Mercy Novena (after Stations)
– Confessions will be heard from approximately 4 pm until 5 pm
7:00 pm – Good Friday Service with
Veneration of the Cross &
Holy Communion
Holy Saturday: April 19, 2025
10:00 am – Altar Servers rehearsal
11:00 am – Lectors rehearsal
12:00 pm – Church decoration for
Easter Mass – (Help Needed)
NO 4:00 PM MASS
3:00 pm – Divine Mercy Novena (Day 2)
– Confessions will be heard from
approximately 3:30 pm until 4:30 pm
8:00 pm – EASTER VIGIL MASS
EASTER SUNDAY: April 20, 2025
7:00 am – Mass of the Resurrection at Dawn
9:00 am – Mass of the Resurrection
11:00 am – Mass of the Resurrection
during the Day
3:00 pm – Divine Mercy Novena (Day 3)
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: April 27, 2025
Sat. 4:00 pm – Mass of the Octave of Easter
7:00 am – Mass of the Octave of Easter
9:00 am – Mass of the Octave of Easter
11:00 am – Mass of the Octave of Easter
12:00pm to 3:00pm – Adoration
12:00pm to 1:00pm – Confession
3:00pm – Chant (sung) Divine Mercy Chaplet
3:30 pm – Light Reception & Social Celebration -
Mass Schedule
Sunday Obligation:
- 4:00 pm Saturdays (Vigil Mass)
- 7:00 am Sunday
- 9:00 am Sunday
- 11:00 am Sunday
Daily Mass:
- 8:00 am Mondays
- 8:00 am Tuesdays
- 8:00 am Wednesdays
- 8:00 am Fridays
- 9:00 am First Saturday of the Month (this does not fulfil the Sunday obligation).
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Confession times:
- Saturdays 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
- Wednesday evening 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Stations of the Cross:
Fridays at 7:00 pm during Lent (March 7th - April 11th)
Good Friday (April 18) at 3:00 pm -
Holy Days of Obligation 2025
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
- Friday, August 15th, 2025 -
- 8:00 am
- 7:00 pm
- Friday, August 15th, 2025 -
- The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Monday, December 8th, 2025
- 8:00 am
- 7:00 pm
- The Nativity of the Lord - Christmas
- Thursday, December 25th, 2025
- Masses -
- Vigil - December 24th:
- 4:00 pm
- 7:00 pm
- December 25th:
- 12:00 am (midnight)
- 9:00 am
- 11:00 am
- Vigil - December 24th:
- Masses -
- Thursday, December 25th, 2025
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
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Moveable Feast Days 2025
- Ash Wednesday is March 5th, 2025 (not a Holy day of Obligation)
- Easter Sunday is April 20th, 2025
- Ascension of our Lord is Sunday, June 1st, 2025
- Pentecost is Sunday, June 8th, 2025
- Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
- First Sunday of Advent is November 30th, 2025
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Holy Hour on Fridays
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins at approximately 8:30 am
- Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament begins at approximately 9:20 am
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Food Banks & Soup Kitchens in
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- St. Mary's Caring - 301-863-5700
- Monday - Saturday
- Breakfast 8:30 am - 10:00 am
- Lunch 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Monday - Saturday
Food Banks- Dept. of Social Services - Limited Emergency Food Pantry - 240-895-7000
- Helping Hands - Fridays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Mt. Zion - Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Our Lady of the Wayside - 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- St. Mary's Newport - 3rd Saturday of the month - 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- St. Mary's Caring - 301-863-5700