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Lenten Regulations
Lent 2021
Lenten Regulations of the Catholic Church:
Everyone 14 years of age or older must abstain from meat (and items made with meat) on Ash Wednesday, and all the Fridays of Lent. Everyone18 years of age and under 59 is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these two days of fast and abstinence only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not apply. Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from the fast and abstinence prescribed by the Church. Lent is the principal season of penance in the Christian year. Priests, religious and laity are strongly urged to develop and follow a program of voluntary self-denial (in addition to following the Lenten regulations), serious prayer, and performance of works of charity and mercy.
Ash Wednesday – February 17th – Mass Schedule – THIS IS NOT A DAY OF OBLIGATION:
8:00am at St. Luke (10:00am Sacred Heart School Students, Faculty, and Staff Only)
6:00pm at Sacred Heart
Sunday – February 21st – The Sacred Heart Youth Drive Thru Soup Supper:
The Sacred Heart Youth are hosting a drive thru soup supper to benefit the Monticello Food Pantry. The supper will feature your choice of Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup or Chili along with a roll and cookies. A free will donation is requested. Checks should be made payable to “Sacred Heart Church” and write “Youth Soup Supper” on the memo line.
Stations of the Cross & Mass:
The Stations of the Cross and Daily Mass will be offered beginning at 5:00pm each Tuesday at Sacred Heart and each Thursday at St. Luke from Thursday, February 18th through Thursday, March 25th. This will be in addition to the regular morning Masses scheduled at each parish. Please remember that Holy Communion may be received only once on a weekday.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation:
The Sacrament is offered by contacting Father for an appointment. As to other forms, those details are yet to be determined. Please watch the bulletin and our social media for updates.
The Best Lent Ever:
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Sacred Heart Lenten Fish Fry:
Sacred Heart’s Lenten Drive Thru Fish Fry will be held on Friday, March 26th from 4:30-7:30pm. A letter will be sent to parishioners in early March with details about the event.
Information for Holy Week (Palm Sunday, March 28th through Easter Sunday, April 4th) will be available the weekend prior to Palm Sunday.
Thoughts from Fr. Paul
Thoughts from Fr. Paul
I have had several questions about the Church and School since the Governor announced her resolution to roll back the State COVID19 restrictions. As always, I follow the directives from Archbishop Jackels. Here is the Archbishop’s statement on the situation:
Statement from Archbishop to Archdiocesan Priests-Feb. 8, 2021
On 5 February 2021, the Governor decreed that the State of Iowa is still in a public health disaster emergency, to continue at least until 7 March 2021.
The same decree recognizes that the risk of COVID-19 transmission is substantially reduced by taking appropriate public health safety measures.
In fact, the Governor still strongly encourages that these reasonable measures be taken throughout the State of Iowa, even though there is no mandate.
Moreover, in some places, in spite of the Governor’s decree, these public health safety measures are still mandated by City or County ordinance.
With regard to Church-sponsored activities (Mass and meetings, school and RE, just to name a few), the public health safety measures will continue to be observed until the COVID-19 vaccine is available to all who are able to receive it, and the CDC announces that the pandemic is under control:
·Stay home if you are sick, frail from age or illness, or vulnerable.
·Wash your hands.
·Wear a mask.
·Avoid physical contact as much as possible.
·Keep a safe (social) distance from people outside your household.
·Sanitize commonly-touched surfaces.
·In church, holy water fonts should be emptied, and reusable materials should be removed from pews.
·At Holy Mass, singing should be kept to a minimum, liturgical ministers should be kept to a few, or none,
·And only the Host is distributed for Communion, and in the hand.
The COVID is a very contagious and life-threatening virus. For the love of God and neighbor, wear a mask even if it isn’t mandated, and get vaccinated when it becomes available to you.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Paul
Litany of St Joseph
Archbishop Jackels Monthly Message.
Special Parish Christmas Electronic Giving Opportunity
An annual financial gift to the parish at Christmas is deeply
personal and prayerful. To provide another way to give and
make it easier for parishioners who wish to offer a Christmas
gift to our parish, the Archdiocese of Dubuque has set up a
special page on its website to give your Christmas gift via credit
or debit card. Your gift will be given directly to Sacred Heart or
St. Luke without any administrative or credit card fees. So,
100% of your gift comes to Sacred Heart or St. Luke, designated
as your Christmas gift to the parish.
Go to www.dbqarch.org/parishChristmas to make a one-time
gift. The site will remain open through Epiphany, January 3,
Thank you for considering a Christmas gift to our parish
this year.