Mass Times:

7am | 9:15am | Noon | 7pm
St Gregory’s Church

Eccumenical Service:

5:30pm
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
130 Burwood Road, Burwood

We invite our parish community to join Msgr Rick, alongside the other pastors, for the Ecumenical Service on Ash Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm. We will join the St Paul’s Lutheran Community and the St Paul’s Anglican Community. Ashes will be distributed at this service.

Stations of the Cross is a beautiful devotion that is often prayed during the season of Lent. All are welcome to join us in praying this.

7pm - Fridays in Lent
St Gregory’s Church

Please note - the Stations of the Cross on Friday, 20th March will be reflections taken from ‘Laudato Si’.

Lent is a perfect opportunity for us to prepare ourselves for the great feast and celebration of Easter.

We offer extra confessions during this time to help us prepare as a community.

We will have one opportunity to celebrate reconciliation as a community - this will be Rite I

7-8pm, Thursday 26 March

Saturday Morning Confessions & Wednesday Evening Confessions will continue as normal.

This year, we are celebrating these Masses after the Easter Period, instead of during Lent.

This Mass is an opportunity for anyone who is sick, elderly, those with mental health issues, and any one who needs healing to come and join us for the celebration of the Anointing of the Sick at Mass.

Noon - Thursday 19 March
St Gregory’s (followed by a light luncheon)

9:15am - Tuesday 24 March
St Gregory’s (followed by a light morning tea)

Hearing the voice of God and learning to follow is an essential part of your prayer life.

We are offering a four week seminar to guide you to be attentive to God’s still, small voice.

Over four Thursdays [26 Feb; 5, 12 & 19 Mar]

7-9pm at St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre (Vagues Road, Papanui) Register by emailing Judith at pastoral@christchurchnorth.co.nz

Walking Lent Together: Exodus (Men) & Libertas (Women)
Beginning Ash Wednesday

This Lent, our parish is offering two guided 40-day journeys to help men and women live Lent with purpose, prayer, and support.

Exodus for Men is built on daily prayer, fraternity, and simple disciplines, with weekly Eucharistic Adoration and encouragement/accountability along the way.

(The Exodus app has a cost; support is available if this is a barrier.)

Libertas for Women is a 40-day journey rooted in daily prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, and sisterhood, with reflections drawn from 40 Days at the Foot of the Cross.

(The Libertas app is free.)

Both journeys begin on Ash Wednesday. You’re welcome to join after Lent starts, but the heart of each journey is walking the whole season together. More details will be shared through parish communications. Please keep all participants in your prayers.

“Hear the voice, answer the call” - Whakarongo ki te Reo, Whakarongo te Karanga - Caritas Lenten Reflections.

Make Lent a special time with prayer, lectio divina, group sharing on the Sunday Gospels and a Faith in Action case study.
Two sessions to choose from:

Wednesdays (starting 18 February), 10.00-11.30am at St.Gregory’s
led by Sr Kathleen Rushton RSM (kprushton@gmail.com)

OR

Mondays (starting 23 February), 7.00-8.30 pm at St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre led by Sr Raylene Dwyer RSM (raylenedwyer@gmail.com)

Sign-up sheet in foyer for group sessions, or for a copy of the booklet, for individual or family reflection.