Holy Week: An Invitation to Walk with Christ

There are certain moments in the life of the Church that rise above all others. Holy Week is one of those moments.

This is the week when everything comes into focus.

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Palm Sunday masses of the Lord's passion – March 28th/29th

• 4:00pm – Saturday Vigil at Lourdes
• 8:30am & 10:30am – Sunday at Lourdes 5:00pm – Sunday at Rosary

Light is On Campaign - Monday, March 30th

• 4:00pm until 7:00pm – Lourdes Campus

Holy Thursday – April 2nd

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

• 6:30pm - Lourdes Campus
• 8:00pm until 10:00pm - Followed by the adoration vigil and traditional visit to repositories at both Lourdes and Rosary.

Good Friday – April 3rd

• 3:00pm – Service of the Lord’s Passion at Rosary Campus
• 8:00pm – Tenebrae Service at the Lourdes Campus

Holy Saturday – April 4th

• 11:30am – Blessing of Easter Food at the Lourdes Campus
• 8:00pm – Easter Vigil Mass in the Holy Night of Easter at the Lourdes Campus

Easter Sunday – April 5th

Masses of the Resurrection of the Lord

• 8:15am at Lourdes Campus
• 10:30am at Lourdes Campus
• 1:00pm at Rosary Campus

There is a quiet but powerful moment each Holy Week when the doors of the Church are opened wide and the invitation is simple: come home.

On Monday, March 30th, from 4:00 to 7:00pm at our Lourdes Campus (Utica Vicariate Location), the Light Is On Campaign offers an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation no appointment, no pressure, just the mercy of God waiting for you.

This beautiful Lenten tradition brings together all priests from the Greater Utica Area, who will be present at the Lourdes campus and available to hear Confessions for the entire community. Whether it has been a few months, many years, or you are unsure how to begin, you are welcome. Simply come at any time during these hours.

Jesus is not waiting to judge you.
Jesus is waiting to receive you.
If there is anything weighing on your heart, anything that has kept you away, anything you have been carrying alone this is your moment.
Return to the Lord. Come home to mercy.

Mark your calendar. Invite a friend.
The Light Is On For You.

Join us each Wednesday during Lent 5:30–6:30pm (April 1st)

Spend an hour with the Lord in Eucharistic prayer and take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Confession is a personal encounter with the mercy of Jesus Christ where sins are forgiven, hearts are healed, and grace is restored.

How to make a good Confession:

• Prayerfully examine your conscience.
• Express sincere sorrow for your sins.
• Confess your sins honestly and simply.
• Receive absolution and complete your penance.

Confessions are also heard every Saturday at Lourdes from 3:00–3:45pm.

Return to the Lord this Lent. His mercy is waiting.

Later that evening, the Church gathers once more in a powerful and ancient prayer known as Tenebrae.

At 8:00pm on Good Friday at the Lourdes campus, we enter into a liturgy marked by shadow, silence, and light gradually fading into darkness.

Candles are extinguished one by one. The church grows dim. We feel the weight of the tomb.

This is a rare and moving experience one that allows us to enter more deeply into the sorrow of the day, and the stillness that follows Christ’s death.

And yet, even in the darkness, there is a quiet sense that the story is not over.

Come and experience this sacred moment. Let the silence speak.

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land where they are now less than 2% of the population. Your support is essential to help the Church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education.

The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines of Christianity, including in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem to name only a few. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you join with Catholics around the work in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land.

Thank you for your generosity.

Even in the midst of the solemn beauty of Holy Week, there is room for joy especially for our children.

On Holy Saturday, April 4th at 12:00pm at the Seton Center, all families are invited to gather for the Peter J. Curley Memorial Easter Egg Hunt, generously sponsored by our parish Men’s Club.

This event is more than just an egg hunt. It is a moment of community. A moment of laughter. A moment where the joy of Easter begins to break through especially in the hearts of our youngest parishioners.

As children run and search and celebrate, we are reminded that Easter is not only proclaimed it is experienced.

This joyful tradition, offered in memory of Peter J. Curley, continues to bring families together and strengthens the bonds of our parish community.

All are welcome. Bring your children. Invite a friend.

And come experience the joy that always accompanies the promise of new life.

March 28th thru April 3rd

We pray for all members of the parish family, living and deceased, but especially for:

During the month of March we will be collecting toiletries to be shared with Thea Bowman House.

Visit our website for a summary of the upcoming Parish Events happenings for this month.

Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 9:15am (following the 8:15am Mass) - Seton Center (behind the church).

15th Annual Raffle
Cash prizes and more!
Tickets are $100 on sale at Notre Dame Jr/Sr High School

Drawing Party doors open at noon - Drawing at 3:00pm

Mondays at 1:00pm in the Seton Center.

A Friendly but important reminder for all Liturgical Ministers

All Liturgical Ministers are required to be enrolled in the Diocesan Safe Environment Training in order to continue serving in the parish.

Those who serve as Eucharistic Ministers must be registered to remain active in this ministry, and those who serve as Lectors must complete their training by June 30, 2026.

Learn more about the ongoing sessions for Family Catechesis for the month of March and April

We also have a "Faith at Home Family Prayer Challenge" for the current month.

Youth Ministry Nights – Open to All Area Teens

Teens from all parishes in the Greater Utica Area are invited to join us for Youth Ministry Nights every Monday at 6:30pm at the Seton Center at Mary Mother of Our Savior Parish, 2 Barton Ave., Utica.