Observing the 40 Days Lent at St. Anne Catholic Community
Join our community in prayer, fasting and outreach as we prepare our hearts to celebrate the great Paschal Mystery of Holy Week. Our prayers and acts of repentance are communal as well as private. In this austere season we focus on our baptismal commitment.
Ash Wednesday Services
February 17
8:30 AM - Mass and Distribution of Ashes
12 Noon, 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM - Liturgy of the Word and Distribution of Ashes
Note: 7:00 PM service is bilingual.
Sacrament of Penance Reconciliation Services
Wednesday, February 24 at St. Mary Magdalene (Humble) at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 2 at Christ the Good Shepherd (Spring) at 7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 10 at Prince of Peace with St. Anne at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 23 at St. Anthony of Padua (The Woodlands) at 6:00 PM
An ancient, monastic syle worship service of prayer and song, based on the Liturgy of the Hours.
Wednesdays during Lent - 6:30 - 7:00 PM
February 24 and March 3, 10, 17, and 24
Presided by Deacon Garry
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursdays at 7:15 PM: March 4, 11, 18 and 25
Stations of the Cross
Fridays at 7:00 PM: February 19 and 26, and March 5, 12, 19 and 26
The Knights of Columbus will host a Fish Fry before the Stations (at 5:00 PM) each week.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Daily opportunities for private prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
Mondays through Fridays 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Closing early on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for the communal prayer services.
Fasting and Abstinence
All Fridays of Lent are Days of Abstinence (not eating meat).
All persons 14 years and older are bound by the law of Abstinence.
Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17) and Good Friday (April 2) are Days of both Fasting and Abstinence.
Fasting allows one full meal, but a light breakfast and lunch are not forbidden. All adults 18 years and older, up to the beginning of their 60th year, are bound by the law of Fasting.
Sacrifice of Time and Almsgiving
Plan to offer your time during Lent in service to others:
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry - Help stock shelves, pick up food, clean, fill orders for clients.
Call John at 281-351-8106 ext.159.
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop - Help sort / sell clothing.
Call Becky at 281-351-8106 ext.159.
Annies' Garden - Help prepare for spring planting.
Call Janet at 281-351-8106 ext. 158.
Parish Lenten Project: Medical Clinic for Montufar, Guatemala
Our parish will be building a much needed Medical Clinic in the town of Montufar, which is near the fantastically successful Tilapia Farm we established last year. Ground will be broken for the clinic near the local Catholic Church. The pastor, Father Rene, ministers to 26 communities in the area that will benefit from the clinic.
Lenten offerings: Place your money in the basket on the sanctuary each week of Lent. Or, place your contributions in an envelope and mark it "Lenten Project".
Holy Thursday: The traditional Collection for the Poor during Holy Week will go to our parish Lenten Project.