February 19, 2013 // Uncategorized
Priests say Light Is On For You was ‘time of grace’
The Light Is On For You is being called a “time of grace.” The diocesan-wide event March 6 opened all parishes from 6 to 8 p.m. for the sacrament of Reconciliation and prayer.
Despite 10 inches of snow that fell in Fort Wayne and parts of the diocese on Tuesday and early Wednesday morning, parishes plowed their lots and cleared the sidewalks to welcome the penitents.
At St. Michael Parish in Plymouth Father William Kummer told Today’s Catholic they had many people in the parish church for both hours, and some stayed to pray until about 8:15 p.m.
“For me personally, it was a great time to be a priest,” Father Kummer said as he welcomed penitents that evening. He was pleased at the numbers of young people who were present that evening.
Father Jason Freiburger, vice-chancellor and a priest in residence at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception said, “The Light Is On For You was very well received as five priests heard Confessions at the cathedral and were kept busy for much of the time.”
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was one of the priests who helped with the Confessions at the cathedral.
“I do not believe weather played too much of a factor,” Father Freiburger noted. “Those who were seeking the grace of the sacrament and to be reconciled in their relationship with God were not deterred by the bad weather.”
Father Bill Sullivan, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Elkhart, said, “Father Len Banas and I were present in our respective Reconciliation rooms from 6 to 8 p.m. When we spoke with one another at the end, his words said it all — ‘It was a time of grace.’”
The priests of the diocese are continuing to promote the sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent.
“I am including Reconciliation themes in homilies all this Lent,” Father Tim Wrozek, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Fort Wayne, said. “I have made reference to the bishop’s push to have people return to the confessionals more often during those homilies. I have hit hard on the aspects of sinfulness and our need and reception of God’s love and mercy in reconciliation with Him.”
St. Joseph Parish planned a joint Reconciliation service with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Fort Wayne this Lent.
“I have increased the hours on Saturday for Confessions at St. Joseph,” Father Wrozek said.
“Many extra times have been posted for individual Confession as well as parish penance services,” Father Sullivan of St. Thomas Parish noted. “We have addressed this sacrament in our homilies.”
At the cathedral, Reconciliation is promoted “by sharing the numerous reminders that Jesus provides in Scripture, especially the Lenten Mass readings, of a call to repentance and how we deepen a beautiful, loving relationship with God through this sacrament where the sins and fears that bind us are washed away,” Father Freiburger said.
As Holy Week nears, many parishes will offer additional times for Reconciliation as well as penance services. The faithful are encouraged to check parish bulletins and websites for updates and times.
Confession schedules across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Fort Wayne area
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1122 S. Clinton St.
Confessions available on Mondays and Fridays at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. and Saturdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Most Precious Blood
1515 Barthold St.
Confessions available Monday-Friday following the 8:15 a.m. Mass; Saturday 4-4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 6, 6-8 p.m.; March 18, 7 p.m., Parish Reconciliation Service.
Our Lady of Good Hope
7215 Saint Joe Rd.
Confessions available Friday, 9:30-10 a.m., Saturday, 3:30-4:15 p.m.; March 18, 7-9 p.m.; Parish Lenten Penance Service with eight priests available.
Queen of Angels
1500 W. State Blvd.
Confessions available Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30-6:50 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Holy Week: Monday, March 25, 6:30-6:50 p.m.; Thursday, March 28, 5:30-6 p.m.; Friday, March 29, 2:30-4 p.m.
Sacred Heart
4643 Gaywood Dr.
Confessions available Wednesday, 5-6 p.m., Friday, 5:30-6 p.m. and Saturday 8:30-9 a.m.
St. Charles Borromeo
4916 Trier Rd.
Confessions available Saturdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 6, 6-8:30 p.m.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
10700 Aboite Center Road
Confessions available Saturdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and by appointment. A joint Lenten Reconciliation Service with St. Joseph Church, Fort Wayne, will be Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m.
St. Henry
2929 Paulding Rd.
Confessions available on Saturdays from 8:30-9:30 a.m.; March 6 Confessions heard 9-11 a.m. and 6-8 p.m.
St. John the Baptist
4525 Arlington Ave.
Confessions available every Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Parish Lenten Service is Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.
St. Joseph
2213 Brooklyn
Confessions available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. and by appointment. A joint Lenten Reconciliation Service with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish will be Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m.
St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel
11337 Old U.S. HWY 27 S
Confessions available on Saturdays from 4:15-4:45 p.m. and on the first Saturdays starting at 7:30 a.m. Consult parish bulletin for penance service.
St. Jude
2155 Randallia
Confessions available Monday through Saturday, 7:45-8 a.m.; Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m.; Saturday, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
St. Mary
1101 South Lafayette St.
A Lenten Penance Service will be held on March 6 from 6-8 p.m. and Confessions by appointment.
St. Patrick
2120 S. Harrison St.
Confessions available Thursdays (in Spanish or English) from 7-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:30-4:15 p.m. in English; Sundays, 8-8:45 a.m. in English; and Sundays from 10-10:25 a.m. in Vietnamese.
St. Peter
518 E. DeWald St.
Confessions available every Saturday from 3-3:30 p.m. and by appointment.
St. Therese
2304 Lower Huntington Rd.
Confessions available after weekday Masses and on Saturday at 4 p.m. Parish Lenten Penance Service is Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul
1502 East Wallen Rd.
Confessions available during the entire year, Saturday mornings, 8:45-10 a.m. and most Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Please confirm with the parish by checking the bulletin or parish website, www.saintv.org about Wednesday evening Confessions. On Wednesday, March 6, Reconciliation will begin at 6 p.m.
South Bend area
St. Matthew Cathedral
1701 Miami St.
Confessions available Monday through Saturday following the 7 a.m. Mass and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Christ the King
52473 S.R. 933
Confessions available weekly on Saturdays from 9-10 a.m. Extra Lenten Confession times on Wednesdays beginning Feb. 20 through March 27 from 6-6:30 p.m.
Corpus Christi
2822 Corpus Christi Dr.
Confessions available weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m.; Saturdays at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and by appointment.
Holy Cross
1050 Wilber
Lenten Penance Service will be held on March 19 at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross Church. Confessions are offered every Saturday from 9-10 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church.
Holy Family
56405 Mayflower Rd.
Confessions available Wednesdays from 6-6:30 p.m., and Fridays from 6:30-7 p.m.
Our Lady of Hungary
829 W. Calvert St.
Confessions available Saturdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m.; Holy Week, Wednesday, March 27, 5-5:30 p.m.; Thursday, March 28, 5-5:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday, 1-2 p.m.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
63568 U.S. 31 South, (Lakeville)
Confessions on Saturday, 3:45-4:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, and a Penance Service with St. Jude on Tuesday, March 12, at St. Jude, South Bend.
St. Adalbert
2505 W. Grace St.
Confessions available every Saturday immediately following the 8 a.m. Mass and “The Light Is On for You” on Wednesday, March 6, 6-9 p.m.
St. Anthony de Padua
2114 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Confessions weekly on Tuesdays from 6-6:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-9:30 a.m., and Saturdays from 3:30-4 p.m. A Lenten Penance Service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.
St. Augustine
1501 W. Washington St.
Confessions available between Masses on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. or by appointment.
St. Casimir
1308 W. Dunham St.
See Confession schedule for St. Adalbert Parish.
St. Hedwig
331 S. Scott St.
Confessions Monday through Friday at the St. Hedwig rectory, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Saturday, at St. Hedwig Church, 3-4 p.m. or by appointment by calling (574) 287-8932.
St. John the Baptist
3526 St. Johns Way
Confessions available Monday through Friday, 7-7:30 a.m., and Saturday, 7-7:30 a.m., 8-8:30 a.m. and 4-4:45 p.m.
St. Joseph
226 N. Hill St.
Confessions available Saturdays from 8:30-9:30 a.m.; March 6, 6-8 p.m.; and communal penance service will be offered during Lent. Priests available to hear Confessions at any time by request.
St. Jude
19704 Johnson Rd.
Confessions available Saturdays, 3-4 p.m. Parish Lenten Penance Service held March 12, 7-8:30 p.m.
St. Patrick
309 S. Taylor
Confessions available Monday through Friday at the St. Hedwig rectory, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Saturday, at St. Hedwig Church, 3-4 p.m. or by appointment by calling (574) 287-8932.
St. Stanislaus
415 N. Brookfield St.
Confessions available Saturdays 8:45-9:45 a.m.
St. Therese, Little Flower
54191 Ironwood Rd.
Confessions available on Fridays of Lent from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by Mass at noon.
Area parishes
Albion
Blessed Sacrament
2290 N. State Road 9
Consult parish bulletin for Confession times.
Angola
St. Anthony of Padua
700 W. Maumee St.
Confessions for the Lenten season will be Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. and March 6 from 6-8 p.m.
Arcola
St. Patrick
12305 Arcola Rd.
Confessions available Fridays from 6-7 p.m. In February Confessions on Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. and in March Confessions on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m.
Auburn
Immaculate Conception
500 East Seventh St.
Confessions available Saturdays, Fesb. 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16 and 23 at 4-4:45 p.m. March 6, 6 p.m. till finished.
Avilla
St. Mary of the Assumption
228 N. Main St.
The church will be open Wednesday, March 6, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for individual/ personal prayer and on Thursday, March 7, from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for Mass at 7:15 a.m. and Eucharistic Adoration after Mass until 6:30 p.m.
Bluffton
St. Joseph
1300 N. Main St.
Confessions available Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. and at 4 p.m. on Saturdays before the 5 p.m. Mass.
Bremen
St. Dominic
803 W. Bike St.
Confessions available Saturdays 3-4:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 5-5:45 p.m.
Bristol
St. Mary of the Annunciation
411 W. Vistula St.
Confessions available daily Monday through Saturday from 8:30-8:45 a.m. (before Mass) and Saturday afternoons from 3-4 p.m. During Lent Confessions from March 18-21 at 10-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.
Churubusco
St. John Bosco
216 N. Main St.
Confessions available March 6 from 6-8 p.m. There will also be a Mass at 7 p.m. on March 6 with Confessions both before and after. St. John Bosco Parish mission planned March 18, 19 and 20, at 7 p.m. each evening. Tuesday, March 19, will be on Reconciliation and priests will be available for Confession. Lenten penitential service to be determined. Confessions on Good Friday. St. John’s Confessions will begin at noon on Friday, March 29, with the Good Friday service at 1 p.m. Confessions after the service if necessary.
At Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 29, Confessions at 4 p.m. with the Good Friday service following at 5 p.m. and Confessions afterwards if necessary. Confessions by appointment by calling the rectory at (260) 693-9578.
Columbia City
St. Paul of the Cross
315 S. Line St.
Confessions Thursdays, 5:30-6 p.m.; Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Saturdays 9:30-10 a.m., 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Culver
St. Mary of the Lake
124 College Ave.
Consult parish bulletin for Confession times.
Decatur
St. Mary of the Assumption
414 Madison St.
Confessions are Sunday, 12:15 p.m. until finished; Monday, 5:30 p.m. until finished, 8:30 p.m. until finished; Saturday, 5:15 p.m. until finished. There will be a Lenten Penance Liturgy on March 19 at 7 p.m. and additional times during Holy Week.
Ege
Immaculate Conception
700 E and 400 S
See the schedule for St. John Bosco in Churubusco. Lenten Penance Service to be determined. At Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 29, Confessions at 4 p.m. with the Good Friday service following at 5 p.m. and Confessions afterwards if necessary. Confessions by appointment by calling the rectory at (260) 693-9578.
Elkhart
St. Thomas the Apostle
1405 N. Main St.
Confessions available Monday, 8-9 a.m.; Thursday, 4-5 p.m.; Saturdays from 9-10 a.m.; and from 4-5 p.m. on the Thursday before First Friday.
St. Vincent de Paul
1108 S. Main St.
Confessions available Saturdays, 8:30-9 a.m. and 3-4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m.; Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Parish Penance Service.
Garrett
St. Joseph
300 W. Houston St.
Consult parish bulletin for Confession times.
Geneva
St. Mary of the Presentation
5790 E 1100 S
Confessions heard on Saturdays from 4:15-4:45 p.m. or by appointment.
Goshen
St. John the Evangelist
109 W. Monroe St.
Confessions available during the Lenten season every Tuesday and Friday at 6:30-7 p.m.; Holy Week will be Tuesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27, and Thursday, March 28, from 1-3 p.m.; Spanish Penance Service March 15 at 6 p.m.; Lenten Penance Service March 24 at 3 p.m.
Granger
St. Pius X
52553 Fir Road
Confessions available March 6, 6-9 p.m.; March 25, 3-5 p.m.; March 26, 3-5 p.m.; March 27, 3-5 p.m., 7-9 p.m.; March 28, 3-5 p.m., 9 p.m. to midnight; March 29, 3-6 p.m., 8-10 p.m.; Parish Penance Service, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Huntington
St. Mary
903 N. Jefferson St.
Confessions available Mondays 5:30-5:50 p.m.; Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30-7:50 a.m.; and Saturday, 4-4:45 p.m.
Ss. Peter and Paul
860 Cherry St.
Confessions one-half hour before all Masses all year except on Sunday, and Saturdays from 3:30-4:15 p.m. Masses — Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m.
Kendallville
Immaculate Conception
319 E. Diamond St.
Confessions available during Lent, Mondays and Wednesdays following morning Mass approximately 9:30 to finish; Saturdays all year from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., 3:30-4:20 p.m.
LaGrange
St. Joseph
050 N — 100 E
Consult parish bulletin for Confession times.
Ligonier
St. Patrick
300 Ravine Park Dr.
Confessions available anytime before or after the following Mass times: Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in Spanish; Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in English; Thursdays at 6 p.m. in Spanish with Holy Hour at 6:30 p.m.; Saturdays 5 p.m. in English. Bilingual Penance Service is on March 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Mishawaka
Queen of Peace
4508 Vistula Road
Confessions available Saturday, 3:30-5 p.m.
St. Bavo
502 West Seventh St.
Confessions available Saturdays of Lent from 9-10 a.m. Other times by appointment.
St. Joseph
225 S. Mill St.
Confessions available Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Wednesday evenings from 5-5:25 p.m. before Mass. Penance Service will be at St. Monica on March 21 at 6:30 p.m. for a combined Mishawaka Service in Lent. Other times will be published in the bulletin and the website.
St. Monica
222 W. Mishawaka Ave.
Confessions available Feb. 15 from 11-11:50 a.m.; Feb. 16 at 9 a.m.; Feb. 23 from 11-11:50 a.m.; Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.; March 1 from 11-11:50 a.m.; March 2 at 9 a.m., 4:30-5:10 p.m., and after 5:30 p.m. Mass; March 6 from 6-8 p.m.; March 8 from 11-11:50 a.m.; March 9 at 9 a.m., 4:30-5:10 p.m., and after 5:30 p.m. Mass; March 15 from 11-11:50 a.m.; March 16 at 9 a.m., 4:30-5:10 p.m. and after 5:30 p.m. Mass; March 21-Mishawaka Area Penance Service at St. Monica at 6:30 p.m.; March 22 from 11-11:50 a.m.; March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 consult bulletin for times.
Monroeville
St. Rose of Lima
206 Summit St.
Confessions available on Saturdays from 4-4:45 p.m., before weekday 8 a.m. Mass and after weekday Mass by request. Fridays of Lent Confessions will be heard after the Way of the Cross; March 6 from 6-8 p.m.; and a Lenten Penance Service will be held March 14 at 7 p.m.
New Carlisle
St. Stanislaus Kostka
55756 Tulip Road
Confessions available Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Saturdays 3-3:45 p.m. and anytime on request. Holy Week Confessions will be held Monday March 25, 11 a.m. to noon; Tuesday March 26, 11 a.m. to noon, and 5:30-7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27, 11 a.m. to noon and 5:30-7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, March 28, 8 p.m.; Good Friday, March 29, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
New Haven
St. John the Baptist
943 Powers St.
Confessions available during Lent on Thursdays from 4:45-6:45 p.m., weekdays from 6:30-7:10 a.m., and Saturdays from 3-4:45 p.m.
St. Louis, Besancon
15535 Lincoln Hwy. East
Confessions available Fridays (from Feb. 15 through March 22) from 7-8 p.m., and Wednesday, March 6, 6-8 p.m.
Nix Settlement
St. Catherine of Alexandria
9989 S. State Road 9
Confessions available on Sundays from 8:30-9:15 a.m. and by appointment. During Lent, Saturday, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m. during Mission Week.
North Manchester
St. Robert Bellarmine
1203 State Road 114 East
Confessions available year round on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m.; First Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. until finished; Lent, Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
Notre Dame
Sacred Heart
104 The Presbytery
Confessions in the weeks of Feb. 18, Feb. 25 and March 4 will be available in the basilica Monday through Thursday, 11-11:30 a.m., 4:45-5:15 p.m., 7-7:30 p.m. and Friday, 11-11:30 a.m., 4:45-5:15 p.m. Crypt Confessions on Saturday 10-11 a.m. During spring break, March 11-16, basilica Confessions Monday through Thursday, 11-11:30 a.m. and Crypt Confessions on Friday, 11-11:30 a.m. and Saturday, 10-11 a.m. Week of March 18-23, basilica Confessions Monday through Thursday, 11-11:30 a.m., 4:45-5:15 p.m., 7-7:30 p.m., and Friday, 11-11:30 a.m., 4:45-5:15 p.m. Parish Crypt Confessions on Saturday from 10-11 a.m. Week of March 25-30, Holy Week, basilica Confessions, Monday through Wednesday, 11-11:30 a.m., 4:45-5:15 p.m., 7-7:30 p.m.; Holy Thursday, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., 7-8 p.m.; Good Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 7-8 p.m.; Holy Saturday, 12-1 p.m., 3-5 p.m. Parish Crypt Confessions: Good Friday, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Pierceton
St. Francis Xavier
408 W. Catholic St.
Confession available every Saturday, 3-4 p.m.; Lenten Mondays at 7 p.m.; Penance service called Pizza, Ping-Pong and Penance on Saturday, March 23, 12-3 p.m.
Plymouth
St. Michael
612 N. Walnut St.
Confessions available at the following times: Feb. 16, 8:40-9:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; Feb. 20, 4:30-4:50 p.m.; Feb. 23, 8:40-9:20 a.m and 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; Feb. 27, 4:30-4:50 p.m.; March 2, 8:40-9:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; March 6, The Light is on For You, 6-8 p.m.; March 9, 8:40-9:20 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; March 13, 4:30-4:50 p.m.; March 16, 8:40-9:20 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; March 18, Lenten Penance Service at 7 p.m.; March 23, 8:40-9:20 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; March 25, 11 a.m. to noon and 4-5 p.m.; March 27, 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m.; March 28, 2-4 p.m.; March 29, Good Friday after the Liturgy of the Passion.
Roanoke
St. Joseph
641 N. Main St.
Confessions Saturdays 3:15-4 p.m. and by appointment. Also for Lent, Saturday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m., and Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m. during Mission Week.
Rome City
St. Gaspar del Bufalo
10871 N. St. Rd. 9
Confessions available Saturdays from 3:30-4 p.m. and by appointment. A Lenten Penance Service will be held on March 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Syracuse
St. Martin de Porres
6941 E. Waco Dr.
Confessions available Saturdays at 4 p.m. and by appointment. Wednesday, March 6, at 6 p.m.
Wabash
St. Bernard
207 North Cass Street
Confessions available Saturdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m., and Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. until finished.
Walkerton
St. Patrick
807 Tyler St.
Confessions available Saturdays, 4-4:45 p.m.; Wednesday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 19, 7-8 p.m. only.
Warsaw
Our Lady of Guadalupe
225 Gilliam Dr.
Consult parish bulletin for Confession times.
Sacred Heart
125 N. Harrison
Confessions weekly on Saturdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays following 5:30 p.m. Mass and first Saturday of the month following 8 a.m. Mass.
Waterloo
St. Michael the Archangel
1098 County Road 39
Confessions available all weekdays of Lent 7:30-8 a.m.; Saturdays, 5-5:45 p.m.; additional times will be available during Holy Week.
Yoder
St. Aloysius
14623 Bluffton Rd.
Confessions available Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., first Saturday after the 9 a.m. Mass, during Holy Hour on Thursdays at 6 p.m.; and Wednesday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m.
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