Lenten Services 2024
Listed Alphabetically
Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Loretto
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:45 AM and 6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Mondays @ 5:30 PM (No Stations on March 11)
Children’s Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 2:00 PM Annual Lenten Mission of Our Lady of Loretto – March 10 through March 14 @ 7:00PM
Confession Service – March 10 after the 7PM Opening Mission prayers
Annual Turkey Dinner Sunday March 17 @ 11:00AM Sr. Marilyn Welch, CCW will offer “A Different Kind of Fasting: Our Lenten Hunger for God” Basilica of St. Michael Sessions in Basilica Hall Tuesday February 13, 20 & 27, 2024 6-7:30 PM Fr. John Byrnes leads ‘Small Faith Sharing Group – The Eucharist in Scripture” Mondays February 19, 26, March 4, 18, 25, April 1 Kendra Weakland leads “Walking with Purpose” Women’s Scripture Prayer Group Sundays 6:00 PM January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 25
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Masses @ 8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 5:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 20 @ 6:00 PM
Evening Prayer and Benediction – Sundays @ 6:30 PM (begins second Sunday of Lent)
Fish Fries – February 14 (Ash Wednesday) and Fridays (except Good Friday), 10:30 AM-1:00 PM (Drive-Thru)
Good Shepherd Parish, Port Matilda
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Service with Distribution of Ashes, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Diocesan Penance Service – March 19 @ 7:00 PM Women’s Lenten Retreat – March 16 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, “Communing with Jesus in Eucharist”, led by Karen Blaisdell.
Fish Fries – Fridays (except for Good Friday), 4:00-6:30 PM)
Holy Family Parish, Portage
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 7:00 PM
• February 23 – Stations with Vox Nova Chorus from Mount Aloysius College, Cresson
Communal Penance Service – March 18 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – February 23/March 8/March 22, 4:00-6:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Holy Rosary Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 5:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – February 16, March 1, March 15 @ 6:30 PM
Immaculate Conception Parish, New Germany
Fish Fries – Fridays, 4:00-6:30 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Our Lady of the Alleghenies Parish, Lilly
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Lenten Fridays @ 6:00 PM Lenten Confessions – March 27 @ 6:00pm
Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 3:00 PM Liturgy of the Word
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Sundays @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 21 @ 5:30 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays, 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Take-Out) and 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Eat-In)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 AM Mass, 12:05 PM Mass, 5:30 PM Word Service (Assumption Chapel), 7:00 PM Word Service
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 2:00 PM; Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 5:30 PM (Assumption Chapel)
Communal Penance Service – March 18 @ 7:00 PM
Anointing of the Sick – March 6 @ 12:05 PM, March 12 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – February 14 (Ash Wednesday), 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In)
Our Lady of Victory Parish, State College
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 10:00 AM School Mass, 12:05 PM Distribution of Ashes and Scripture, and 6:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 24 @ 6:30 PM Rosie’s Pierogies – Fridays (except Good Friday) 3:00-5:15 PM (Drive Thru)
Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 AM Liturgy of the Word with Ashes, Mass @ 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – February 23/March 8/March 22 @ 6:00 PM
Soup, Salad, & Scripture – February 23/March 8/March 22, After Stations of the Cross, a 10 minute talk will be given in Our Mother of Sorrows Church on the upcoming Sunday Scriptures by a guest speaker. All are invited to come over to the parish hall for a simple meal of soup, salad, and a roll.
Nights of Reconciliation – March 18/March 19, 6:00-7:30 PM
Queen of Archangels Parish, Clarence
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM (Clarence Church), and 7:00 PM (Snow Shoe Chapel)
Stations of the Cross with Benediction and Veneration of True Cross Relic – 1st-5th Fridays of Lent @ 7:00 PM (Clarence Church)
Communal Penance Service – March 20 @ 6:30 PM (Clarence Church)
Queen of Peace Parish, Patton
Fat Tuesday Dinner – 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
• Good Friday @ 12:00 PM, Liturgy to follow at 1:00 PM
Fish Fry – Fridays, 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Sacred Heart Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:45 AM, 11:30 AM, and 5:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:30 PM
Novena in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – March 11 through March 19
• Opening Mass celebrated by Bishop Mark on March 11 @ 7:00 PM
Saint Aloysius Parish, Cresson
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 23, March 8, March 22 @ 7:00 PM
Holy Thursday – 7:00 PM Good Friday – 3:00 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Easter Sunday – 8:00 AM Mass with Divine Mercy Novena Prayers
Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, Windber
Ash Wednesday – 12:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 15 and March 7 @ 6:00 PM and Good Friday @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 13 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Augustine Parish, Dysart
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 23/March 8/March 22 @ 7:00 PM
Saint Benedict Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:05 PM, and 6:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 1:30 PM and 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 25 @ 5:00 PM
Divine Mercy Catholic Academy Penance Service – March 21, 9:30 AM @ East Campus
Fish Fries – Feb. 2nd, 9th, 14th, 16th, 23rd, March 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd), 3:30-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Saint Catherine of Siena – Duncansville
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:45 AM and 12:05 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:30 PM
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Windber
Ash Wednesday – 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 22 and March 14 @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 20 @ 6:00 PM Fish Fries – Fridays (except Good Friday) 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Takeout Only – Order by phone or in Parish Hall)
Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Cresson
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM School Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 16, March 1, March 15 @ 7:00 PM Communal Penance Service – March 12 @ 7:00 PM
Divine Mercy Novena – March 29 through April 6
Blessing of Easter Baskets – March 29 @ 12:00 PM Holy Saturday – 8:30 PM Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection
Easter Sunday – 11:00 AM Mass with Divine Mercy Novena Prayers
Saint Joan of Arc Parish, Frugality
Ash Wednesday – 5:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 16/March 1/March 15 @ 7:00 PM
Saint John the Baptist Parish, New Baltimore
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays (except Good Friday), 3:30 PM-6:30 PM
Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 3 @ 4:00 PM
Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Bellefonte
Ash Wednesday – 8:30 AM Mass, 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 1:00PM (Students) and 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 17 @ 3:00 PM Fish Fries – Fridays, 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Everett
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:30 AM and Ash Distribution @ 12:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (Except Good Friday) @ 4:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – TBD
Saint John Vianney Parish, Mundy’s Corner
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM
Saint Joseph Parish, Williamsburg
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross – Fridays (including Good Friday) @ 7:00 PM Fish Fry– ONE TIME ONLY – Friday, March 15
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Spring Mills
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:15 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Saint Mark Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM
Stations of the Cross – February 23, March 8, March 22 @ 6:30 PM Communal Penance Service – March 14 @ 5:30 PM
Saint Mary Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 4:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 6 @ 5:30 PM
Saint Mary Parish, Hollidaysburg
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 12:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 12:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 24 @ 4:00 PM
Life in Spirit Seminar: March 16, 8: AM to 6:30 PM “Living the Eucharist” Small Group Discussion – at St. Mary Hollidaysburg Social Hall: Thursdays of Lent (Except Holy Thursday), 1:00 PM Teaching Mass: March 6 @ 6:30
Saint Mary Parish, Nanty Glo
Ash Wednesday – 8:30 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Service with Distribution of Ashes, 6:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 19 @ 6:30 PM
Hour of Healing in Darkness Before the Blessed Sacrament – February 25 @ 7:00 PM
Saint Michael Parish, Hollidaysburg
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 7:45 AM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 6:30 PM
Saint Michael Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – 12:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 16 and March 15 @ 6:00 PM, March 1 @ 6:30
Saint Michael Parish, St. Michael
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM, Good Friday at 5:00 PM Communal Penance Service – March 18 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Patrick Parish, Newry
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 10:30 AM (School Children) and 5:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 2:30 PM Lenten Sundays – Adoration @ 12:00 PM, Rosary @ 12:30 PM, Stations @ 1:00 PM, concluding with Benediction
Communal Penance Service – TBD
Fish Fries – Fridays, 4:00-7:00 PM
Saint Stephen Parish, McConellsburg
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 6:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays @ 4:30 PM
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – Masses @ 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM – Distribution of Ashes @ 12:05 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 7:30 PM
Fish Fry – Fridays (except Good Friday) from 4:00-7:00 PM
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Bedford
Fish Fry – Fridays, 4:00-7:00 PM, Saint Thomas Parish Hall
Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish, Windber
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 29 and March 21 @ 6:00 PM and Good Friday @ 6:00 PM
Saints Gregory and Barnabas Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM (Saint Barnabas) and 5:30 PM (Saint Gregory)
Stations of the Cross (followed by Mass) – February 22, March 7, March 21 @ 5:30 (Saint Barnabas) and February 26, March 11, March 25 @ 5:30 (Saint Gregory)
Fish Fries – Fridays, at both parish halls, 4:00-6:30 PM, Good Friday (Saint Gregory only), 3:00-6:30 PM
Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Philipsburg
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Penance Services for School Students (Parents & Parishioners are also invited to attend) Elementary (Grades 1-5) – March 10 @ 5:15 PM, High School (Grades 6-11) – February 25 @ 11:15 AM
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – Mass @ 12:05 PM and 5:30 PM
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 3:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 19 @ 5:30 PM
Fish Fries – Begins Ash Wednesday and continues every Friday (except Good Friday) from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. (Delivery Available within 5 Miles)