Lenten Services 2023
Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Loretto
Ash Wednesday – 8:45 AM Mass, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays @ 6:00 PM
• No Stations on Ash Wednesday (February 22) or March 22
Communal Penance Service – March 19 following 7:00 PM Lenten Mission Opening Service
Annual Lenten Mission of Our Lady of Loretto – March 19 through March 23
• March 19 – Mission Opening @ 7:00 PM, Confessions following
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Mass, 5:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:30 PM
Diocesan Penance Service – March 29 @ 6:00 PM with Bishop Mark presiding
Evening Prayer and Benediction – Sundays @ 6:30 PM
Fish Fries – February 22 (Ash Wednesday) and Fridays (except Good Friday), 11:00 AM-1:30 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, Confessions following
Diocesan Penance Service – March 28 @ 7:00 PM with Bishop Mark presiding
Fish Fries – Fridays in March, 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Holy Family Parish, Portage
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 7:00 PM
• March 3 – Stations with Vox Nova Chorus from Mount Aloysius College, Cresson
Communal Penance Service – March 20 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – March 3/March 17/March 31, 4:00-6:00 PM (Take-Out)
Holy Name Parish, Ebensburg
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 9:30 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Distribution of Ashes, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 22/29
Holy Spirit Parish, Lock Haven
Ash Wednesday – 8:30 AM Mass (Saint Agnes Church), 12:00 PM Liturgy of the Word (Immaculate Conception Church), 7:00 PM Stations with Distribution of Ashes (Saint Agnes Church)
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 12:00 PM (Saint Agnes Church)
Communal Penance Services – March 5 @ 3:00 PM (Saint Agnes Church)
Fish Fries – Fridays, 4:00-6:00 PM @ Parish Center
Immaculate Conception Parish, New Germany
Fish Fries – Fridays, 4:00-6:30 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Most Holy Trinity Parish, Huntingdon
Ash Wednesday – 11:00 AM Mass, 6:00 PM Communion Service with Ashes
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 2 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – February 24/March 10, March 31, 3:30-6:30 PM (Take-Out), 4:00-6:30 PM (Eat-In)
Our Lady of the Alleghenies Parish, Lilly
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 6:00 PM Solemn Vespers with Distribution of Ashes
Eucharistic Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:00 PM
Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 3:00 PM Liturgy of the Word
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 5:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Sundays @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 30 @ 5:30 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays, 3:30 PM (Take-Out) and 4:30 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 27 @ 7:00 PM
Anointing of the Sick – March 1 @ 12:05 PM, March 7 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – February 22 (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, 12:00 PM Distribution of Ashes Only, 6:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – April 2 @ 6:00 PM
Rosie’s Pierogies – Fridays (except Good Friday), 3:00-5:30 PM (Take-Out)
Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 AM Liturgy of the Word with Ashes, 9:00 AM Mass with Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 24/March 10/March 24 @ 6:00 PM
Soup, Salad, Speaker – February 24/March 10/March 24 @ 6:30 PM
• Short talk on the Real Presence of the Eucharist in the church
• Soup and social after talk in the parish hall
• No charge
Nights of Reconciliation – March 20/March 21, 6:00-7:30 PM
Queen of Peace Parish, Patton
Fat Tuesday Dinner – 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 AM Mass, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
• April 7 (Good Friday) @ 12:00 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays, 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Sacred Heart Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 7:45 AM Mass, 11:30 AM Mass, 5:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:30 PM
Novena in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
• March 20 through March 28
• Opening Mass celebrated by Bishop Mark on March 20 @ 7:00 PM
• 7:45 AM Mass, 11:30 AM Mass, and 7:00 PM Mass each day
• 10:45 AM and 6:30 PM Confessions each day
Saint Aloysius Parish, Cresson
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 24 @ 7:00 PM, March 10 @ 7:00 PM, March 24 @ 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 14 @ 7:00 PM
Holy Saturday – 8:30 PM Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection
Easter Sunday – 11:00 AM Mass with Divine Mercy Novena Prayers
Saint Andrew Parish, Johnstown
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM, Confessions following
Infant of Prague Novena – March 12-20, 2023
• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament – 6:00-7:00 PM
• Mass and Devotions – 7:00 PM
• Confessions following
• Religious items available for sale before and after Masses.
Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, Windber
Ash Wednesday – 12:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 23/March 16 @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 22 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Augustine Parish, Dysart
Ash Wednesday – 6:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – February 24/March 10/March 24 @ 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 26 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Benedict Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 AM Mass, 9:00 AM Mass, 12:05 PM Mass, 6:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 1:30 PM and 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – April 3 @ 5:00 PM
Divine Mercy Catholic Academy Penance Service – March 21, 9:30 AM @ East Campus
Fish Fries – Fridays (except Good Friday), 3:30-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Via Dolorosa Mission – March 5 @ 3:00 PM
Shroud of Turin Mission – March 12 @ 3:00 PM
Passion of the Christ Mission – March 19 @ 3:00 PM
Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, Duncansville
Ash Wednesday – 7:45 AM Mass, 12:05 PM Mass, 5:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 5:30 PM
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Windber
Ash Wednesday – 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – March 2/March 23 @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 20 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Cresson
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM School Mass
Stations of the Cross – March 3 @ 7:00 PM, March 17 @ 7:00 PM, March 31 @ 7:00 PM
Divine Mercy Novena – April 7 through April 15
Holy Thursday – 7:00 PM Mass of the Lords Supper
Good Friday – 3:00 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Blessing of Easter Baskets – April 8 @ 12:00 PM
Easter Sunday – 8:00 AM Mass with Divine Mercy Novena Prayers
Saint John the Baptist Parish, New Baltimore
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays (except Good Friday), 3:30 PM-6:30 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 8:30 AM Mass, 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays 5:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 19 @ 4:00 PM
Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Bellefonte
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM Mass, 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 1:00 PM (School Stations), 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 20 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays (except Good Friday), 4:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Saint John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown
Diocesan Penance Service – March 30 @ 6:00 PM with Bishop Mark presiding
Saint John Vianney Parish, Mundy’s Corner
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM
Lenten Prayer & Share with Sister Karin Gruseck, C.C.W. – Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 PM
• Register with Sister Karin by February 20 – kgruseck@dioceseaj.org
Saint Joseph Parish, Bellwood
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Distribution of Ashes Only, 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 5 @ 5:00 PM
Saint Joseph Parish, Renovo
Ash Wednesday – 6:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 8 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Joseph Parish, Williamsburg
Ash Wednesday – 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Spring Mills
Ash Wednesday – 7:15 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Saint Mary Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 4:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 15 @ 5:30 PM
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 28 @ 6:30 PM
Holy Hour – Thursdays, 7:30-8:25 AM
Hour of Healing in Darkness Before the Blessed Sacrament – March 5 @ 7:00 PM
Saint Matthew Parish, Tyrone
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Distribution of Ashes Only, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 13 @ 7:00 PM
Fish Fries – Fridays (except March 10 and Good Friday), 5:00-7:00 PM (Eat-In or Take-Out)
Saint Michael Parish, Johnstown
Ash Wednesday – 12:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – March 3 after 6:00 PM Mass, March 17/March 31/April 7 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Michael Parish, St. Michael
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM Mass, 12:00 PM Prayer Service, 6:30 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 6:30 PM, Confessions following
Saint Monica Parish, Chest Springs
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM Mass
Stations of the Cross – March 3/March 17/March 31 @ 6:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 27 @ 6:00 PM
Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 8:30 AM Mass, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays (except Good Friday) @ 5:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 26 @ 5:00 PM
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Altoona
Ash Wednesday – 7:45 AM Mass, 9:00 AM School Mass, 12:00 PM Distribution of Ashes Only
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:30 PM
Communal Penance Service – March 25 @ 10:00 AM
Fish Fries – Fridays (except Good Friday), 4:00-7:00 PM (Take-Out)
Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish, Windber
Ash Wednesday – 9:00 AM Mass
Stations of the Cross – March 9/March 30 @ 6:00 PM
Eucharistic Adoration – Fridays after 9:00 AM Mass
Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Philipsburg
Ash Wednesday – 8:00 AM Mass, 11:30 AM Distribution of Ashes, 7:00 PM Mass
Stations of the Cross – Fridays @ 7:00 PM
Communal Penance Services
• Regular – March 2 @ 7:00 PM
• Young Adult Communal Penance Service – April 2 @ 11:00 AM
• Children’s Penance Service – April 2 @ 6:00 PM