Lent 2025

Mary Magdalene Church

~Lent 2025~

Mary Magdalene Church is an inclusive church in the

Catholic tradition where people from all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to the Lord's Table. We strive to live the values that

Jesus taught, to honor and respect each individual

and to share the joy of God's unconditional love

in our community and beyond.

This bulletin will be available all season so that you know what to expect, how you can help, and when we will celebrate! Additional information will be added to our weekly bulletins on our website as it becomes available, so check there also!

Special Services This Lenten Season

Ash Wednesday Service - March 5th at 6:00 pm

Good Trouble Tuesday Masses -

Mar 11, Mar 18, Mar 25, Apr 1, Apr 8, Apr 15 at 5:45 pm

(see below for more details)

Palm Sunday Service - April 13th at 10:00 am

Reconciliation Service - April 15th 5:45 pm

Maundy Thursday Service - April 17th at 6:00 pm

Stations of the Cross with Bishop Denise - April 18th 3:00 pm

(In Person and On Zoom)

Easter Sunday Mass - April 20th 10:00 am

All services will be live and livestreamed unless otherwise noted!

Mary Magdalene Reads … A Shared Lenten Experience

Join in the community-wide reading of “Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshipping Christ and Start Following Jesus”, by Robin Meyers.

“Calling for a radical change in churches by putting the faithful on the path of Jesus and seeing Christianity as compassion, not condemnation.”

Beginning March 10th from 7:00-8:00pm EST, meet on Zoom with other readers to discuss ideas, questions, and inspirations found within the first two sections of the book (Prologue and Chapter 1).

Each Monday we will discuss another two sections, concluding on Holy Monday, April 14th.

Participation in Zoom meetings is optional, but if you are interested in attending the “Mary Magdalene Reads” Zoom follow this link.

Lenten Reflections

"The strategy of Jesus is not centered in taking the right stand on issues, but rather standing in the right place – with the outcast and those relegated to the margins." ~ Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, Tattoos on the Heart

"Lent is not about penance. Lent is about becoming, doing and changing whatever it is that is blocking the fullness of life in us right now. Lent is a summons to live anew." ~ Joan Chittister, A Summons to Live Anew: Lent 2024

"In times of darkness tend your fire, it will give light until the morning." ~ St. Brigid of Kildare

"We must practice living deeply, loving, and acting with charity if we wish to truly honor Jesus.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Weekly Services at Mary Magdalene Church

Good Trouble Tuesday

During Lent, join us for Mass every Tuesday at 5:45 pm both live and on the livestream! These services will be less traditional than Sunday Mass. Join us in-person at 1008 Main St. in East Rochester, NY or join us virtually on Facebook Live or YouTube!