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Please note the following additions to the normal schedule during the final days of lent:

Monday March 23 6:30 PM: Lenten Penance service at St. Mark

Thursday March 26 6:30 PM: Stations of the Cross at St. Luke 7:00 PM: Mass at St. Luke

Friday March 27 5:00 PM – 6:30PM: Last Fish Dinner this Lent. Menu: baked fish, potato, vegetable, cole slaw, soup, rolls, mac & cheese, beverages, and ice cream. At St. Mark. 7:00 PM: Stations of the Cross at St. Mark

Wednesday April 1 7:00 PM: Tenebrae (Service of Darkness) at St. Mark.

Holy Thursday April 2 7:00 PM: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Adoration until 11:30 PM, with Night Prayer at 11:00 PM. At St. Mark.

Good Friday April 3 3:00 PM: The Passion of the Lord, at St. Mark. 7:00 PM: Stations of the Cross, at St. Mark.

Holy Saturday April 4 9:30 AM: Blessing of Easter Food Baskets, at St. Mark. 5:00 PM: NO MASS at St. Mark. 7:30 PM: Evening Prayer in the social hall, at St. Mark. 8:00 PM: Easter Vigil Mass, at St. Mark.

Here is the published full schedule for Holy Week:

The Confirmation Mass has been rescheduled for tomorrow.

6 pm on Wednesday, March 18 at St. Mark

Due to the severe weather forecast, the Confirmation Mass to be held at St. Mark tonight, March 16, is postponed. The new date will be given as soon as possible.

We will have six Lenten dinners this year in the St. Mark social hall! The dates are:

Friday, February 20 2026 Friday, February 27 2026 Friday, March 6 2026 Friday, March 13 2026 Friday, March 20 2026 Friday, March 27 2026

Save the dates, and if you would like to volunteer to help, please use the volunteer page on the website or write your name on the Lenten Dinner Helpers sign-up sheet in the church after Mass!

The walking with Moms group is sponsoring a fitness class Thursday, January 29 at 6:00 PM for adult women 18 and older in the St. Mark social hall. The class will include stretching, aerobic dancing, and arm and leg strengthening. There will be a $5 fee which will go into a Walking with Moms fund to help women in need in our parish and community. Come and enjoy this fun class while keeping your body fit and healthy!

Taking care of yourself better enables you to take care of others!

Due to the predicted snowy conditions, the 11 AM Mass at St. Luke in Mercersburg is cancelled on Sunday, January 25.

All Religious Ed classes for Sunday at St. Mark in Greencastle are also cancelled, but the 9:00 AM Mass Sunday at St. Mark will be held.

The Saturday 5:00 PM mass at St. Mark in Greencastle is recommended if you have a distance to travel, because the snow is predicted to start much later Saturday night.