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    Lenten Challenges 


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    This Lent, join the parish in weekly challenges from our pastor, Father Rick Nagel.  Each Sunday Father Nagel will give the parish a new weekly Lenten challenge. Check back here to see what the newest Lenten Challenge is each week.  

    See below for all Lenten Challenges as each week of Lent passes. 

    Weekly Challenges: 

    WEEK 5 OF LENT 
    (March 30-April 4) 
    Watch Father Nagel's challenge on video: https://vimeo.com/402313415
    This week's challenge is to Reboot your Lenten Journey.  With all that is happening with the coronavirus it may have been easy to loose track of our Lenten promises.  Recommit and Reboot! In what ways will you recommit to prayer, fasting and almsgiving in these last 2 weeks of Lent? 

    WEEK 3 OF LENT 
    (March 15-March 21) 
    This weeks Gospel is the story of the Samaritan woman who meets Jesus at the well. Here, He asks her, "Give me a drink." What He really thirsts for is her soul to be saved! This weeks challenge is two fold:

    1) Spend some time in prayer reflecting on what in your life you haven't been able to give fully to Jesus.... what in your life is He thirsting for? Then ask Him to give you His life giving water (grace) to quench that spiritual thirst. 
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    2) Donate bottled water to the St. John's Garden Door ministry for our poor neighbors to be given water to drink (corporal work of mercy to give drink to the thirsty.) You can do this by dropping bottled water off in the narthex by the wooden garden door box or by making a donation to the Garden Door. This can be done online at https://osvonlinegiving.com/4408/DirectDonate/56924  or by sending a check or dropping in collection at Mass with memo for Garden Door. 

    WEEK 2 OF LENT 
    Weekly Challenge = Face Your Fears! (March 8-March 14) 
    This Sunday, the Gospel is the Transfiguration of the Lord.  As Jesus was " transfigured before them (Peter, James and John); His face shone like the sun and His clothes became white as light."  The disciples first response was fear.  It begs the question, "What are you afraid of when it comes to your relationship with God?"

    The weekly Lenten challenge is to take to prayer this question, name any fear that you have of God and ask Him for the grace to be more courageous in facing that fear(s).  The second part of the challenge is to ask someone else if they have any fears in their relationship with God and encourage them to be courageous in facing that fear(s) this Lent. In doing so, may we be the light of the face of Christ for another/others this week!

    WEEK 1 OF LENT 
    Lenten Pillar = Fasting:  Fast from screen time (March 1-7) 

    The average adult spends 5.4 hours a day in front of their phone.  This Lent, allow fasting to help you connect more deeply with the cross of Christ.  This week's challenge is to fast from all screen time (phones, tv, laptop, tablets, etc).  
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    Weekend Mass Schedule

    ​Sunday: 8am, 10:30am, 7pm

    *Mass Live stream at 10:30am - learn more here
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    No Saturday Evening Vigil Mass 



    Weekday Mass Schedule
    Mon-Fri: 12:10pm at St. John's & Online via Live Stream 
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    St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
    126 W. Georgia St.
    Indianapolis, IN 46225-1004
    Phone: (317) 635-2021
    office@stjohnsindy.org

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