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First Sunday of Lent

February 22, 2026

 

 

LENTEN FASTING GUIDELINES - We abstain from meat on ALL Fridays of Lent, including Good Friday. The rule is binding on all Catholics age 14 and up. FASTING, obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, means that we eat only one full meal that day, and we do not eat between meals. Liquids are fine between meals. In addition to the one full meal, two light meals may be taken, but together they should not equal the one full meal. This is binding on those age 18 through 59. While Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only obligatory days of fasting during Lent, we are free and encouraged to practice fasting and/or abstinence voluntarily at any time during this holy season of repentance and conversion. In the same way, those who are over or under the obligatory ages of observance are free to undertake fast and abstinence voluntarily.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to our Vietnamese community, celebrating the Lunar New Year! May it be a year of peace, prosperity, and many blessings!

 

 

YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOU!  We hope you have noticed the flyers in the pews which have pictures of parish volunteers who need YOU to join their committees! On the reverse side of the flyer are descriptions of each committee. Please read, discern how you are being called to participate, then email your contact information and volunteer! We’d all like to see spiritual growth and an increased sense of “community” in our parish . . . but we can’t do it alone. Please step up and join a committee and share your “time, treasure, and talents” with your fellow parishioners. We hope to be in touch with you soon!!

 

 

THE WORKS OF MERCY COMMITTEE of the Parish Council invite you to deepen your Lenten observance by participating in the 3 Pillars of Lent, Lenten Calendar.  Each day of Lent there is a suggested individual or group to PRAY for, something to FAST from for at least 24 hours and an item to donate for ALMSGIVING.  These traditional spiritual disciplines help us to deepen our relationship with God by focusing on prayer, sacrifice and charity.  Bins will be available at the doors for your donations.  Please - no expired items. All items collected will be donated to the Seton Center.  Participate in all or selected parts of our Lenten journey, according to your means, ability, and situation. The Lenten Calendar is attached or you can pick one up at the church. Please see attachment.

 

Anyone who wishes to make your weekly donation online, please visit the following link. This frees you from filling out envelopes and automatically makes your weekly contribution for you. https://www.givecentral.org/appeals-form-registration/acp5e97ee35d8963/user/guest

 

 

ICONS: BECOMING THE IMAGE OF CHRIST. Icons have a long history in the Church and are not just religious art.  This informative talk, given by our own Fr. Dan on Wednesday, March 4th, will help you learn how to understand the theology behind icons and help you to use icons to enhance your prayers and devotions, beginning this Lent. "Icon" means "image" and Christ is the visible icon of the invisible God. In following St. Paul's teaching to "put on Christ" we become living icons and make the invisible God present in our world. Pope St. John Paul ll spoke of the need for the Church to "breathe with two lungs - one Eastern and one Western." Eastern Catholics and Orthodox Christians have reaped enormous benefits from the use of icons in their theology as well as their employment in public and private prayer. Let us not ignore the treasure at our fingertips! The talk will be followed by a soup, salad, and bread potluck in the Church hall.  Please use this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094CACA92AA0FB6-62342768-potluck

 

2026 CYM PILGRIMAGE: "Maps of Grace" Our annual Pilgrimage is just around the corner! On Saturday, March 28, 2026, hundreds of young people and families will journey through the streets of Wilmington. This year’s theme, "Maps of Grace," invites us to carry the cross as a visible sign of our faith and a witness in a world that often loses its way.  The day will feature our usual schedule of stops for prayer, music, and reconciliation, concluding with Mass with Bishop Koenig. More info to come! 

Registration and additional information available here: https://cdowcym.org/pilgrimage/

 

 

Knights of Columbus FISH FRY- Join us for our Annual Fish Fry Dinners on the Fridays March 6th and March 27th at Holy Name of Jesus Hall from 4:30pm to 7pm. Pick up a flyer at the entrance of the Church for more details. Please sign up using the sheets at the side entrance of the church so accurate preparations can be made for everyone who attends. Help us to give you the best service possible!

 

 

Any registered parishioner who needs a tax letter for contributions made to Holy Name of Jesus or St. Elizabeth’s, please email Luann at hnj7@hotmail.com  to request one.

 

 

SINCERE THANKS to the Knights of Columbus who did a wonderful job with the food at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. We are grateful to the Juliennas for their contribution as well, and we thank everyone who attended. 

 

 

For more information about the parish, Mass times, CCD dates, etc., visit our WEBSITE at: Catholic Holy Name of Jesus, Pocomoke, MD Pocomoke City

 

 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS will begin next week and alternate between St. Elizabeth and Holy Name Churches. The times will be listed in the bulletin.

 

 

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is on LinkedIn!  Follow along at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cdow.     

 

 

PLEASE remember in your prayers the sick of the parish, including Deacon Tom Cimino, Sallie Ridgway, Amy Brumley, Debbie Woolen, Amanda Panshoukian, Hope Carlson, Joe Bicknell, Maddeline West, Shawn Leahy, Dave Craft, Allison Kargas, Janice Grant, Lillian Herz, Rhonda Bain, Ellen Cimino, Ed and Mary Weatherby, baby Carter Harycki and his mother Claire Harycki, Jeff and Vivian Limbeck, and Rob Demaris. 

  

Pray fervently for peace in Ukraine, as deliberate attacks designed to cripple civilian infrastructure leave the elderly and children especially vulnerable to the cold and lack of running water. Pray for the people in Sudan, the Holy Land, and for lasting peace in Gaza. Pray for those in other troubled areas of our world, that governments may pursue secure, true peace and justice, and for victims of violence everywhere, as we recall the most recent victims of violence in our nation and elsewhere. Remember the people of Venezuela, Iran, and their difficult circumstances. Pray the rosary. Remember the people and any of God's creatures suffering in the aftermath of various disasters, those who will be affected by bad weather and the cold, as well as all those suffering from human cruelty and neglect.

 

 

Fr.  Dan

 

 

Collection totals 2/15, $3136. Thank you!

 

 

 

CONFESSIONS

 

Saturdays: 3:25 pm - 3:45 p.m. at Holy Name

Sundays: 7:25 am - 7:45 a.m. at St. Elizabeth

Sundays 4:00 pm – 4:45 p.m. Spanish Confessions at St. Elizabeth

 

MASSES 

 

HOLY NAME

 

Sat. 4:00 pm - +Anna Dashner req. by Anna Lucas

Sun. 9:30 am - For Peace in Ukraine and Iran

Tues. 9:00 am - 4th Anniversary of Russia's Illegal Invasion of Ukraine - Mass for all victims of the war, the injured, the homeless, and for peace

Wed. 6:30 pm – Rosary and Hour of Prayer

 

 

ST. ELIZABETH

 

Sat. 5:30 pm - People of the Parish

Sun.8:00 am - +Dave Ridgway, Jerry Frey, Tom Bennett req. by Sallie Ridgway

5:00 pm - Spanish Mass

Wed. 8:30 am – Private Intention, Adoration as usual.