Masks are optional but are strongly encouraged for the unvaccinated.
If you feel ill or think you may have been exposed to someone who has the COVID or flu virus, please refrain from attending Mass.
HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE
Monday, April 11 – RECONCILIATION MONDAY
Confessions – 8:15-8:45a.m. – St. Elizabeth/Morning Mass - 9am – St. Elizabeth
Confessions – 3:00-5:00p.m. – St. Elizabeth & 6:00-8:00p.m. – St. Benedict
Tuesday, April 12
Confessions – 8:15-8:45a.m. – St. Benedict/Morning Mass - 9am – St. Benedict
Chrism Mass – 7:00p.m. – Holy Cross Church, Dover DE
Wednesday, April 13
Confessions – 8:15-8:45a.m. – St. Elizabeth/Morning Mass - 9am – St. Elizabeth
Confessions – 5:15-5:45p.m. – St. Elizabeth/Evening Mass – 6pm – St. Elizabeth
HOLY THURSDAY, April 14
Holy Thursday Practice for Altar Servers – 10:00a.m. – St. Benedict Church
Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00pm – St. Benedict Church
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Parish Hall after Mass – will close with Evening Prayer at 10:00p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY, April 15
Good Friday Practice for Altar Servers – 10:00a.m. – St. Benedict Church
Ecumenical Walk of the Cross – begins at Noon at St. Luke’s UM Church, Denton
Good Friday Service & Veneration of the Cross – 3:00pm – St. Benedict Church
HOLY SATURDAY, April 16
Easter Vigil Practice for Altar Servers – 10:00a.m. – St. Benedict Church
Blessing of Easter Food & Baskets – Noon – St. Benedict Church
Easter Vigil Mass – 8:00pm – St. Benedict Church
EASTER SUNDAY, April 17
Masses @ 7:15a.m. & 8:30a.m. – St. Benedict Church
11:15a.m. – St. Elizabeth Church
There will be an Easter Egg Hunt after the 8:30a.m. Masses for children up to age 9.
REGULAR WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE
DAILY MASSES
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS ~ 9:00a.m.
St. Elizabeth Church, Denton MD
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS ~ 9:00a.m.
St. Benedict Church, Ridgely MD
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS ~ 6:00p.m.
St. Elizabeth Church, Denton MD
NOTE: The Wednesday evening confessions & Masses will be celebrated at St. Benedict Church in Ridgely on March 16 and March 30.
THERE IS NO DAILY MASS ON FRIDAYS.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT takes place each Tuesday from 9:30-10:30a.m. at St. Benedict Church and closes with Benediction.
WEEKEND MASSES
SATURDAY EVENINGS
4:00p.m. - St. Elizabeth Church, Denton MD
SUNDAY MORNINGS
7:15a.m. - St. Benedict Church, Ridgely
8:30a.m. - St. Benedict Church, Ridgely
11:15a.m. - St. Elizabeth Church, Denton
CONFESSIONS
Monday through Thursday
8:15-8:45a.m. (prior to daily Masses @ each Church)
Wednesday Evenings
5:15-5:45p.m. (prior to Wednesday evening Mass @ St. Elizabeth Church)
NOTE: No appointment is needed for Confessions.
Saturday Afternoons
3:00-3:45p.m. - St. Elizabeth Church
(prior to Saturday afternoon Mass)
Reconciliation Monday - April 11, 2022
3:00-5:00p.m. - St. Elizabeth Church, Denton
6:00-8:00p.m. - St. Benedict Church, Ridgely
Gathered together in charity and united by the Body of Christ,
we pray for ourselves and all the members of our parish family.
Lord, give us hearts that are faithful and faith-filled.
Lord, give us the courage to hold fast to the teachings of the Gospel and
the precepts of your Church. Give us the strength to pass them on to our children
and for our children and theirs to fulfill them through the generations.
Lord, You are the Good Shepherd.
Seek out the stray lambs, and carry them home on Your shoulders.
This we humbly ask in the Name of Jesus, the Lord. Amen.