Flocknote Email and Text Sent to Our SJC Community

Next Wednesday, March 5^th, we celebrate the start of the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday. On this day, we will move our liturgies to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to allow time for our guests to exit between liturgies. We will also have a 5:30 p.m. liturgy with music. We hope you will consider joining us. There will not be any ashes distributed outside of the three liturgies. Stations of the Cross begin March 7^th at 11 a.m. and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (First Friday) will be at 10 a.m.

As you know we have been busy the last two years making necessary repairs, enhancements, and improvements here at the Chapel under the heading Project 55+. We are now adding a major project to our list – our fire sprinklers need to be replaced. We have discovered that about seventy-one of the nearly one hundred fire sprinklers throughout the Chapel have been painted over. The City of Dallas Fire Marshall's office has informed us that this is a major priority to address. Since the fire sprinklers are more than 50 years old, we thought it was best to replace them all. After the replacement, we will patch up the ceiling and repaint. We will begin this project after Easter and hope to do it in a way that is the least disruptive to our regular schedule. Please be on the lookout for more information on this project.

 A couple of weeks ago, we notified our weekend guests that Jack Boles Parking announced a rate increase starting February 1 at the DalPark Garage 1600 Commerce St. – the first hour is now $5 (up from $2) and each additional hour is still $2. We have entered into an agreement with DalPark that St. Jude Chapel will validate our guests’ parking for up to two hours. Thank you for your understanding.

Remember that we post on our website under News and on our Facebook page the same information. We also post any Chapel closing when DISD announces school closures on their website. https://www.dallasisd.org/parents-students/parent-and-student-resources/policies-and-guidelines/inclement-weather-policy

On Tuesday, June 3^rd, we will host a surprise event for Fr. B. Billed as “Dinner and a Show with Fr. B.” we will celebrate his 75^th birthday and his 49^th anniversary as a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Dallas. Of course, it is a bittersweet fiesta as we too acknowledge his retirement. The event will be from 6 to 9 (maybe 10) p.m. More information – including an EvenBrite sign up – will be forthcoming.

Thank you for your continued support and your presence here at St. Jude Chapel.

Regards, 

Tino

General Manager

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5          Ash Wednesday; 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. liturgies – our first two  liturgies will have some music during the procession for ashes and  communion while our 5:30 p.m. will have music throughout the entire mass.

8-9        The First Sunday of Lent

9             Daylight Savings Time Begins

13          Palm Sunday

17          Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday) 7:00 p.m. liturgy

   Chapel open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

18          Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) 12:00 p.m. liturgy

   Chapel open 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

19          Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. liturgy

   Chapel open 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

20          Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.                    liturgies

21          Easter Monday; Chapel Closed

26-27  Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)

29          St. Jude Chapel official opening day (1968)

1             National Day of Prayer

10-11      Mother's Day

26          Memorial Day (Federal Holiday); Chapel Closed

29          Ascension of Jesus (moved to Sunday)

1             Ascension of Jesus

3             FR B's FIESTA – Dinner and a Show with Fr. B

8             Pentecost

14-15     Father's Day

19          Juneteenth (Federal Holiday); Chapel Closed

22          The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ