As we enter the holy season of Lent, we invite you to journey intentionally with prayer, repentance, and hope. To support your participation in parish life throughout these forty days, St. Ann Parish has prepared a Lenten Calendar for your convenience.
Printable Lenten Calendar PDFs are available using the button below, and hard copies will also be available in the narthex beginning this weekend. We encourage you to bring one home so that you can stay informed of parish activities as we move towards the Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord.
In addition to the Lenten calendar, this newsletter contains an overview of the key Lenten and Holy Week opportunities happening at St. Ann and beyond.
✝️ Friday Stations of the Cross
Join us every Friday in Lent as we walk with Christ on the Way of the Cross. The dates and times for Stations of the Cross are as follows:
(Date - Time - Way of the Cross According to)
• February 20 - Noon - St. Josemaria Escriva
• February 27 - Noon - St. Alphonsus Liguori
• March 6 - Noon - St. John Henry Newman
• March 13 - 7:30 PM - Ven. Bishop Fulton Sheen
• March 20 - 7:30 PM - Intentions of Fraternal Charity
• March 27 - Noon - TBD
• April 3 - 11:00 AM - Holy Week
If you’d like to meditate on the Way of the Cross at home, we have a spiritual resource “The Way of the Cross According to the Saints” available on our website.
🌹 33-Day Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
We invite parishioners to participate in a guided 33-day consecration to Jesus through Mary, following the tradition of St. Louis de Montfort.
🗓 Preparation begins: February 20
🗓 Consecration Day: March 25 – The Solemnity of the Annunciation
Daily preparation resources will be emailed via our consecration Flocknote group to support participants throughout the journey. If you have been interested in making this consecration before, but didn’t know where to start, consider following along with our guided resources this year. This is a beautiful way to deepen your relationship with Christ during Lent.
Vocations Lenten Concert
Fr. Mark Morley invites young adults in their 20s and 30s from across the Diocese of Hamilton to attend a special Lenten evening of prayer and fellowship, sponsored by the Vocations Office of the Diocese of Hamilton.
📍 St. Ann’s Church
📅 Saturday, March 7, 2026
Evening Schedule:
Holy Hour (6:30 PM – 7:30 PM)
Social with food
Vocations testimony
Lenten music concert
Compline (9:00 PM)
This evening is offered in support of young adults discerning their vocation and preparing their hearts for Easter.
For more information, please contact: vocations@hamiltondiocese.com
🎬 The Passion of the Christ – Film Screening
As part of our Holy Week preparation, you are all invited to a screening of The Passion of the Christ.
📍 Playhouse Cinema
📅 Monday, March 30 at 6:45 PM
🎟 Free admission; Donations encouraged
This powerful film offers a moving meditation on the suffering and sacrifice of Christ as we approach the Triduum.
Playhouse Cinema is a 1 minute walk from St. Ann Hamilton, and those watching the film are welcome to use the parking lot at the church.
All are welcome; please feel free to invite friends and family.
Young Adults Lenten Retreat
Interior Peace: Finding God in the Tension of Modern Life is a one-day Catholic retreat designed to help young adults pray honestly, reflect deeply, and encounter Christ in the midst of our real, complicated lives.
Guided by Fr. Greg Merkley and featuring meditations by a Dominican Friar and Sister, Eucharistic Adoration, confessions, and closing Mass, the day will help participants explore how God meets us not by removing tension, but by dwelling within it.
📍 St. Thomas Parish, Waterdown
📅 Saturday, March 21, 9 AM - 7 PM
🎟 Cost: $20 CAD
Tickets include catered lunch, event materials, and a full day of programming. Whether Lent feels familiar or difficult this year, this retreat is for those longing for clarity, grounding, and renewed trust in God’s presence.
🕊 Special Lenten Confessions
As part of our Lenten call to conversion and reconciliation, we will offer special session for confessions on Wednesday in Holy Week.
6:30-9 PM on Wednesday, April 1
with Fathers Greg Merkley, Jeff Oehring, and Robert Bulbrook,
This is a beautiful opportunity to seek reconciliation with Our Lord as we prepare to enter the Easter Triduum.
All are warmly encouraged to take advantage of this time of grace and encounter God’s mercy, especially as opportunities for confession will be limited during the Sacred Triduum.