The new Archbishop has "hit the road running" one might say. He has initiated (directed the Pastors one might also say) a Deanery Penance Service for each Deanery during the year.First of all: what is a deanery? Simply put: a grouping of a number of parishes within the Archdiocese that afford the Archbishop a closer bonding with the priests of the parishes and a means of putting forth works or programs for the Archbishop or one of his assistants who might lead a specific department of the Archdiocese.
The Northwest-West Deanery. A group of eleven parishes in the western part of Northwest: Annunciation, Blessed Sacrament, Cathedral of St. Matthew, Epiphany, Holy Trinity, Our Lady--Queen of the Americas, Our Lady of Victory, Sacred Heart, St. Ann, St. Louis de France, St. Stephen--Martyr and St. Thomas.
The newly appointed Dean is Msgr. V. James Lockman, currently pastor at Annunciation Parish, Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
ON WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH THE PRIESTS OF THE DEANERY, ARCHBISHOP WUERL WILL LEAD A PENANCE SERVICE AT ANNUNCIATION PARISH BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM.
Priests from all the parishes will be available for confessions. You are invited to attend. This might be a good time to receive the graces of the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to the beginning of Lent. There is plenty of parking at Annunciation and is only about a five minute drive from OLV. Need directions? Just call the parish office.
