St. Benedict’s Church, Horace

Calendar and News Items

Calendar events may be displayed in one of two forms: (1) an event list or (2) a monthly calendar.

• The URL for the event list is “www.stbensnd.org/events”.
• The URL for the monthly calendar is “www.stbensnd.org/calendar”.

For a list of annual events, see the “Events” section below.

The URL for the list of news articles is “www.stbensnd.org/news”.

For a list of recurring articles, see the “News” section below.

Calendar Events

The URL for an individual event is “www.stbensnd.com/events/alias” (on the St. Benedict website itself use the shorthand form “/events/alias”). Here is a list of annual events (listed chronologically, beginning in July). Click the “Alias” name to navigate to the page.

Alias	Description
st-benedict-feast-day	St. Benedict Feast Day (July 11)
july-holy-hour	July Holy Hour
grandparents-and-elderly	World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly (the fourth Sunday of July)
aug-holy-hour	August Holy Hour
assumption	Assumption (Aug. 15) Mass Schedule
sep-holy-hour	September Holy Hour
rcia	RCIA. “Interested in becoming Catholic?”
fall-dinner	Annual Fall Dinner (third Sunday in September)
catholic-charities-sunday	Catholic Charities Sunday (last weekend of September)
pancake-breakfast	Men’s Group pancake breakfast (the same event can be reused throughout the year)
world-mission-sunday	World Mission Sunday (third Sunday of October)
oct-holy-hour	October Holy Hour
all-saints-day	All Saints Day (Nov. 1) Mass Schedule
ams-collection	National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) is every three years, on the Sunday before Veterans Day. It was last done on Nov. 6, 2022.
vocations-awareness-week	Vocations Awareness Week. Update both the beginning and end dates.
nov-holy-hour	Holy Souls Holy Hour
fun-night	Annual Fun Night (Friday before Thanksgiving)
thanksgiving	Thanksgiving Day Mass
immaculate-conception	Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8) Mass Schedule In the U.S.A., it is always a Holy Day of Obligation if Dec. 8 is a Sunday, the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on Monday and it is not a Holy Day of Obligation
blessing-of-baby-jesus	Blessing of Baby Jesus (Third Sunday of Advent)
dec-holy-hour	Advent Holy Hour
advent-reconciliation-service	Advent Reconciliation Service
christmas	Christmas Mass schedule
epiphany-play	Annual Epiphany Play
theotkos	Mary, Mother of God (Jan. 1) Mass Schedule
jan-holy-hour	January Holy Hour
catholic-schools-week	Catholic Schools Week. Update both the beginning and end dates.
feb-holy-hour	February Holy Hour
ash-wednesday	Ash Wednesday Mass schedule
lent	Lent Season. Lent regulations and list of available opportunities. The start date is Ash Wednesday. The end date is Holy Saturday.
stations-of-the-cross	Stations of the Cross (a recurring event on the Fridays of Lent). Update the beginning and the end dates.
fish-fry, fish-fry2	Men’s Group Fish Fry (because the schedule is irregular, there are entries for the different dates, rather than making it a recurring event)
mar-holy-hour	March Holy Hour
confirmation-and-first-eucharist	Third grade students receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and their First Holy Communion
lent-reconciliation-service	Lent Reconciliation Service
living-stations	Living Stations. Presented by the High School students.
sacred-triduum	The schedule for the Sacred Triduum. The beginning date is Holy Thursday. The end date is Holy Saturday.
easter	Easter season. The beginning date is Easter Sunday. The end date is Pentecost.
apr-holy-hour	Divine Mercy Sunday Holy Hour
may-holy-hour	May Holy Hour
memorial-day	Memorial Day Mass and prayer for Veterans
june-holy-hour	June Holy Hour

News Articles

The URL for an individual event is www.stbensnd.com/news/alias (on the St. Benedict website itself use the shorthand form “/news/alias”). Here is a list of recurring articles. Click the “Alias” name to navigate to the page.

Alias	Description
gods-gift-appeal	God’s Gift Appeal
holy-souls	The plenary indulgence is available during the octave of All Saints Day and on All Souls Day. Post at least one week prior to Nov. 1. Set the Archive After Date (on the “Advanced” tab) to Nov. 8.