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Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan deanery parishes leading to Christmas

A priest hears a confession on Nov. 21 in an exhibit hall at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis used for the sacrament of penance during the National Catholic Youth Conference. (Photo by Sean Gallagher)

Parishes throughout the archdiocese have scheduled communal penance services for Advent. The following is a list of services that have been reported to The Criterion.

Batesville Deanery

Dec. 12, 6-7 p.m. at St. John the Baptist, Osgood
Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena, St. John the Evangelist Campus, Decatur County
Dec. 18, 7 p.m. at St. Louis, Batesville
Dec. 19, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora
Dec. 19, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. Joseph, Shelbyville
Recurring opportunities for reconciliation in the Batesville Deanery are as follows:
- Wednesdays 5-6 p.m. and Saturdays 4-5 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo, Milan
- Saturdays after 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Nicholas, Ripley County

Bloomington Deanery

Dec. 16, 7-9 p.m. for St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, and St. Mary, Mitchell, at St. Vincent de Paul
Dec. 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer
Dec. 18, 6 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville
Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. at St. Agnes, Nashville

Connersville Deanery

Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Holy Family Campus, Richmond

Indianapolis East Deanery

Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit Parish

Indianapolis North Deanery

Dec. 14, 2 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at Christ the King
Dec. 16, 7 p.m. at St. Pius X

Indianapolis South Deanery

Dec. 17, 6 p.m. at St. Barnabas
Dec. 18, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., 12 Hours of Grace at Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood
Dec. 20, 8:30 a.m. at SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood

Indianapolis West Deanery

Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m. at St. Malachy, Brownsburg

New Albany Deanery

Dec. 15, 7 p.m. for St. Mary, Navilleton; St. Joseph, Corydon; and St. John the Baptist, Starlight, at St. Mary, Navilleton
Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County
Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier, Henryville
Dec. 18, 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville

Seymour Deanery

Dec. 17, 7 p.m. for St. Ambrose, Seymour; American Martyrs, Scottsburg; and St. Patrick, Salem, at St. Ambrose
Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. for Prince of Peace, Madison, and Most Sorrowful Mother of God, Vevay, at Prince of Peace

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