Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes

Father Isaac Siefker 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. The priest is parochial vicar of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Beech Grove and Good Shepherd in Indianapolis. (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. 5, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at All Saints Parish, St. Martin Campus, Dearborn County
Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County
Dec. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. at Immaculate Conception, Millhousen
Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. at Holy Family, Oldenburg
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. 10, 6-9 p.m. for St. Charles Borromeo, St. John the Apostle and St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington, at St. Paul Catholic Center
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. 9, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Anne, New Castle
Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel, Connersville
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. 10, 7 p.m. for St. Jude, Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ and St. Mark the Evangelist, at St. Jude
Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. at St. Ann
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. 6, 11 a.m. at St. Mary, New Albany
Dec. 9, 7 p.m. at St. Michael, Charlestown
Dec. 10, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany
Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. at St. John Paul II, Sellersburg
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. 9, 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity, Edinburgh
Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima, Franklin
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

The Criterion

December 5, 2025