Lent Calendar
Ash Wednesday: February 22nd at 6pm
We will gather in the sanctuary for the imposition of ashes, prayer, music, and reading of the Holy Word.
Sunday Worship in Lent: 9:45am (Feb 26-March 26)
Sunday mornings in Lent will look a little different this year: your worship committee has designed a slightly new order to create a more quiet, contemplative service for the five Sundays of the Lenten season.
Contemplative music will begin at 9:45am.
Announcements will begin at 9:50am.
Worship begins at 10:00am.
Daily Lenten Devotional: The church-wide daily reading for Lent is…
Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent by Richard Rohr is the church-wide daily reading for Lent. We have a few copies at the church, donated by an anonymous angel. I think there are a few left. Otherwise, they are available for purchase at Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Wondrous-Encounters-Richard-Rohr-F-M/dp/0867169877
Sunday School in Lent: 9:00am (Feb 26-March 26)
Read the weekly selections in Wondrous Encounters and join us for Sunday School at 9am in Pastor Jane’s office. There will be plenty of chairs, and coffee too.
We will read and discuss the Sunday selection and discuss any lingering thoughts or questions from the previous week’s reading.
Wednesdays in Lent: 6:00pm –(approximately) 7pm Lectio Divina and Simple Supper
(March 1,8,15,22,29)
We will gather at 6pm each Wednesday of March for a brief practice of Lectio Divina.
Lectio Divina is a traditional practice of scriptural reading followed by meditation and prayer. The practice is meant to promote communion with God, the ability to listen and open to God’s promptings for you through scripture. In this way, Lectio Divina approaches scripture not so much a text to be studied but a living word to be listened to with an open heart.
At 6:30 we will gather at the table for a simple Lenten meal, usually soup and bread or beans and rice.
Holy Week Services
Maundy Thursday: April 6th
We will have our traditional Supper of the Lamb. Details will be forthcoming. Mark your calendar for this special event when we break bread together and remember that last supper we celebrate in our holy communion.
Good Friday observance will be April 7th: more details to come.
The Lenten season ends with Holy Saturday (or Quiet Saturday) as we anticipate the celebration of our risen Lord on Easter Sunday. A joyous day it will be.
