Welcome to Lent at the Meeting House

The season of Lent begins on March 5 with Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days.  

Lent, and originally Advent, has long been essentially penitential.  That is a time set aside for making sacrifices, for “giving things up for Lent,” for rigorous self-examination, and for honest confession. In recent years, however, many Christian have focused their Lenten preparation more on study and prayer. Nevertheless, such study and prayer occurs even as Jesus is on the way to Jerusalem, where he will meet betrayal and death.

So, the very act of study in Lent is Lenten; it cannot escape the shadow of the cross and invites us to engage the ancient Lenten themes of sacrifice, self-examination, and confession.

We will be reading a passage from the Gospel of Luke every day as our Lenten discipline. By the end of the month, we will have read the whole book. You can access readings below.

For children we have our Fish Banks. You can pick one up on Sunday morning. Inside you will find a calendar with a suggestion for each day.

For adults we will have our Lenten Soup and Study on Wednesday evenings on the Gospel. And on Sunday morning we will explore Welcoming the People of God.

We hope to see YOU this Lenten season as we journey together.

Blessings during the holy season,
Rev. Dr. Shelly Wood

There are 40 days in Lent, not counting Sundays which traditionally are not numbered in the 40 days.

This list contains one reading from Luke’s Gospel for each of the 40 days of Lent.

For the Sundays in Lent, gospel readings from the New Common Lectionary are included.

Upcoming Events

Ash Wednesday worship

Ash Wednesday Worship

March 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lenten Series Welcoming the People of God

Lenten Series: Welcoming the People of God, Part 1

March 9 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Soup and Study

Lenten Soup & Study

March 12 @ 6:00 pm - April 9 @ 8:00 pm
Lenten Series Welcoming the People of God

Lenten Series: Welcoming the People of God, Part 2

March 16 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Lenten Series Welcoming the People of God

Lenten Series: Welcoming the People of God, Part 3

March 23 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Lenten Series Welcoming the People of God

Lenten Series: Welcoming the People of God, Part 4

March 30 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Lenten Series Welcoming the People of God

Lenten Series: Welcoming the People of God, Part 5

April 6 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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