Ash Wednesday, February 22:
Holy Eucharist with the imposition of ashes
7:00 am (brief spoken service to conclude by 7:30 am)
12:10 pm (brief spoken service to conclude by 12:40
pm)
7:00 pm (full sung service)
Our Lenten journey begins on Ash Wednesday (February 22), and
continues until the great Paschal Feast (Easter) on April 8. During Lent we
continue with our regular midweek worship schedule:
Mondays — 9:30 am spoken Eucharist
Wednesdays — 5:30 pm spoken Eucharist (with healing prayers and anointing
available)
Thursdays — 10:30 am Matins (Morning Prayer)
If you ‘ve never before participated in our midweek Eucharist(s) or Matins
(and if your schedule permits) I encourage you to join us during Lent.
On four Wednesdays of Lent (February 29, March 7, March 14, March 28) after
the spoken Eucharist, our schedule at church will be:
5:30 - 6:30 pm — Dinner (free will offering to help cover cost)
6:30 - 7:30 pm — Adult Study "Why Did Jesus Have to Die? - A Bible Study
on the Meaning of Christ’s Sacrifice" in Fellowship Hall B
6:30- 7:30 pm — Lenten Wednesdays for children (age 4 to 5th
grade)
This year there will also be two special worship opportunities for you during
Lent:
First and Third Sundays in Lent (February 26 & March 11) — 5:00 pm Vespers
(Evening Prayer)
Lent is a time for those who are new to the faith to be instructed in
preparation for Holy Baptism. For those already baptized, Lent is a time is a
time to be renewed in the covenant God made with us in Holy Baptism. Toward that
end, in addition to the increased worship opportunities in Lent, you are
invited to utilize the traditional Lenten disciplines of fasting, prayer, and
almsgiving. For help in considering what might be a spiritually beneficial
Lenten discipline for you, we a have useful booklet written by Lutheran pastor,
Thomas L. Weitzel, entitled A Handbook For The Discipline Of Lent. This
booklet is available in the Narthex and in the church office.
Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church
