Lent Begins February 14

Join us for the season of Lent!

February 14

Lent Begins with Ash Wednesday

7:00 p.m. Service

March 24

Palm Sunday

10:00 a.m. Service

March 28

Maundy Thursday

7:30 p.m. Service

March 29

Good Friday

March 31

Easter Sunday

10:00 a.m. Service

We encourage you to choose one practice from each category to commit to during the six week Lenten season.

External Fast Practice

• At meals, take smaller portions of what you like and more of what you dislike.

• Take smaller helpings of each item.

• Eat and drink nothing between meals.

• Use no sweeteners in food or drink.

• Eliminate caffeine from your diet (as found in coffee, tea, soda, chocolate).

• Reduce or eliminate the radio, T.V. or video games and instead read spiritually uplifting material (Scripture, Christian biographies, etc.).

• Pray the daily prayers and attend Sunday Worship.

• Keep a daily prayer journal of people you want to pray for.

Internal Fast Practices

• Avoid unnecessary talking; instead pray silently.

• Exercise patience in all things with everyone.

• Don’t complain about anything.

• Curb anger and go out of your way to be kind to those who anger you most.

• Don’t concern yourself with another’s business.

• Avoid gossip and add nothing if gossip creeps into conversations around you.

• When asked to do something extra, do so with a joyful and pleasant attitude.

• Speak in a pleasant tone to everyone…especially in your family.

• Avoid using the telephone.

• Tell the truth in all your dealings.

• Avoid any vanity or calling attention to self.

Spiritual Change Practices

• Practice humility in all your actions.

• Be generous; help someone in need.

• Look for opportunities to be helpful.

• Do a job that needs to be done on your own.

• Be courageous; walk away from impure situations.

• Don’t be idle. Do something for others.

• Go out of your way to help or talk to a person whom you find unusually difficult.