Lent Opportunities and Resources

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 5 in 2025. Come by Scarritt Bennett from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. for imposition of ashes just outside the front doors of Wightman Chapel, and join us for Community Lunch where we will have resources for your Lenten Practices.

Rev. Linda Furtado, Director of Spirituality and the Arts culled Lent resources which include a litany based on Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-12, a finger Labrynth, and a page where you can record your intentions for this Lenten season.

These resources will be available in Susie Gray Dining Hall during Community Lunch throughout the 40 days of Lent.

As we move into Lent there will be more opportunities which include group coloring images of the Stations of the Cross.

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The Christian tradition has many seasons throughout the year. Lent a 40 day period that commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptations and trials.

People who observe Lent often give up something they love, like Chocolate, for the 40 days, while some dedicate themselves to a more rigorous practice of community service. Most people who practice Lent spend a good deal of time in prayerful self evaluation around which habits and behaviors they should discard and which they should take on for a renewed spiritual life symbolized in the resurrection of Jesus celebrated Easter day.

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