This year the Lenten opportunities are many:

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper - 2/21/2012 at 6:00 pm
Come "clean out the larders" in preparation for Lenten discipline.  The menu includes pancakes and waffles with maple syrup, sausage, and applesauce.  There will even be gluten-free options.  Friends and neighbors are welcome. 

         

Ash Wednesday - 2/22/2012 at Noon and 7:00 pm
The traditional Imposition of Ashes with Communion

Embracing Emergence Christianity - Sunday mornings at 9:00 (2/26 - 4/1/2012)
We will be using a DVD discussion series featuring reknowned Episcopalian speaker Phyllis Tickle as we look at the changes that are starting to take place in Christianity.  Historically, there is major upheaval and reformation every 500 years which prepares the Church to meet the needs of the people, and we are starting the next cycle of major change.

Wednesday Evening Prayer - Wednesdays during Lent at 6:30 pm (starting 2/29)
We'll use different Evening Prayer liturgies available in theBook of Common Prayer and the New Zealand Prayer Book.  Please join in these quiet contemplative services.

Lenten Mission Project
We will be making and filling Ditty Bags for the Seafarer's Friend Ministry in Portsmouth, NH.  The Thursday Friends group is making the bags.  Everyone is invited to help fill a bag with suggested items.  The empty bags will be available on Feb. 26th.  Choose items to fill the bag from the tag attached to the bag and return the filled bag (and tag) to St. John's during Lent.  The bags will be delivered to the Seafarer's Friend, where they are given to mariners on board the ships that come into port.

Daily Meditations and Bible Reading
Lent is the perfect time to add to, or start, your practice of devotion and prayer.  Two resources you might like are:
Episcopal Relief and Development - sign up for emailed Daily Lenten Meditations
The New Hampshire Bible Society has recommended Daily Bible Readings