Lent

Lent is the 40-day period (excluding Sundays) that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Traditionally it is a season of reflection and preparation for Easter, and it commemorates Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the desert. You may want to read the United Church’s 2020 Lenten devotional, Faithfully Yours, during Lent 2020 for your own time of reflection.

Worship Ideas

Called to Be the Church: Five Sundays of Lent (318.26 KB): These worship resources invite congregants to engage in Lenten practices that will guide them in sharing their gifts with the wider community. Written by Moderator Richard Bott.
Gathering Lectionary for Lent/Easter, February 17‒May 16, 2021 (500.37 KB): Suggested readings, hymns, worship spark, children's time idea, sermon starter, etc.
Gathering Lectionary for Lent/Easter, February 26‒May 24, 2020 (487.78 KB): Includes suggested readings, hymns, worship spark, children's time idea, sermon starter, etc
Lenten Lament: Seeking Right Relations (33.19 KB): For the 150th year of Confederation, an invitation to acknowledge the damage done to the First Peoples of this land and seek reconciliation in worship and through next steps. From Gathering, Lent/Easter 2017.
Living on the Path of Respect (314.58 KB): A worship service on the repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Loving Our Neighbours: Worship for Five Sundays of Lent (639.4 KB): Explore five new Lenten practices to help the congregation grow in faith. From Called to Be the Church 2020.

Related Material

Acknowledging the Territory in Worship (170.12 KB): A brief guide to help congregations and bodies of the church incorporate an Acknowledgement of Territory into their gatherings.
Moderator's Lent Message 2020: Moderator Richard Bott ushers in the season of Lent with a reflection on Ash Wednesday as a celebration of hope and life.
Moderator's Lent Message 2020: Transcript (30.58 KB): Transcript of Moderator Richard Bott's Lent Message 2020.