Coram Deo Worship with Bishop Clark

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Lenten Resources

Brothers and Sisters of the Diocese,

Epiphanytide is soon ending, and though we continue to dwell on the revelation of Jesus Christ as savior of the nations a bit longer, we also prepare to enter a holy Lent.

Today I am sharing a variety of Lenten resources that have come from across the diocese and the Anglican Church of North America. Some are for corporate worship, some are for private devotion, and some include basics on Lent for those who are new to our tradition. My hope and prayer is that they bless you as we prepare to enter into Lent together.

You can find the various resources below and a huge thank you to those who sent in resources to share. Please also be on the lookout for information on a few lenten devotionals that some of our churches are offering throughout Lent. They will come in a subsequent email.

With my love and prayers,

Lent: A Rookie Anglican Guide

Are you new to Anglicanism or Lent? Anglican Compass has a wonderful "Rookie" guide to the church seasons.

Discover more about Lent here

How Does Sin Affect You? - Family Study Guide

Our own Dn. Mikah Alge has a wonderful website called "The Anglican Home" that has a number of helpful resources for families and kids.

One of her many posts is a family study guide around sin. It has a step by step guide for parents and is based around both family worship and the ACNA Catechism.

You can find it here

DWGC Lenten Worship Playlist

We have made a Lenten Playlist for you to worship with during Lent. The playlist includes both traditional lenten songs and hymnody, as well as modern lenten songs and music

We hope this is a blessing to you on your lenten journey!

Find the playlist here

Get the song/hymnal list here

Lenten Reading

Here are some books you might enjoy reading during Lent:

From Across the ACNA:

The Good of Giving Up - Aaron Damiani

Lent with the Desert Fathers - Thomas McKenzie

Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal - Esau McCaulley

Prayer in the Night - Tish Warren

From Across the Anglican World:

Lent with John Donne

Lent Series on the 39 Articles

Lent - Matthew 25 Initiative

This Lent, we invite you to join us on a journey of normalizing Anglican Justice and Mercy by thoughtfully engaging the historic Christian season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The focus on almsgiving is not only that of giving from our resources, as the Church has done throughout her history. Almsgiving is also a giving of our lives.

What does it look like to extend mercy to our neighbors, especially those living in poverty? And, as Jesus was asked in Luke 10, who is our neighbor?

Over the coming forty days of Lent, we will take our cue from the Good Samaritan who both saw a shared kinship in the vulnerable man and stopped traveling the path he was on in order to show the injured mercy. It begins with being able to see and understand, which is what we will be doing together: see, stop, show.

Family Resources for Lent

Ashley is a homeschooling mom married to an Anglican priest at Apostles By-the-Sea (Inlet Beach, Florida). Her ideas and resources help with children and families prepare and practice Lent within the home and church.

Includes devotions, study guides, recipes, and more!

Find more here

Open and Unafriad: Prayer Cards

The Rev. W. David O. Taylor and his wife Phaedra just released Open and Unafraid: A Set of Psalm Prayer Cards. These Psalms Prayer Cards are designed to help individuals, families, small groups and communities pray in light of the Book of Psalms. The Taylors hope they are a helpful aid to prayer during the season of Lent and beyond.