For the first five Sundays during Lent, parishioners, friends, and neighbors of all ages are invited to join us for a simple soup lunch (including a kid-friendly soup option) in the parish hall after the 10 a.m. service. Following lunch, we will offer a presentation from a local expert (for adults) and lessons and activities (for children and youth). Nursery care will be available until 12:30 p.m. Below is our Lenten Common Hour schedule:
Adults: Presentations on Art, Beauty, and Faith
March 9 – Joy through Art: Experiencing the Christian Duty of Delight (Christen Yates, Painter, Theological Horizons Fellows Program Director)
March 16 – The Spirituality of Paying Attention: Reflections on the Poetry of Mary Oliver (The Rev. Elly Sparks Brown, D. Min.)
March 23 – Music as Affective Prayer: A Discussion of Musical Selections in Lent (Deke Polifka, Director of Music & Organist)
March 30 – Artist of Faith: The Life and Spiritual Work of Allan Rohan Crite (Ginny Reynolds Badgett, PhD, Independent Curator, Specialist in American Art)
April 6 – Sufi Poetry & Poetics (Oludamini Ogunnaike, PhD, Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy at UVA)
Children & Youth: Lenten Lessons & Activities
March 9 – What is Lent? (grades K-5), The Great Litany (grades 6-8) and Liturgical Seasons (grades 9-12)
March 16 – What is Communion? (grades K-5), Superpowers (grades 6-8), and Sacraments (grades 9-12)
March 23 – What is Servanthood? (grades K-5), Retreat at Shrine Mont (grades 6-8), and What is a Creed? (grades 9-12)
March 30 – All-ages Lenten Activity (grades K-12)
April 6 – What is Forgiveness? (grades K-5), Easter Egg Prep (grades 6-8), and What is a Covenant (grades 9-12)