Disciples Home Missions announces the publication of a new Lenten service guide. The 2012 Season of Lent was written by the Rev. Betty Miller Green and the Rev. Dr. Irvin W. Green who is transitional pastor at Fifth Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cleveland, Ohio. The work contains a full description of the season, an excellent glossary of Lenten terms and a day-by-day spiritual journey towards our glorious Easter. The guide will be freely available of the Disciples Home Missions website at https://www.discipleshomemissions.org/pages/CE-Lent . The DHM Christian Education Ministry under the Rev. Billye P. Bridges sponsored this publication. If you have any questions or need help obtaining this resource contact Bill Culp at (888) 346-2631 or e-mail wculp@dhm.disciples.org
With daily readings, meditations, and prayers, Fellowship of Prayer is the perfect seasonal devotion for this holy time of year. Chalice Press is proud to provide this resource written by MaryAnn McKibben Dana, pastor of Idylwood Presbyterian Church in Falls Church, Va. Quantity discounts are available. Order at http://www.chalicepress.com/Lent-Devotional-Fellowship-of-Prayer-2012-P969.aspx
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And It Was Good
This five-week course, created by the Anglican Communion’s Bible in the Life of the Church project, engages individuals and groups with scriptural passages that speak of our responsibilities in relation to the environment. It offers reflections on how Anglicans in different parts of the Communion engage with the Bible, and discussion questions that challenge our thinking and behavior. The course can be downloaded for free, or print copies can be purchased for $1.60 plus postage.
2012 Ecumenical Lenten Carbon Fast
During Lent, join Episcopalians and other denominations in fasting from carbon! Beginning on Ash Wednesday, participants will receive a daily email throughout Lent with a suggested carbon-reducing activity, as well as weekly focus for your congregation. Activities will range from the very simple (unplug electrical devices) to the moderately challenging (reduce your driving speed, ride a bike, carpool or take public transportation) to a few which require a longer term commitment (getting involved in a community garden).
Lent 4.5: Christian Simplicity
Lent 4.5 is a seven-week faith formation program which inspires and informs Christian communities on how to use the traditional Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to protect God’s creation, embrace Gospel justice and nurture spiritual fulfillment. It offers practical opportunities for people of faith to apply the values of Christian Simplicity to their everyday lives.
Seven Weeks of Water 2012: The Economy of Water
The World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network has developed a Lenten course that focuses on the role of water as the lifeblood of the economy. Weekly meditations raise awareness of water and justice.