Our Youth Groups — Middle School and High School and Beyond — continue their intentional walks through Lent, going hand-in-hand with adult leaders. This week’s opening devotional called for our youth to be faithful in small, everyday ways: “God of the cross, sometimes your call to faithfulness takes me to challenging places, beyond my limits. [....]

Second Lent, Sunday, February 28, 2021 By Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. Genesis 17: 5      The change of name for Abram was subtle; it went from “father” to “father [....]

We have a True or False Lenten quiz for you this week. Our Middle School Youth Group members did pretty well — here’s the quiz. Good luck! Here you go: 1. Lent’s official liturgical color is red. 2. Lent lasts for 40 days, not counting Sundays. 3. The word Lent is an old Anglo-Saxon word [....]

First Lent, Sunday, February 21, 2021 By Rev. Christopher Potter, Vicar “Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God.” 1 Peter 3:18    This passage, from this Sunday’s scriptures, is another example of often-overlooked, highly significant verses which carries with it almost the entire [....]

Youth Group members are using a ‘Lenten Micro Practices’ booklet for Lent’s 40 days. Each day comes with an assignment to apply the lesson throughout the day. At the end of each day YG members go through a five-point checklist written by St. Ignatius Loyola more than 400 years ago. The checklist is a daily [....]