LENT 2026
Even at the Grave
Being Hopeful, Prepared and Faithful
A collaborative Lenten Learning and Discussion Series
Wednesdays in Lent | 6:00–7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026
Being Mortal: Naming Our Priorities and Our Hope
A theological and personal conversation about mortality, meaning, and our priorities in the face of death. View the Frontline Program from February 10, 2015 with facilitated discussion to follow.
Hosted by: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
17 Church Street, Hanover, MA 02339
[email protected] | (781) 826-2062
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Being Cared For: Hospice, Palliative Care, and Sacred Presence
Understanding end-of-life care options and how comfort, dignity, and spiritual support are connected and vitally important. Printed guide offered. Small group conversations will be facilitated.
Hosted by: Trinity Episcopal Church
229 Highland Street, Marshfield Hills, MA 02051
[email protected] | (781) 834-8575
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Being Prepared: Decisions, Funeral Homes, and Practical Planning
A clear, practical session addressing advance directives, funeral planning, and common questions families face.
Hosted by: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
465 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA 02066
[email protected] | (781) 545-9482
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Being Faithful: Getting Our Affairs in Order as an Act of Love
A guided session inviting participants to plan their funeral, reflect on end-of-life wishes and planning for our legacy for a life well-lived.
Hosted by: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
17 Church Street, Hanover, MA 02339
[email protected] | (781) 826-2062
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Being Human: Grief, Loss, and Love
Exploring grief as a faithful response to love. Small group conversations with supportive resources.
Hosted by: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
465 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA 02066
[email protected] | (781) 545-9482
Being Mortal: Naming Our Priorities and Our Hope
A theological and personal conversation about mortality, meaning, and our priorities in the face of death. View the Frontline Program from February 10, 2015 with facilitated discussion to follow.
Hosted by: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
17 Church Street, Hanover, MA 02339
[email protected] | (781) 826-2062
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Being Cared For: Hospice, Palliative Care, and Sacred Presence
Understanding end-of-life care options and how comfort, dignity, and spiritual support are connected and vitally important. Printed guide offered. Small group conversations will be facilitated.
Hosted by: Trinity Episcopal Church
229 Highland Street, Marshfield Hills, MA 02051
[email protected] | (781) 834-8575
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Being Prepared: Decisions, Funeral Homes, and Practical Planning
A clear, practical session addressing advance directives, funeral planning, and common questions families face.
Hosted by: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
465 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA 02066
[email protected] | (781) 545-9482
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Being Faithful: Getting Our Affairs in Order as an Act of Love
A guided session inviting participants to plan their funeral, reflect on end-of-life wishes and planning for our legacy for a life well-lived.
Hosted by: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
17 Church Street, Hanover, MA 02339
[email protected] | (781) 826-2062
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Being Human: Grief, Loss, and Love
Exploring grief as a faithful response to love. Small group conversations with supportive resources.
Hosted by: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
465 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA 02066
[email protected] | (781) 545-9482
Lenten Discipline
As we enter into a holy Lent, we ask for God’s guidance to draw our hearts and minds closer to God’s intentions for us. We set aside these forty days for self-examination, scripture study and preparation for Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem and the cross.
As we set off on this journey of forty days and forty nights, we are invited as Christians to observe a holy lent, one that is designed to draw us closer to Christ. Here are FIFTY ideas for your consideration. May these offer a jumping off point for your own Lenten Plan. These are in no particular order and are not prescriptions, but rather suggestions. If one of these options sparks your interest, or you think would be a challenge, give it a try, and thank God for the opportunity and the invitation to embark on an observant Lenten Season.
A prayer for your Lenten Discipline Discernment:
Gracious and loving God, as I enter this holy season, I ask that you quell the distraction and noise that keeps me from knowing of your constant presence. Illuminate those things that create distance between us and draw me more deeply into your presence and love.
If I am to fast, help me eliminate what dulls my compassion. If I am to pray differently, let this new approach open me to the Holy Spirit. If I am to give, tithe or offer alms in a new way, may this practice enhance my joy.
Give me courage, dear God to try a discipline that offers transformation and is not performative. Let it not be burdensome or reflective of fear, but a demonstration of my trust and faith in you. Embolden me in my choices and steady me in my conviction so that I may experience the penitential season of Lent in a way that draws me closer to the path you intend for me to take. Amen+
Lenten Discipline List 2026
As we enter into a holy Lent, we ask for God’s guidance to draw our hearts and minds closer to God’s intentions for us. We set aside these forty days for self-examination, scripture study and preparation for Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem and the cross.
As we set off on this journey of forty days and forty nights, we are invited as Christians to observe a holy lent, one that is designed to draw us closer to Christ. Here are FIFTY ideas for your consideration. May these offer a jumping off point for your own Lenten Plan. These are in no particular order and are not prescriptions, but rather suggestions. If one of these options sparks your interest, or you think would be a challenge, give it a try, and thank God for the opportunity and the invitation to embark on an observant Lenten Season.
A prayer for your Lenten Discipline Discernment:
Gracious and loving God, as I enter this holy season, I ask that you quell the distraction and noise that keeps me from knowing of your constant presence. Illuminate those things that create distance between us and draw me more deeply into your presence and love.
If I am to fast, help me eliminate what dulls my compassion. If I am to pray differently, let this new approach open me to the Holy Spirit. If I am to give, tithe or offer alms in a new way, may this practice enhance my joy.
Give me courage, dear God to try a discipline that offers transformation and is not performative. Let it not be burdensome or reflective of fear, but a demonstration of my trust and faith in you. Embolden me in my choices and steady me in my conviction so that I may experience the penitential season of Lent in a way that draws me closer to the path you intend for me to take. Amen+
Lenten Discipline List 2026
- Shake up your sleep routine (start earlier, wake later, start later, wake earlier)
- Join a book group (Episcopal City Mission’s Lenten book group at EpiscopalCityMission.org)
- Play Lent Madness – learn about the saints, and pick your bracket for the Golden Halo
- Learn something new – spend time in the next 40 days learning a new skill, a new study or a new habit
- Empty a junk drawer and make room for the Holy Spirit
- Give one thing away every day of Lent
- Take a photo of something beautiful each day
- Write down something that surprised you during the day
- Memorize a psalm or a prayer
- Study a map (learn the geography of a state or country about which you know little)
- Create a sabbath meal including prayers and grace (see reverse page)
- Build a walking routine into your Lenten practice
- Make anonymous gifts to a neighbor or friend
- Try a new recipe
- Call a friend out of the blue
- Create a tech sabbath – no screens for a set number of minutes/hours/day
- Eliminate a food from your diet for 40 days
- Shake up your prayer life – try a new way to pray: Lectio Divina; Grace at meals; Pray the Daily Office; Incorporate Forward Day by Day in your routine (regular and large print versions are available at church); Write down your prayer requests, pray them and share them at church so they are included in the prayers of the people; Pray for your enemies in secret
- Write a letter to someone you miss
- Adopt a plant or create a starter seed to transplant in the Spring
- Go to the gym
- Wash your windows, offering a prayer of gratitude while you clean
- Try a new vegetable
- Research and support a non-profit doing work about which you care
- Sign up to be a trained volunteer for your local library, or non-profit group of your choosing
- Attend a learning seminar on-line
- Learn about the Episcopal Saints – or choose one and do a deep dive
- Join a prison ministry
- Go to a museum
- Become a St. Andrew’s greeter or usher
- Read Sunday’s Lectionary passages on Wednesday in the Call
- Discover LectionaryPage.net and read the Daily Lenten Readings: https://lectionarypage.net/
- Offer kind words to a stranger
- Read a book
- Laugh – authentically – once a day
- Write to your childhood self, and sign it from Jesus
- Write a note of gratitude for a grieving friend
- Quit one social media platform
- Learn and engage in one social media platform
- Participate in the Wednesday Lenten Series, “Even at the Grave; Being hopeful, prepared and faithful”
- Shop at an Independent Bookstore
- Light a candle and meditate for 2 minutes
- Watch the birds/watch the clouds/watch passersby
- Learn and practice the Chatham House Rule
- Take a friend to the movies
- Plan your funeral service (counsel available!)
- See a comedy show or live performance of any kind
- Subscribe to a magazine and read the articles
- Watch a mid-week church service on-line
- Become a patron or sponsor
Sabbath Dinner Menu For Lent 2026
This is an outline that invites you to have family or friends gathered for a weekly holy meal.
Tailor your sabbath meal to yourself and your table. As a gathered group, sharing food and being mindful of God and each other, you are reenacting the ancient tradition passed to us by Jesus and the prophets.
Questions to consider during the meal (each person may be encouraged to offer their own responses):
• What was a highlight of this day for you and why?
• Were you surprised by anything today?
• What was the kindest thing that someone did for you today? Who was kind, and how did you feel about it?
• What is the most thoughtful thing that you did for someone today? How was your kindness received? How did you feel about that?
• Was there anything that you wish you could re-do this week? What would a redo look like and what would you hope to accomplish?
• What are you looking forward to in the coming days?
When it is time to clear the table or the meal is finished – a closing blessing might reflect some of the highlights or insights that have been shared throughout. Give thanks for each of the people who are at your table. Pray in thanksgiving for each participant by name. As you extinguish the candles you might conclude with:
“And now Lord, as we have been nourished and have offered our prayers and thanksgiving with our conversation, be with us and help us to be mindful of your love, and of your expectation that we share our belovedness with others. All this we are bold to pray, Amen+
You could also close with the Lord’s prayer, or a prayer for the evening from the New Zealand Book of Common Prayer.(https://anglicanprayerbook.nz/167.html)
Lord,
it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
Other evening prayers:
The setting sun now dies away,
and darkness comes at close of day;
your brightest beams, dear Lord, impart,
and let them shine within our heart.
We praise your name with joy this night.
Please watch and guide us till the light;
Joining the music of the blest,
Oh lord, we sing ourselves to rest
To God the Father, God the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Trinity blest, whom we adore,
Be praise and glory evermore.
This is an outline that invites you to have family or friends gathered for a weekly holy meal.
Tailor your sabbath meal to yourself and your table. As a gathered group, sharing food and being mindful of God and each other, you are reenacting the ancient tradition passed to us by Jesus and the prophets.
Questions to consider during the meal (each person may be encouraged to offer their own responses):
• What was a highlight of this day for you and why?
• Were you surprised by anything today?
• What was the kindest thing that someone did for you today? Who was kind, and how did you feel about it?
• What is the most thoughtful thing that you did for someone today? How was your kindness received? How did you feel about that?
• Was there anything that you wish you could re-do this week? What would a redo look like and what would you hope to accomplish?
• What are you looking forward to in the coming days?
When it is time to clear the table or the meal is finished – a closing blessing might reflect some of the highlights or insights that have been shared throughout. Give thanks for each of the people who are at your table. Pray in thanksgiving for each participant by name. As you extinguish the candles you might conclude with:
“And now Lord, as we have been nourished and have offered our prayers and thanksgiving with our conversation, be with us and help us to be mindful of your love, and of your expectation that we share our belovedness with others. All this we are bold to pray, Amen+
You could also close with the Lord’s prayer, or a prayer for the evening from the New Zealand Book of Common Prayer.(https://anglicanprayerbook.nz/167.html)
Lord,
it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
Other evening prayers:
The setting sun now dies away,
and darkness comes at close of day;
your brightest beams, dear Lord, impart,
and let them shine within our heart.
We praise your name with joy this night.
Please watch and guide us till the light;
Joining the music of the blest,
Oh lord, we sing ourselves to rest
To God the Father, God the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Trinity blest, whom we adore,
Be praise and glory evermore.
You are invited for a brief service and to receive the imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday (February 18) at Noon or at 7pm in our sanctuary, or to receive ashes as part of Ashes to Go. The 7pm service will also include communion.
Rev. Amy will be offering "Ashes to Go" at the Hull Boat dock for the 6, 7 & 8am boats. "Ashes to Go" will also be offered in the church parking lot (that we share with the bank etc.) at 1-3pm and 5-6pm.
LINK TO SERVICE BULLETIN (NOON)
LINK TO SERVICE BULLETIN (7 PM)
Rev. Amy will be offering "Ashes to Go" at the Hull Boat dock for the 6, 7 & 8am boats. "Ashes to Go" will also be offered in the church parking lot (that we share with the bank etc.) at 1-3pm and 5-6pm.
LINK TO SERVICE BULLETIN (NOON)
LINK TO SERVICE BULLETIN (7 PM)