Having a Mindful Lent . . . 50+ ideas to consider during the 40 days of Lent 

• Send a friend a card or note out of the blue 
  
• Join the Choir 
  
• Take on a daily reading discipline – read the Episcopal News Service (https://episcopalnewsservice.org/)
  
• Clean out your car 
  
• Feed the birds 
  
• Sit in a different pew 
  
• Bring a friend to church 
  
• Clear out a junk drawer 
  
• Set an alarm on your phone, and zone out until it rings 
  
• Memorize a favorite psalm 
  
• Pick up litter 
  
• Unsubscribe from useless emails 
  
• Block notifications on your devices 
  
• Try a different news source 
  
• Subscribe to a magazine or newspaper you’ve never tried 
  
• Practice a Sabbath Day with your family with a nod of gratitude to our Jewish siblings and their shabbat dinners 
  
• Check in with a school alumni association and let them know how and where you are 
  
• Block a large chunk of time and read or listen to a book 
  
• Share a Friday pot luck supper and binge watch The Chosen at church 
  
• Attend a lecture in person or on-line 
  
• Visit a museum 
  
• Sit quietly outside and count how many distinct sounds you can hear 
  
• Stretch for 10 minutes a day 
  
• Pray the office of morning prayer or evening prayer 
  
• Phone a friend 
  
• Worship Differently 
  
• Join Saturday’s Compline service via Zoom at 4pm 
  
• Keep a journal 
  
• Read daily scripture 
  
• Set up an appointment for the Rite of Reconciliation with Rev’d Amy or any clergy member (see Book of Common Prayerage 861) 
  
• Find a volunteer opportunity and incorporate it in your weekly schedule 
  
• Attend a Lenten retreat
  
• Incorporate an on-line worship service into your schedule (our National Cathedral has daily services broadcast on-line via Youtube)
  
• Meet a new neighbor 
  
• Pray for your family 
  
• Volunteer to serve the unhoused 
  
• Adopt a tech sabbath – give up screens for a day per week 
  
• Explore a couple of new recipes 
  
• Expand your vocabulary 
  
• Attend Daily prayer on-line - with an Episcopal church or another denomination
  
• Find a new walking path 
  
• Take a bike ride – invite a friend 
  
• Go swimming – find an indoor pool 
  
• Change your spending habits 
  
• Take an exercise class 
  
• Read Sunday’s scriptures before you come to church (used this  link) 
  
• Become a “No gossip” zone 
  
• Participate in the monthly communion bread baking in the parish kitchen 
  
• Pray through the parish prayer list 
  
• Participate in Lent Madness 
  
• Donate your time, talent or treasure to a non-profit 
  
• Try a bedtime prayer practice