40 days
Lent is a key season in the Church Year. It consists of forty days, an interesting biblical number. How long did the flood last? Forty days and forty nights (Genesis 7:4). Moses spent forty days on Mount Sinai with God (Exodus 24:18). After failing to follow God’s command to enter the Promised Land, the Israelites [...]
Lenten Soup Suppers
In order to enable and encourage Pilgrim’s members, friends, and guests to join us at our Midweek Lenten services during the Wednesday of Lent, we will again offer a Midweek Lenten Soup Supper prior to our Midweek Lenten services. The Soup Supper will run from 6:30—7:15 PM beginning Wednesday, March 9th, through Wednesday, April 13th. [...]
The Case for Christ: Midweek Lenten Series 2011
As we move into March we finally come to the season of Lent. Since Ash Wednesday is March 9th, this year Lent begins about as late as it possibly can. According to Pilgrim Lutheran tradition we hold a Midweek Lenten service on the Wednesdays of Lent. Over six weeks our goal will be to have [...]
Lenten Midweek Series Begins on February 17th
Lent is a 40 day liturgical season that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter Sunday. Sundays are not included in the 40 day count because every Sunday is a joyful celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. Lent is considered a time of penance and discipline. Here at Pilgrim Lutheran our Lenten goal is to help [...]
Why Ash Wednesday?
Traditionally, the Christian Church has observed the seven weeks before Easter as a time of penitence and spiritual self-examination. Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, derives its name from the ancient practice of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes from the unused palm branches of the previous year. Ashes historically have had [...]