by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 14, 2024 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
The season of Lent is observed in the church for 40 days (excluding Sundays) beginning with Ash Wednesday and lasting until Easter Sunday. It is a time for spiritual reflection, fasting, and focus on the ministry, witness, life, and sacrifice of Christ, and is...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 22, 2023 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
This past Sunday many of our congregations put away the Alleluia until Easter: by burying or veiling banners, or just singing “Alleluia, Song of Gladness” (ELW 318), an ancient hymn that reflects on how we lay aside our songs of joy for a short time in order to enter...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 14, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Lent begins this year on February 17 with Ash Wednesday. It was observed by the church since apostolic times, before becoming official at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Its purpose was to be a time of preparation and fasting during the 40 days before Easter. ...
by Joshua Drobena | Mar 11, 2017 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — Ash Wednesday, which was on March 1st this year, began the church season of Lent, the forty day period of fasting and spiritual preparation before Easter. In the early church, Lent was also a time of spiritual preparation for those new...
by Joshua Drobena | Mar 5, 2014 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — Looking for a Lenten Practice for Yourself or Your Congregation? Consider Make or Break for Lent—a Wellness Activity from Portico. As Christians, Lent draws us to deepen our spiritual life; this includes being more attentive to our...
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