ASH WEDNESDAY 
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18: 
  • Ashes and Prayer on the Street, 12 pm. Join us for this beautiful tradition of offering the imposition of ashes and praying for people on the streets of our city. We’ll gather at St. Peter's and then head out together. Contact Christine at [email protected] to join.
  • Multifaith “Call to Repentance”, 3 pm. Join the diocese and faith leaders at 26 Federal Plaza as we gather in prayer, calling on ICE and our federal government to turn from cruelty and reclaim our shared humanity. Participants are asked to commit to the full vigil (3–4pm), holding a candle or designated sign, and to come with ashes on their forehead. Register here. 
  • Candlelight Vigil and Imposition of Ashes, 7 pm. We begin with a candlelight vigil in the St. Peter's courtyard, gathering in prayer, lament, and public witness—naming harm, remembering those lost to violence, and standing in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee neighbors. Afterward, all are invited into the sanctuary for the imposition of ashes—a sign of truth, grief, and our turning toward justice, mercy, and courage. All are welcome.

LENTEN DEVOTIONAL RESOURCES 
As a parish-wide invitation, we encourage you to select a devotional to guide your reflection during this season:
LENTEN CLASSES
Sundays from February 22 through March 22, from 11:30-12:30 pm. This Lent, we’re exploring the paschal mystery as a fuller way of making sense of grief and loss and of staying grounded, tender, and awake in a world that can leave us both heartbroken and stirred to action. Across five weeks, we’ll engage this mystery through different lenses (memento mori, theological, therapeutic, conversation with our poet-in-residence, and literature), so we can practice faithful presence and resilient hope together.
  • Feb 22 | Making Sense of Our Mortality - led by Eva Ting. Death is a reality that we don’t often think or talk about, even in the Church. As a Christian, how do we face our looming mortality while holding fast to the hope of eternal life? Can being mindful of our mortality bolster our spiritual practices—and even serve as a spiritual practice itself? Join Eva Ting, founder of a death education organization called Here to Honor, as we consider how to make sense of our mortality in light of our faith.
  • March 1 | Thinking Faithfully: What the Future Teaches Us About Grief and Hope - led by the Very Rev. Dr. Michael DeLashmutt. Endings—personal, communal, and cosmic—train us in how to wait, trust, and love. Together we’ll explore how Christian teaching about ’the end' can become a source of concrete hope rather than fear, especially in seasons of loss.
  • March 8 | Making Room for Grief and Loss: Practices for Tender Times - led by Joanna Thomas (LMSW, Spiritual Director) and Abby Liu (LMSW, Psychotherapist). Come be with others in the church community and learn about how to be with grief and loss, both large and small. We’ll discuss ways to integrate loss and start on a path to resilience and transformation. Together, we’ll practice slowing down, being with the experience and the feelings that emerge, holding multiple truths, and embracing the process.
  • March 15 | Q & A with Drew Jackson. Join us for an informal Q&A with our poet-in-residence, Drew Jackson, as we pause in Week 4 of Lent to reflect together on how we’re encountering the paschal mystery personally, communally, and in this moment in our world. Bring your questions, your wonderings, and whatever you’re carrying, to listen and process together.
  • March 22 | How Literature Helps Us With Hard Emotions - led by Stefanie Peters. Why read literature about grief, loss, or sadness? Is it helpful? We'll explore the role of emotions and how literature can help us navigate them, and then we will read some poems together, including a psalm of lament. Whether you're a reader or not, let's read together and discover how God can use sad literature to make space in our souls.

OPEN SANCTUARY
Sundays, February 22 through March 22, from 5–7pm. This Lent, we're opening our doors as a place of rest and refuge for our neighbors and community. Light a candle, create art at our open table, offer a prayer request, or simply sit in silence. Come for a few minutes or stay awhile. Come as you are to find rest, connection, and a place to belong. All are welcome.

A Taizé Prayer Service at Open Sanctuary: Sunday, March 1 from 5-7 pm. Taizé is a meditative style of Christian prayer rooted in short, repeated chants, extended silence, and candlelight — designed to quiet the mind and open the heart. This Lenten gathering invites you into a gentle rhythm of song, scripture, and stillness as we reflect together on what it means to return — to ourselves, to one another, and to God. All are welcome, whether you are new to contemplative worship or simply longing for a quiet place to rest; our service starts at 5 pm and last approximately 40 minutes. Then the sanctuary will remain open for silence and prayer until 7pm.
HOLY WEEK 2026