This children’s sermon series is designed to give children a sense of the meaning of the penitential season of Lent and what it means to be in relationship and conversation with God. It also is meant to convey in a visual way how through Easter, God has changed, to our good, the relationship God has with us.

Goal: To provide a basic idea and definition of what Ash Wednesday means to the Lutheran tradition as well as in a general sense to the world as a whole. Objectives: • Youth will participate in a small group setting where they will be share their current knowledge of Ash Wednesday and other terms or phrases that are related. • Youth will engage in a discussion on the results of the gathering common knowledge piece. • Youth will have the opportunity to listen and form for themselves a personal meaning and definition of Ash Wednesday. • Youth will decide on a 6-week commitment.

This is a script for a Maundy Thursday skit.It is set after lunch during a middle school recess with three middle school students and Jesus as the characters. Lent, Skit, Youth

A listing of scripture texts to encourage daily Bible reading in a congregation.

These are prayer petitions written to coincide with the Lenten lectionary in 2008. They draw on themes of caring for Creation.

We are doing "Where's Noah?" for our Lenten services this year. "Where's Noah?" is a lenten program of services and activities by Arley K. Fadness and published by CSS Publishing Company, Inc. One of the activities suggested in the book were to make animal tokens and have Noah give them out each Wednesday evening.

This season of Lent begins Wednesday, February 12. In these 40 days before Easter, Christians the world around will be engaged in prayer and private reflection about the meaning of Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection. Here is a series of discussion starters for families to use during Lent. They are listed by dates on the calendar. (Sundays are not included in the 40 days.)

Ideally, this should be used on Shrove Tuesday, but we want to do it when as many children as possible can be here.

Prayer Around the Cross provided the setting for our mid-week Lenten observance this year. It offered an opportunity for the people of our parish to experience a new way of prayer (new to us that is, but well-known in other parts of the Church).

Use this as a tool for Seder Services including dinner menus/recipes and devotion text.