Acknowledging and celebrating the resurrection of Christ is the most important aspect of our faith. Easter is the longest season of the church year, lasting fifty days until Pentecost (which means fifty in Greek). These seven weeks allow us to explor...

A Lenten Study Pack

What can we learn about Jesus from the multitude of names he is given in the New Testament? Plenty! Welcome to a six-week course that will explore a number of the names and titles for Jesus that appear in the four Gospels, with some attention to rele...

A Lenten Study

In this six-session study, we'll consider the various aspects of forgiveness, a concept perhaps more central to Christianity than to any other religion.Christians differ widely in their interpretations of how forgiveness should be practiced. Some urg...

A Lenten Study

This study is built around the Common Lectionary Gospel readings for the five Sundays in Lent and Palm/Passion Sunday of 2007 (Year C). As a Lenten study, it ends with anticipating--indeed aching for--Easter Sunday. But Easter is another story and an...

A Lenten Study

Do you remember the first time you heard the Lord's Prayer? Most of us not only can't remember when we first heard this prayer, we can't remember when we memorized it--because our memorizing was not a conscious effort; it was simply the process of he...

(Youth Study)

Giving up an indulgence for Lent is a form of spiritual discipline, but it may sometimes be difficult for youth to see that there are other faithful ways to observe Lent besides depriving themselves of chocolate or Facebook. This one-session youth st...

A Lenten Study for Youth on Six Crosses
(Youth Study)

During the several weeks leading up to Easter Sunday, we are invited to take a journey to explore the meaning and symbolism of the cross. This Lenten series for youth focuses on six crosses of Jesus that have been widely used over the course of Chris...

A Lenten Study Pack
(Adult Study)

The apostle Paul has often been considered a controversial figure in early Christianity, especially in modern times. Paul's own complex and sometimes contradictory writings are partly responsible for his mixed image. Yet at the heart of his difficult...

(Youth Study)

For many, Lent is a time when we challenge ourselves to give up something that holds more power over us than we know it should. And while (to a certain extent) the practices of giving up personal indulgences do capture the meaning of the Lenten journ...