“I invite you, in the name of the Church,
to the observance of a holy Lent.”

Journey with us these forty days, to the Cross and the Empty Tomb, and we seek to grow into the likeness of Jesus Christ.

Download the 2026 Lenten Handbook

Here are some ideas and activities to help you observe Lent this season.

GIVE
SOMETHING
UP

  • Abstain from eating meat, every day or only on Fridays

  • Give up sweets, deserts, candy, chocolate, or sugar

  • Refrain from drinking alcohol, coffee, or soda

  • Abstain from some kind of screen time: television, movies, games, social media

  • Give up shopping

  • Forgo eating out or fast food

  • Make a concerted effort to give up a negative activity or attitude:

  • gossip, fear, worry, judgment, complaining

  • Fast once a week

  • Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday

GIVE
SOMETHING
AWAY

  • Clean out your closet and donate clothing to the White Rock Center of Hope

  • Make a meal and deliver it to a neighbor

  • Make a donation to Episcopal Relief and Development, the Kellermann Foundation,

  • the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, or another charitable organization

  • Have your children sort through old toys and donate what they downsize

  • Purchase $10 gift cards and hand them out to people on the street

  • Clear out your pantry or purchase canned goods,

  • giving them to the White Rock Center of Hope

  • Pick up a Blessing Bag at church and give it to a homeless person

  • Give a special gift of appreciation to a co-worker, employee, or employer

TAKE
SOMETHING
ON

  • Attend the Quiet Day on Saturday, February 21

  • Attend one, or all, of the Lenten Friday Dinner and Devotion programs (Starting February 27)

  • Attend Morning Prayer each weekday at 9:00 am on St. John’s Facebook page

  • Read the Bible daily

  • Read a book of a theological or devotional nature (suggestions below)

  • Have a daily or weekly time of family devotions with your household

  • Engage in a daily time of self-examination, and

  • make a sacramental Confession before Easter

  • Keep a daily time of prayer

  • Engage in daily physical exercise

  • Attend a Sunday School class or Bible Study

Dinners & Devotions

At St. John’s, our Lenten Fridays begin with a meal in Parish Hall prepared by one of our ministries: $5 per person or $15 for a family, plus we always have food options for kids. Following dinner, children ages 6 through 5th grade have their own devotional program in the Undercroft while adults and youth walk the Stations of the Cross in the church and hear from a guest speaker, each speaker focusing on the meaning of one of the stations.

We have a great lineup of speakers for this year:

FEBRUARY 27

Mtr. Carolyn Bartkus
Rector of Annunciation, Lewisville

MARCH 6

Canon Victoria Heard
Rector Emeritus of Redeemer, Irving

 

MARCH 13

Fr. Chase Skorburg
Rector of Good Shepherd, Cedar Hill

 

MARCH 20

Fr. Jacob Nichols
Rector of St. Luke’s, Dennison

 

MARCH 27

Fr. Oliver Butler
Interim Rector of Church of the Ascension, Dallas

DOWNLOAD THE 2026 LENTEN HANDBOOK

Worship Schedule

SATURDAYS in LENT

12:00 pm Reconciliation/Confession
in the Chapel

SATURDAY NIGHT

5:30 pm Rite 2 Eucharist
in the Chapel

SUNDAY MORNING

8:00 am Rite 1 Eucharist
a simple liturgy with hymns

9:15 am Rite 2 Eucharist
a contemporary liturgy with hymns

11:00 am Rite 1 Sung Eucharist
a traditional sung liturgy with
hymns and choir

MONDAY - FRIDAY

9:00 am Morning Prayer
streaming on Facebook

WEDNESDAYS

6:00 pm Evening Eucharist
Chapel of Our Savior

FRIDAYS in LENT

6:30 pm Lenten Fridays Dinner & Devotions
Parish Hall

On Sundays in the seasons of Easter and Christmas, we incorporate incense into the services.

Parish Classes & Events

Full Parish Calendar