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Lenten Study Groups

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Tuesday Night Lenten Supper:  Conversations with the Rector

Tuesday Evenings during Lent:  6 – 8pm

February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24

The first part of the program will be “Episcopal 101.”  The focus will be on practical approaches to the big theological questions like Who is God?, Who is Jesus?, and Who is the Church?

Episcopal 101: Lent Program

The first part of our Lent program, “Episcopal 101,” will explore fundamental theological questions through a practical lens: Who is God? Who is Jesus? Who is the Church?

We’ll ground these big questions in 21st-century life and the specific experiences of our St. Martin’s community. The program will also include reflection on our community’s strengths, challenges, and growth over the past 11 years.

Required for anyone seeking confirmation or reception on April 19th.

The essentials of the Tuesday evening will repeat in a condensed form following the 10 am Sunday liturgies during Lent in the Stearns Room. There is no registration fee for the Sunday morning discussions.

If you have any questions about this, please contact the office.

Suggested donation for the Tuesday evening program:

  • $100 per person
  • $150 Pay-it-Forward (to subsidize another attendee)
  • Community Pay-What-You-Can

Registration includes five vegetarian soup and salad suppers. Click here to register!

Lenten Book Group: The Serviceberry

This Lent, we invite you to explore Robin Wall Kimmerer’s beautiful meditation, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. Through Kimmerer’s lyrical prose, discover how gratitude weaves through the gift economy of the natural world—and what that might teach us about our own lives.

We’re offering two opportunities to engage with this book:

St. Martin’s Wednesday Book Group
Wednesdays, March 4 and 25 at noon via Zoom

Join us for two discussion sessions as we delve into this thought-provoking work together:

  • March 4: Pages 1–66
  • March 25: Pages 67–112

To register and receive the Zoom link, please email Kathryn Barr.

United Thank Offering Book Club
Tuesdays at noon: February 24, March 3, 10, 17, and 24

This five-session series offers a chapter-by-chapter journey through The Serviceberry, culminating in an online panel discussion on gratitude and reciprocity. While reading ahead will enrich your experience, it’s not required—and you’re welcome to attend any or all sessions that fit your schedule.

For more information and to register click here. 

Lenten Video Series

This Lent, Seminary of the Southwest is offering a new Lenten project that invites the wider church into a season of renewal and hope.

Designed to accompany the first five weeks of Lent, the series creates space for prayer, conversation, and faithful reflection on repentance, discipleship, and the promise of new life. Shaped by the voices of five women members of our faculty, these gatherings reflect both the depth of Southwest’s theological life and our commitment to forming leaders for ministry, service, and healing.

Rooted in the Lenten journey, this project offers a hopeful reminder that even in times of change, God is at work bringing new life. Use the links below to sign up to receive reflections and/or videos in your email,

Click HERE for more information.

Click HERE to register for the video series.

Prayer and Meditation

Stations of the Cross

An audio recording for walking the Stations of the Cross is accessible here.  This resource can be as a private meditation at home or while out walking, but during Lent, please feel free to visit the nave and walk the Stations of the Cross in person.

Morning Prayer

Join us for Morning Prayer in the chapel or on Zoom, Tuesday-Thursday at 9AM. We use Daily Prayer , an app version of Common Worship from the Church of England. The app is downloadable from the Apple and Google Play stores. In addition to Morning Prayer at St. Martin’s, you can use the app any day for Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer (Compline). Audio is available for Morning and Evening Prayer for a contemplative listening experience.

2026 Lenten Meditations

Episcopal Relief and Development provides Lenten Meditations written by Sister Monica Clare, an Episcopal nun, author and unlikely TikTok star. These meditations offer an invitation to rediscover—or deepen—holy habits of prayer, worship and engagement with Scripture. These “holy habits” provide a path to a life that is given shape, meaning, and direction by being rooted in a deeper relationship with God.
You can download a full meditation booklet or have the meditations sent to your email.

For more information and/or to subscribe, click here.