"The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. This Lent, communities are invited to walk with Jesus in his Way of Love and into the experience of transformed life. Together, we will reflect anew on the loving actions of God as recounted in the Easter Vigil readings. Together, we will walk through the depths of salvation history into the fullness of redemption."
- Life Transformed, The Way of Love in Lent, The Episcopal Church
Resources for Lent
Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023, marks the beginning of the season of Lent. We offer the resources below to help individuals, families, and congregations in this time of preparation and reflection. Information about church services and special Lenten offerings made available by congregations throughout our diocese will be added in the weeks to come.
The Episcopal Church offers a variety of Lenten Resources on their website. These include:
- Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent - Resources include an Adult Forum Curriculum and a Quiet Day for Lent Curriculum
- Download the 2023 Way of Love in Lent Calendar
- Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community podcast (Season for Lent launches February 7, 2023)
- Preparing to Become the Beloved Community - Lenten Curriculum
- United Thank Offering (UTO): A Grateful Lent (UTO Lenten Gratitude Challenge) and other resources for children and adults
- Episcopal Relief & Development: 2023 Lenten Meditations
- Living Compass: Living Well Through Lent
- Living the Way of Love: A 40 Day Devotional
- Lent Madness
Lenten Studies & Other Offerings
Churches throughout the Diocese of South Carolina will offer Lenten studies and other events throughout the season of Lent. All are invited and all are welcome. Services are often offered both online and in person and will be added as they are received. Send information to mhamilton@episcopalchurchsc.org for inclusion in this list.
Wednesdays in March, beginning March 1
Adult Ed Lenten Series at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal. All are welcome to join for this Adult Ed Lenten Series: Reading The Bible Again, For the First Time. Each week, the study will begin with a simple soup supper at 6 pm, and the class will be held from 6:30-7:30 pm. The dates will be March 1, 8,15, 22 and 29.
Wednesdays in Lent at St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville. Each week the church will offer a Lenten event at 6:30 pm from March 1 through March 29. The schedule is as follows:
March 1 - Soup Supper 5:15 p.m. and Taize 6:30 p.m.
March 8 - Concert - 6:30 p.m.
March 15 - Taize - 6:30 p.m.
March 22 - Soup Supper 5:15 p.m. and Compline 6:30 p.m.
March 29 - Taize - 6:30 p.m.
March 18, 2023
Lenten Retreat with the Rev. Cn. Scott Gunn at Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant. During Lent, Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, will offer a series of Lenten events, including a Lenten Retreat featuring the Rev. Cn. Scott Gunn, an Episcopal priest and author who also serves as Executive Director of Forward Movement, a ministry of The Episcopal Church that seeks to inspire disciples and empower evangelists through devotions, Bible studies, formation courses, and other resources to equip and support people in their walk with Jesus Christ. More details will be shared soon, but save the date!
Adult Ed Lenten Series at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal. All are welcome to join for this Adult Ed Lenten Series: Reading The Bible Again, For the First Time. Each week, the study will begin with a simple soup supper at 6 pm, and the class will be held from 6:30-7:30 pm. The dates will be March 1, 8,15, 22 and 29.
Wednesdays in Lent at St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville. Each week the church will offer a Lenten event at 6:30 pm from March 1 through March 29. The schedule is as follows:
March 1 - Soup Supper 5:15 p.m. and Taize 6:30 p.m.
March 8 - Concert - 6:30 p.m.
March 15 - Taize - 6:30 p.m.
March 22 - Soup Supper 5:15 p.m. and Compline 6:30 p.m.
March 29 - Taize - 6:30 p.m.
March 18, 2023
Lenten Retreat with the Rev. Cn. Scott Gunn at Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant. During Lent, Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, will offer a series of Lenten events, including a Lenten Retreat featuring the Rev. Cn. Scott Gunn, an Episcopal priest and author who also serves as Executive Director of Forward Movement, a ministry of The Episcopal Church that seeks to inspire disciples and empower evangelists through devotions, Bible studies, formation courses, and other resources to equip and support people in their walk with Jesus Christ. More details will be shared soon, but save the date!
Stations of the Cross
Holy Communion, Charleston
During Lent, churches throughout the diocese offer Stations of the Cross, a devotion to the Passion of Christ which recalls a series of events at the end of Jesus' life from his condemnation to his burial. The Way of the Cross/Stations of the Cross imitates the practice of visiting the places of Jesus' Passion in the Holy Land by early Christian pilgrims.
The Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston will offer Stations of the Cross at noon every Friday during Lent. The church is located at 218 Ashley Avenue in downtown Charleston.
St. John's, Johns Island will offer Stations of the Cross each Thursday at 5 pm. This 30-minute service in which we walk and pray the steps of Jesus to the Cross will take place outside on the grounds, but will begin and end in the church.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal
St. Marks Stations of The Cross, on the church green, Paris Ave, Port Royal. Outdoor self-guided meditations around the perimeter of the green Feb. 23 to April 8.
The Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston will offer Stations of the Cross at noon every Friday during Lent. The church is located at 218 Ashley Avenue in downtown Charleston.
St. John's, Johns Island will offer Stations of the Cross each Thursday at 5 pm. This 30-minute service in which we walk and pray the steps of Jesus to the Cross will take place outside on the grounds, but will begin and end in the church.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal
St. Marks Stations of The Cross, on the church green, Paris Ave, Port Royal. Outdoor self-guided meditations around the perimeter of the green Feb. 23 to April 8.
Worship With Us During Lent
Churches throughout the Diocese of South Carolina will offer services throughout the season of Lent. All are invited and all are welcome. Services are often offered both online and in person and will be added here throughout the months of February and March. Send information to mhamilton@episcopalchurchsc.org for inclusion in this list.
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Holy Week and Easter 2023 |
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FEBRUARY 22, 2023
A list of some of the services offered around the diocese are listed below. To add to this listing, please email Molly Hamilton at this email. |
APRIL 2- APRIL 9
Services are being added to this listing as they are being received. To add to this listing, please email Molly Hamilton at this email. |
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All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island
Holy Eucharist and Imposition of the Ashes will be offered at Noon and 6 pm Calvary, Charleston Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant There will be three Ash Wednesday services offered--7:30 am and 11 am in the historic Chapel; and at 6 pm in the main church Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville Imposition of the Ashes and Holy Eucharist Rite II at 12 noon and 6 pm Church of the Messiah, Myrtle Beach Holy Eucharist and Imposition of the Ashes at 12 noon and 7 pm Epiphany, Summerville Ash Wednesday service at 6 pm Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland Ash Wednesday liturgy at 5 pm Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island Ash Wednesday service including the Litany of Penitence and Imposition of the Ashes at 12 pm in the sanctuary Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston 7 am Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes 12 noon Choral Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes 5:30 pm Choral Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island Imposition of the Ashes will be held at 7 am and 12 pm. A Choral Eucharist with Imposition of the Ashes will be offered at 7 pm. St. Anne's, Conway 12 pm - Imposition of the Ashes (only) at St. Anne’s. 6:30 pm - Joint service for Ash Wednesday at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) 1001 5th Ave, Conway, SC 29526 (full service and imposition of ashes) St. Bartholomew's, Hartsville Ash Wednesday services offered at 7:30 am and 6 pm St. Catherine's, Florence Ash Wednesday service at 6 pm St. David's, Cheraw 12 noon - Holy Eucharist with Imposition of the Ashes St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville Ash Wednesday services at 12 noon (Ash Wednesday liturgy) and 6:30 pm (Ash Wednesday liturgy with Holy Eucharist) St. James, Charleston (James Island) Holy Eucharist & Imposition of Ashes at 7:30 am (quiet, spoken) and 7 pm (service with choir) St. James-Santee Episcopal Church, McClellanville Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 pm St. John's, Johns Island 8 am Ash Wednesday service at Grace Chapel in Rockville 12 pm - Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 5:30 pm with music 7 pm in Spanish St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Charleston 12 Noon and 5:30 pm St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal Holy Eucharist and Imposition of the Ashes at noon and 5:30 pm St. Stephen's, Charleston There will be three services, 12 pm, 5 pm (family-friendly service), and 7 pm (service with choir) St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, North Myrtle Beach Holy Eucharist with Imposition of the Ashes at 12 noon and 6 pm St. Thomas, North Charleston (Park Circle) Imposition of the Ashes at 12 noon |
All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island
Palm/Passion Saturday - April 1 at 5 pm Palm/Passion Sunday - April 2 - 8:30 am and 10:15 am April 6, Maundy Thursday: Holy Eucharist & Stripping of the altar at 6 pm April 7, Good Friday: Traditional Solemn Collects & Veneration of the Cross at 12 pm; Tenebrae at 7 pm April 8: Easter Vigil and Eucharist at 5 pm Easter Eucharist: 8:30 am and 10:15 am Easter egg hunt follows the 10:15 service. Calvary, Charleston Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville Church of the Messiah, Myrtle Beach Maundy Thursday, April 6: 7:30 pm service Good Friday, April 7: 12 noon service Easter Sunday, April 9: 10 am service overlooking the beach at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club Lawn at 9000 N. Ocean Blvd. Epiphany, Summerville Episcopal Church in Okatie, Ridgeland Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston The Cathedral will offer services each day of Holy Week. For a full listing of services and times, please visit this link. On Easter Day, the Cathedral will offer the following services: 8 am Choral Eucharist 9:30 am Family Eucharist 11:15 am Choral Eucharist Many services are offered live and as recordings on the Grace Church Cathedral YouTube page at this link. Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island April 3-5: Holy Eucharist at 12:30 pm Thursday, April 6: Maundy Thursday service and washing of feet at 7 pm, followed by the Gethsemane Watch Friday, April 7: Stations of the Cross for Good Friday at The Marshwalk; Liturgy for Good Friday at 12:30 pm Sunday, April 9: Easter Day Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10:30 am. A children's Easter egg hunt will follow the 10:30 am service. St. Anne's, Conway Palm Sunday (April 2): 10 am Blessing & Procession of the Palms and Holy Eucharist Maundy Thursday (April 6): Candlelight Service of Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar at 7 pm Good Friday (April 7): Solemn service at 11:30 am Easter (April 9): Holy Eucharist with Festal Music at 10 am, refreshments and fellowship follow the service; Children's Easter Egg Hunt at 11:10 am St. Bartholomew's, Hartsville Palm Sunday (April 2): 9:30 am Maundy Thursday (April 6): 7 pm Good Friday (April 7): 6 pm Easter Sunday (April 9): 9:30 am St. Catherine's, Florence St. David's, Cheraw St. George's Episcopal Church, Summerville Palm Sunday (April 2): 8 am (Rite I) and 10:30 am (Rite II) April 3 at 6:30 pm: Mary’s Way of the Cross presented by the Women of the Church Maundy Thursday (April 6): Liturgy of the Day with stripping of the altar at 6:30 pm Good Friday (April 7): 12 noon and 6:30 pm (Liturgy of the Day with Solemn Collects and Veneration of the Cross) Easter (April 9): 8 am (Holy Eucharist Rite I) and 10:30 am (Holy Eucharist Rite II and visitation by Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley; reception follows the service) St. James, Charleston (James Island) Palm Sunday (April 2): One service at 10 am Maundy Thursday (April 6): Holy Eucharist with washing of the feet and stripping of the altar at 7 pm Good Friday (April 7): 7 pm Easter (April 9): Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10 am St. James-Santee Episcopal Church, McClellanville St. John's, Johns Island Palm Sunday (April 2): 8:30 am and 10:30 am April 3: Procession to the Angel Oak at 5 pm and Holy Eucharist at the church at 5:30 pm April 4: Holy Eucharist at 12 pm; Procession to the Angel Oak at 5 pm and Holy Eucharist at the church at 5:30 pm April 5: Noonday prayers at 12 pm; Procession to the Angel Oak at 5 pm and Holy Eucharist at the church at 5:30 pm April 6: Stations of the Cross at 5 pm; Maundy Thursday service at 7 pm Good Friday (April 7): Liturgy for Good Friday at 12 pm; Stations of the Cross at 5 pm April 8: Easter Vigil at Grace Chapel in Rockville at 7 pm Easter (April 9): Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10:30 am (Easter egg hunt at 9:15 am at the LaRoche Playground) St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Charleston St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Port Royal Palm Sunday (April 2): Liturgy of the Palms at 9 and 11 am Maundy Thursday (April 6): 7:30 pm Good Friday (April 7): 12 noon Easter Vigil (April 8): 7:30 pm Easter Sunday (April 9): Eucharist at 9 and 11 am St. Stephen's, Charleston Palm Sunday (April 2): Holy Eucharist at 7:45 am, 9 am (Family friendly), and 11 am (Choral Eucharist) Maundy Thursday (April 6): Family-friendly Holy Eucharist at 5 pm (with foot washing); Agape meal follows 5 pm worship; Choral Eucharist at 7 pm (with foot washing) Good Friday (April 7): 12 noon Stations of the Cross; 1-3 pm Confessions available in the church; Good Friday Liturgy at 7 pm Holy Saturday (April 8): Holy Saturday prayers at 10 am; The Great Vigil of Easter (with incense) at 8 pm Easter Sunday (April 9): Eucharist at 9 am (Family service) and 11 am (Choral Eucharist) - Intergenerational Easter Activities will follow both the 9 am and 11 am services. A printable flyer of all Easter Week events is here. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, North Myrtle Beach St. Thomas, North Charleston (Park Circle) |
lentmadness.org
Each year at Lent, people worldwide participate in Lent Madness, the “saintly smackdown” in which 32 saints do battle to win the coveted Golden Halo. Calling itself the world’s most popular online Lenten devotion, Lent Madness brings together cut-throat competition, the lives of the saints, humor, and the chance to see how God works in the lives of women and men across all walks of life. |
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