Lent 2021 Resources

Christians around the world observe Lent through prayer, fasting and reflection. It is meant as a time to meditate on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus preceding the celebration of Easter. A number of resources for the season of Lent, such as those provided below, are available online for study, prayer and action. This page will be updated as more resources become known.

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Holy Week-specific

• March 29-31, 7pm MT (Mon-Wed): Holy Week with Handel: Meditations on the Messiah (Diocese of Edmonton)
• Thursday, April 1, 11am AT: Maundy Thursday—Holy Communion, Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Oil (Diocese of Fredericton)
• Holy Week formation at home (Diocese of New Westminster)
• Holy Week Voices from the Holy Land, Poems and Reflections from the Holy Land (eBook, Friends of the Holy Land, small change)
• Holy Week services in the Diocese of Calgary

Events

• Wednesdays, January 27-February 10, 7pm MT: Pre-Lenten Zoom study with Archbishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson (Diocese of Calgary)
• Thursdays, February 18-April 1, 10am ET: Encounters with Christ: A Lenten Sermon Series (Diocese of Huron)
• Mondays, February 22-March 29, 7pm: Basic income for Canadians, a Lenten study (Diocese of Huron)
• Wednesdays, February 24-March 31, 7pm ET: Meeting God in the wilderness, a Lenten journey (Zoom, led by Sylvia Keesmaat; small fee involved)
• Wednesdays, February 24-March 24, 7:30pm ET: Deanery of London Lenten series (Diocese of Huron)
• Wednesdays, February 24-March 31, 7pm MT: Lenten Bible Study: The letter to the Philippians, hosted by the Rural Ministry Initiative (Diocese of Edmonton)
• Throughout Lent: A Lenten Study on Queer and Trans Lives, daily reflections on social media (Proud Anglicans of Huron)

Recordings

• Pew and Beyond—Lent in a lockdown: Discussion begins at 2:15 mark (Hosted by the Rev. Dr. Neil Mancor and the Rev. Canon Lisa Vaughan, with guests the Rev. Canon Dr. Dawn Davis and the Rev. Canon Leslie Gerlofs)
• Bishop Geoff’s Lenten reflections (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)

Activity guides

• Becoming the story we tell, adapted for the Church in a time of pandemic A comprehensive program for Lent and Easter, including: activities for dioceses, parishes and small groups; liturgical resources; homiletic resources; and more (PDF, adapted 2021)
• A Fast for the Earth (Diocese of Toronto)
• Children’s Ministry Toolbox, including “Lent in a Box” (United Methodist Church, Michigan)
• Resources for Lent and Easter at-home kits (Illustrated Ministry)

Daily or weekly reflections

• Weekly video reflections from the Bishop of British Columbia
• Behold, now is the day of salvation (2016 Lenten video series, Diocese of Ontario)
• PWRDF’s Creation care, climate action: 40 days of PWRDF stories, 40 prayers for the Earth
• Come, pray: Weekly video series (Society of St John the Evangelist)
• Weekly Lenten Meditations (Wycliffe College)
• Lent Madness: Fun and engaging daily email Lenten devotion series (Forward Movement)
• Living well through Lent 2021: daily email devotional (Living Compass)
• #LiveLent 2021: Living His Story daily email reflections (Church of England)
• Like Watchmen for the morning (2015 Lenten video series)

Bible study and study guides

While some of the resources listed here may not directly be Lenten in nature, the resources could certainly be used in a Lenten study series within a diocese or parish.

• Study guide: Eucharistic practice and sacramental theology in pandemic times (2021)
• Arusha Call to Discipleship study and discussion (Diocese of Fredericton)
• A Church for Our Time: Meeting the Needs of Today’s World weekly live study lessons via Zoom (Diocese of Kootenay)
• What does God want for us? TED Talks meet the Bible (PDF, adapted 2020, Diocese of New Westminster)
• Generous People are Everywhere (Anglican Foundation)
• Revive Lent (Forward Movement, small fee involved)
• 12 Neighbours video and discussion series: “What does it really mean to love your neighbour?”
• #LiveLent 2021: Living His Story weekly study series (Church of England)

We extend thanks to the dioceses which, through their own online presence, have compiled and listed a number of resources on their websites. We have incorporated resources from the Dioceses of Fredericton, New Westminster; although, these sources may have been edited since this page was last updated.