THIS LENTEN SEASON AT ST. GREGORY'S

Lent is the season that calls us to special devotion and growth in our relationship with God in Jesus Christ. It is the season where we reawaken to the presence of God within us and around us as we journey with Jesus into the desert which then leads us to Holy Week and our journey to the cross and our Easter encounter with our risen Lord.

St. Gregory's is offering a series of special programs and events to encourage our spiritual growth during this Lenten season. Some of the highlights include a daily five-minute poem and prayer read by Father Andrew, which will be available on our website as well as our YouTube and Facebook pages. On Saturday, March 8, Reverend Robyn will lead a walking meditation through the Morikami Gardens, one of the treasures of South Florida, that will also feature poetry and scriptural reflections. Reverend Robyn will be offering a special Lenten class on Tuesday evenings and Fr. Andrew and Anita Sherman will be offering a book study and Bible Study class on Wednesday evenings. Details about each of these classes are included in our weekly emails and in the Sunday bulletin and our special Lenten inserts. Fr. Emilio will continue to offer his Monthly Healing Masses in March and April, and Reverend Elizabeth will lead us in our monthly Yoga Masses as well. Timothy Brumfield and our choir will lead a special Lenten Evensong in March. Our children and families will experience special Lenten worship in our April Rise and Shine service. 

These offerings are our response to the godly admonition from the words of Book of Common Prayer liturgy on Ash Wednesday: "I invite you, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting and self-denial; and by the reading and meditating on God's holy Word."

I know with the grace of the Holy Spirit these programs and special events will make a difference in your spiritual life.  

Blessings,

Andrew+