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THE LENTEN "METHOD" FOR 2003
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| Prayer can include making a quiet space in each day, use of the Book of Common Prayer daily devotions (BCP pp. 137-144), Stations of the Cross (Fridays, 7:30 pm), and attendance at all Sunday Eucharists. Sacred Space, Daily Prayer for Lent, by the Irish Jesuits |
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Fasting can include abstinence from meat and desserts, giving the amount that would have been spent on an imaginary guest, planning more sensible eating as a steward of one's life and body, even creating especially welcoming dining for guests as an expression of Christian love. | |
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| Study can include daily use of "Forward Day by Day," reading and review of a Forward movenement booklet (in the Saint Nicholas tract rack), a novel with a Christian theme, participation in the Parish Lenten Study.
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Giving can be to Church or charity on a disciplined basis. The traditional Lenten banks are available at Saint Nicholas. The 2003 Lenten collection will be to support Anglican life in Sudan.
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