Lent resources (Liturgy: Year 5 - Lent as a preparation for Easter Marian Rowe SMC)

Year 7 - Lent our preparation for Easter and reconciliation (Melissa Weatherley SMC)

 LENT SONGS

'This is the time’– Michael Mangan (2005 - Litmus)

'Sing your joy' - Michael Mangan (1999)

 'Come as you are' - Paul Gurr (1999)

• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09152a.html

• http://www.catholic.org/clife/lent/   

• http://www.vatican.va/liturgical_year/lent/index-lent2005_en.html

• http://www.silk.net/RelEd/lent.html

• http://www.kencollins.com/holy-04.html   

• http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/lent.html   

• http://www.culham.ac.uk/Lent/index.html

• http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/default.asp

• http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/season/lentsp.html

• http://www.osv.com/lent/

Lenten Activities for Students

• http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/overviews/seasons/lent/lent_activities.cfm

• http://www.sundaysoftware.com/lessons/pathsheet.html

• http://www.archspm.org/family/lr_res_ap_least.htm

• http://www.silk.net/RelEd/lent.htm

• http://www.kencollins.com/holy-04.htm   The season of Lent

• http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/lent.htm    All about Lent

• http://www.culham.ac.uk/Lent/index.html  Journey through Lent  Key traditions and events as well as Christian teachings are explored in this unit of work relating to Lent. The ideas have been broken down into clear sections and older children can look at these and explore the associated links independently. Younger children will benefit from illustrations taken from simplified Bible texts; there are also opportunities to use practical activities and artefacts to support their understanding in this area of learning. The links to associated websites within sections of the project are occasionally aimed at teachers rather than children Contains teaching and learning activities.

• http://www.geocities.com/calendopaedia/christian.htm

          Information on the Christian Calendar

• http://www.rejesus.co.uk/spirituality/seven_sayings/#

          Click on each of the numbers on the icon for a flash movie reflection for late adolescence – adult reflection

• Lent Directory
  http://www.members.aol.com/LiturgybyTLW/LentDir.html

• American Catholic - Lent Resources (includes Lenten Calendar)
  http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/default.asp

• Worksheet for Pathway Through Jerusalem - Lent
  http://www.sundaysoftware.com/lessons/pathsheet.htm

• Lenten Activities
  http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/overviews/seasons/lent/lent_activities.cfm

• Lent - a personal program
  http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/overviews/seasons/lent/lent_program.cfm

• Lenten Resources from Catholicmom.com
  http://www.catholicmom.com/lent.htm

• General Resources:
  • A comprehensive list of Lent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter.
  • Planning for Lent and Easter, Carolyn Templeton, Reformed Church in America.
  • Lenten Season Directory, The Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, ELCA.
  • Online Resources for Lent, Holy Week and Easter, ELCIC's "Lift Up Your Hearts".
  • Lent: Call to Conversion, American Catholic.
  • The Season of Lent, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
  • Lenten Resources at Anglicans Online.
  • Lent: Resources for Preaching and Worship, General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church.
  • Jesus Today Tomorrow and Forever, Lent Course and Video.
  • The Passion of the Lord Jesus Christ, Ecumenical and Presbyterian Resources, Bruce Gillette. Includes links to resources about the Mel Gibson movie.
• Worship Planning:
  • Worship Planning for Lent, ELCA Division for Congregational Ministries.
  • Liturgies and Ideas for the Lenten Season, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
  • Lent: Resources for Preaching and Worship, General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church.
  • Lenten Liturgy a service of contemplation and healing, Worship Resources by Lisa Frenz, Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Portland, OR
  • Inclusive Language Seekers Liturgies from Seekers Church:
    • "Learning Compassion" (2005)
    • "Invitation to Unknowing" (2004)
    • "Where is the Hunger, Where is the Hope?" (2003)
    • "First the Silence" (2002)
    • "Building an Altar of the Fragments" (2001)
    • "Pay Attention!" (2000)
    • "In the Belly of Paradox" (1999)
    • "A Way in the Wilderness" (1998)
    • "Preparing for the Not Yet" (1997)
    • "Entering Mystery Through Darkness" (1996)
  • A Prayer for Ash Wednesday (and for use in Lent) by Dr. William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Wellspring Liturgies for Lent and Easter, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • Lent and Easter Worship Resources from Jeff Showder's The Billibong.
  • 2006 Lenten Sermon Series celebrating the 100th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's birth, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. (Right hand column contains index for English-language sermons.)
  • Lenten Candle Liturgy, Process and Faith.
• Art and Music:
  • Image-links at The Text This Week's Art Concordance:
    • Temptation of Jesus
    • (see Holy Week Resources for a list of links to Holy Week images)
  • Art to Heart, Jeff Dugan. Suggestions for classic artwork to use with each week's liturgy. Jeff also offers the opportunity to purchase PowerPoint presentations of classic art for weekly liturgical use.
• Devotionals, etc:
  • Lent Lessons, by Bass Mitchell, www.homiliesbyemail.com . Reflections and prayer guides for individuals and groups. (Links are at right-hand side of page.)
  • "When We Are Real," a daily thought for Lenten reflection, explorefaith.org.
  • Taking More Time to Reassess - Lenten Calendar from Alternatives for Simple Living.
  • Praying Lent, Collaborative Ministry Office, Creighton University.
  • "Keeping a Holy Lent," downloadable booklet from King of Peace Episcopal Church, Kingsland, Georgia.
  • Private Devotions for Lent at Byzantine.Net (Byzantine Catholics on the Web).
  • Meditations and Prayers for Lent and Easter by Victor Hoagland, C.P.
• Articles:
  • "Getting into the Rhythm of Lent," Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, Ship of Fools.
  • Searching for God: Reflections for the Six Weeks of Lent, at explorefaith.org.
    • "Leaving the Land of the Dead," Marcus J. Borg
    • "The Reality of Faith," the Rev. Dr. John R. Claypool
    • "The Size of Our Lens...The Size of Our God," the Rev. Dr. Daniel P. Matthews
    • "Listening for God," the Rev. Margaret B. Gunness
    • "A Sign from God," Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein
    • "Our Spiritual Seasons," the Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems
  • "Three Keys to Lenten Joy," James A Wiseman, Word Among Us, 2005.
  • "On the Need for Repentance," Jerry S. Maneker, PhD, Speak from the Heart.
  • Lent, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • "Connecting Worship and Daily Living in Lent," United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • The Season of Lent, at Ken Collins Web Site: Holy Days and Holidays.
  • The Season of Lent, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
  • "Room for Repentance," Marjory Zoet Bankson, The Living Pulpit.
  • The Great Fast at Byzantine.Net (Byzantine Catholics on the Web).
  • "Enabling Prayer" - overcoming inertia during Lent, Fr. Ted Stylianopoulos. BeliefNet.
  • "Journey into Orthodox Christian Lent," Frederica Mathewes-Green, BeliefNet.
  • Keep A True Lent, Charles Fillmore. Complete online text at the Unity Home Page.
  • "The Mystery of Lent", Abbot Gueranger O.S.B.
  • "Practice During Lent", Abbot Gueranger O.S.B.