Regarding Lent, all Covenant parishes are participating in a weekly Lenten practice beginning the week of March 11- April 11.
Lenten Soup Suppers in Dowagiac will take place on Thursdays, 6:00 pm, and in St. Joe on Tuesdays, 5:30 pm. Both will use The Way of Love, Practices for Jesus-Centered Life. A simple meal will be followed by study.
Niles participates in a community Lenten study on Wednesdays that rotates among several area churches and denominations, beginning at 6 pm with a simple meal followed by study.
March 20 - St. John's UCC, 601 Sycamore St, Niles
March 27 - St. Mary's Catholic, 219 S State St, Niles
April 3 - First Presbyterian, 13 S 4th St, Niles,
April 10 - Holy Trinity, 1819 Oak St, Niles
Members from all parishes are welcome to join in any study that suits their interest or schedule. Contact the parish office for details if interested.
Holy Week will be celebrated with a different aspect in each of the Covenant churches in April. Holy Eucharist will be provided in all parishes on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday
Lenten Study
In the first century Jesus of Nazareth inspired a movement. A community of people whose lives were centered on Jesus Christ 10 and committed to living the way of God’s unconditional, unselfish, sacrificial, and redemptive love. Before they were called “church” or “Christian,” this Jesus Movement was simply called “the way.”
Episcopalians everywhere will share in this special Lenten Journey. Each week, we will turn, learn and pray our way through the desert, toward resurrection life with Jesus.
The Way of Love, Practices for Jesus-Centered Life, is the theme for the Lenten Soup Suppers being held at St. Paul’s, St. Joseph.
The (potluck) Lenten Soup Suppers will be held on
Thursdays, 6:00 pm through the season of Lent (March 14 – April 11) with the study to follow.