Lent is a time for intentional re-connection with God, “by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.”
Holy Week Schedule
Sunday April 2- Palm Sunday Service 9am
Coffee & Conversation in the Rectory
Thursday April 6- Maundy Thursday Service 6pm
Friday April 7- Good Friday Service 12pm
Sunday April 9- Easter Sunday Service 9am
Followed by an Easter Egg Hunt for the Kids
Coffee & Conversation in the Rectory
St. James 2023 Lenten Events
Free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Tues. March 21, 2023
5:30 - 7pm in the Undercroft
We will also be decorating & burying our Alleluias
Non-Perishable Food or Monetary Donations are welcome
Ash Wednesday Service
Free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Eucharist Service & Imposition of Ashes- 5pm
At St. John the Evangelist
3rd & Wanamaker Ave. Essington, PA
Stations of the Cross
Free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Stations of the Cross
Friday Evenings 6:30pm
Inside main church
Lenten Resources
Creating a Lenten Altar
Creating a Lenten Altar
Creating a Lenten Altar
Designate a spot in your home to be a Lenten Altar Space for You/Your Family. Place a special cloth or scarf down (preferably purple). Add a candle and a cross. You may also wish to put a small vase of flowers or prayer beads/rosary a picture of Jesus or other items that draw you closer to Christ.
Ash Wednesday
Remembering Confession In Lent
Remembering Confession In Lent
Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a season of repentance and renewal of our faith.
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Remembering Confession In Lent
Remembering Confession In Lent
Remembering Confession In Lent
The Book of Common Prayer contains two orders of service for private confession, known officially as the Reconciliation of a Penitent. Making a private confession is a traditional and powerful spiritual practice, and the choice to confess or not confess to a priest is governed by the old adage: All may, some should, none must.