Lent 2026
This year, our Lenten theme is Love Outpoured. Lent calls us back to the promises made in baptism—to die to sin, rise with Christ, and live in God’s grace. Through prayer, repentance, and renewal, we return to the waters that name us God’s beloved and we are sent into the world for the sake of others. Lent is a forty-day journey that invites us to return to God with honest hearts, trusting not in our own efforts, but in God’s mercy. It is a time to slow down, to pray, and to remember our deep need for grace. Lent is not about proving ourselves to God. It is about opening our lives to the love that has already been poured out for us—and letting that love shape how we live.
As we journey through Lent, we will hear from Paul’s letter to the Romans, where we are reminded that God’s love is not held back or earned—it is poured out freely through Jesus Christ. Even in our brokenness, God meets us with grace.
May God’s love pour into us and through us to our neighbors, communities, and all creation.
Devotional
Love Outpoured devotionals will be available in the Commons by February 14. The devotionals focus on portions of the apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans. In words that continue to speak to us today, Paul lays out foundational beliefs for a life of faith in Christian community.
Calendar
A Lenten Calendar will be available in the Commons and on this website by February 14.
Schedule for lent & Holy week
Ash Wednesday — February 18 at 12:00 & 7:00* pm
Wednesdays in Lent
February 25 and March 4, 11, 18 & 25
Meal @ 5:15 in St. Michael’s Hall
Worship @ 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Weekend Worship
Saturdays at 5:00 pm and Sundays at 8:15* & 10:30 am
Maundy Thursday — April 2 at 7:00* pm
Good Friday — April 3 at 7:00* pm
Easter Vigil — April 4 at 7:00 pm
Easter Sunday — April 5 at 6:30, 8:15* & 10:30 am
* = livestreamed at www.faithlc.org
LENTEN GIVING
CLIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES
Clive Community Services (CCS) supports clients in meeting basic needs so all in our community can reach their potential. CCS is uniquely committed to meeting the needs of immigrant communities and seeks to facilitate their adjustment to our neighborhood and enhance their quality of life.
To give a financial gift or volunteer, click here.
To shop from the Clive Community Services Wish List on Amazon, click here.
ELCA WORLD HUNGER
As members of the ELCA, we are called to respond to eradicate poverty and hunger. Working with and through our congregations in the U.S., Lutheran churches overseas, and other partners, ELCA World Hunger is uniquely positioned to reach communities in need.
During the season of Lent, ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving invites us to be part of that work and to bear witness to it with partners, companions, friends and neighbors. Click here for more information and ways to give online.