Lent – Saint Thomas Church

From the earliest of times, Christians have observed a period of preparation for Holy Week – the celebration of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Traditionally, this was done through the disciplines of prayer, alms giving, and fasting. The season of Lent grew out of these practices and preparations, becoming a season of spiritual pilgrimage by which we make our way to the Cross in order to share in the Resurrection life of Jesus.

Special Programs and Events During Lent

Lent 2025 Sunday Evensong Sermon Series - The Temple of Jerusalem

Healing the Wounds of the Heart: How to Really Forgive

The Spring Theology Lecture
The Parish as Divine “Place”: The Healing of Body, Desire and Society

Saturday, April 5, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

We will walk around the church praying the Stations of the Cross as prayed in Jerusalem. The service concludes with the fifteenth station – the Resurrection – in the form of the mass.

Wednesdays at 12 pm • The Way of the Cross and the Holy Eucharist •

This will take place in the Lady Chapel following the 12pm mass, with guided Contemplative Prayer from 3:30pm until
4:30pm.

Friday afternoons in Lent • Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Friday evenings in Lent • Movie Night

We continue sessions through Lent except on March 4 and April 15.

Pilgrims' Course

Saturday, April 12, the Saturday before Palm Sunday 10am-3pm, includes coffee, mass, and simple soup, bread,
and cheese lunch.

Quiet Day with Bishop Andrew St. John - Preparing for Holy Week

Korean language Eucharist on March 9 and April 13.

March 5: Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten journey. On this day we are marked with the sign of the Cross on our foreheads as a sign of our penitence, and a reminder that we are mortal – born of, and returning to the dust of the earth.

Our doors will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Ashes will be imposed during and in-between each liturgy of the day. Priests will be available to hear confessions and give absolution, or talk with you about your spiritual journey. We invite you to join us for the Eucharist which will be celebrated simply at 8 a.m., and solemnly with the Choir of Men and Boys at 12 p.m., and 5:30 p.m., during which the choir will sing Allegri’s Miserere.

Ash Wednesday Confessions

Said Mass for Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 @ 8:00 a.m.

The Solemn Liturgy of Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

The Solemn Liturgy of Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Rest of Lent

March 6-8

Choral Evensong

Thursday, March 6, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

Confessions, Spiritual Advice, and Healing Ministry

Saturday, March 8, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

The First Week of Lent (March 9-15)

The collect for the First Sunday in Lent implores God to help us resist the many temptations of the world just as Christ, led by the Holy Spirit, resisted Satan in the wilderness.

The topic of the Pilgrims’ Course, an in-depth study of the Christian faith offered by our Rector, Fr. Turner, is The Holy Bible: “The Word of the Lord”.

Sung Eucharist

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m.

The Spirituality of Healing
Jesus’ miracles and healing activity: should we expect miracles today?

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m.

Litany in Procession and Solemn Eucharist

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Korean Holy Eucharist 한국어 감사성찬례

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m.

Solemn Evensong
Sunday Evensong Sermon Series – The Temple of Jerusalem
God’s Glory Abideth
Preacher: Fr. Gonzalez-Grissom

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.

Organ Recital: Eugene Lavery

Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 5:15 p.m.

Choral Evensong

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

The Holy Bible: “The Word of the Lord”

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.

The Way of the Cross and the Holy Eucharist

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

Choral Evensong

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

Choral Evensong

Thursday, March 13, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

Healing the Wounds of the Heart: How to Really Forgive
'Therapeutical’ and ‘Transactional’ forgiveness: are they compatible with Christan forgivenness?

Thursday, March 13, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.

Friday Bible Study
Let Mutual Love Continue: An Exhortation to Inhabit the Community of Witness

Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m.

Confessions, Spiritual Advice, and Healing Ministry

Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

The Second Week of Lent (March 16-22)

On the Second Sunday in Lent we ask that God, “…whose glory it is always to have mercy…”, to forgive those who turn from wickedness with a contrite heart.

The Pilgrims’ Course topic for this week is An Introduction to the Sacramental Life of the Church: Baptism and Confirmation.

Sung Eucharist

Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m.

The Spirituality of Healing
What is spiritual healing? The approaches of faith and science

Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m.

Solemn Eucharist

Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Solemn Evensong
Sunday Evensong Sermon Series – The Temple of Jerusalem
Place of Sacrifice
Preacher: Fr. Schultz

Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.

Violin Recital: Aisslinn Nosky

Sunday, March 16, 2025 @ 5:15 p.m.

Festal Evensong

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

An Introduction to the Sacramental Life of the Church: Baptism and Confirmation

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.

The Way of the Cross and the Holy Eucharist

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

Solemn Eucharist

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

Choral Evensong

Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.

Healing the Wounds of the Heart: How to Really Forgive
Can there be forgiveness without justice? The #MeToo and the Black Lives Matter movements

Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.

Friday Bible Study
Let Mutual Love Continue: An Exhortation to Inhabit the Community of Witness

Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m.

Confessions, Spiritual Advice, and Healing Ministry

Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

The Third Week of Lent (March 23-29)

On the Third Sunday in Lent we are reminded that our strength comes from God, not ourselves, and ask God to purify our souls and bodies.

The Pilgrims’ Course topic for this week is “They Recognized Him in the Breaking of the Bread”: The Eucharist at the Heart of Our Common Life.

Sung Eucharist

Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m.

The Spirituality of Healing
Lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover’ (Mark 16.18): the healing mission of the Church

Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m.

Solemn Eucharist

Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

Solemn Evensong
Sunday Evensong Sermon Series – The Temple of Jerusalem
Sea of Water
Preacher: Mo. Lee-Pae

Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.

Organ Recital: Colin Andrews

Sunday, March 23, 2025 @ 5:15 p.m.

“They Recognized Him in the Breaking of the Bread”: The Eucharist at the Heart of Our Common Life

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.

The Way of the Cross and the Holy Eucharist

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

Healing the Wounds of the Heart: How to Really Forgive
Can we Really Forgive When we are Still Hurting and Grieving?

Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.

Friday Bible Study
Let Mutual Love Continue: An Exhortation to Inhabit the Community of Witness

Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m.

Confessions, Spiritual Advice, and Healing Ministry

Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m.

The Fourth Week of Lent (March 30-April 5)

The Fourth Sunday of Lent is also known as Laetare, or “Refreshment”, Sunday. We relax our Lenten disciplines and celebrate the fact that Jesus “…dwells in us…” in the form of bread during the Eucharist.

The Pilgrims’ Course topic for this week is When Things Go Wrong: Confession and Healing.

The Fifth Week of Lent (April 6-12)

On The Fifth Sunday in Lent we enter Passiontide, during which we prepare to walk the way of the Cross, culminating in our observance of Holy Week, the heart of the Christian year.

The Pilgrims’ Course topic for this week is Mission and Ministry: Vocation, Ordination, and the Mission of the Church.