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- Midweek Lenten worship at Ascension Lutheran Church, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
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- Shepherd of the Hills, Stevenson, Wash., observes contemplative prayer around the cross.
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- Young members of Grace Lutheran Church, Hendersonville, N.C., prepare for a Lenten service of healing.
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- Ten children and six adults came together to learn about the Lenten journey at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Sharpsburg, Md. They made prayer beads and alms containers.
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- The season of Lent at Historic Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa.
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- First Lutheran Church in Stoughton, Wis., hosts a weekly Lenten supper.
Lent is the season of preparation for Easter and covers approximately six weeks. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Lent is observed through sundown on Maundy Thursday. Many ELCA congregations observe this time through Lenten worship services, service projects, devotions and Wednesday suppers.
