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Tag: Fasting

What is Lent?

Lent is a forty-day (excluding Sundays) period of fasting, repentance and spiritual discipline in the Christian calendar, observed by many denominations including the Anglican Church. The word Lent derives from lencten, an Old English term meaning spring. The… Read More

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Christ the King Church will be hosting a Pancake Dinner in honor of Shrove Tuesday on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 from 5PM-6:30PM in the Fellowship Hall, just prior to the men’s and women’s Bible study. Shrove Tuesday, also… Read More

On Fasting, by Mary Ann Johnson

What did fasting mean for Jesus? What should fasting mean for me? First, we are NOT to fast like a Pharisee. The Pharisees wanted everyone to know how holy they were so they either had a dirty face… Read More