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Lenten Small Group Bible Study

Reverend Joann • February 11, 2022

Full to the Brim: An Expansive Lent

by A Sanctified Art

Join us this year for a Lenten Small Group Bible Study experience. Whether you’re new to Bible study and small groups or whether it’s your favorite part of church, all are welcome! Bible Study times and locations listed below (both online and in-person options will be available).


All participants will receive a Lenten Devotional booklet which includes several devotionals, including some for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week. Together, we will discuss the devotions for the First through Fifth weeks of Lent, and you are encouraged to go through the others at your own pace.


Our 2022 Lenten theme, Full to the Brim, is an invitation into a full life, to be authentically who you are, to counter scarcity and injustice at every turn, to pour out even more grace where it is needed. As we journey together through this devotional, we will find scriptures, poems, art, reflections, and hymns that are filled with promises of God’s abundant and expansive grace. We’ve done nothing to deserve or earn this grace, and yet, like water, it spills over. This Lent, let us increase our capacity to receive and give grace, and let us discover the expansive life God dreams for us.


Thank you for signing up to join your friends and family in Lenten Small Groups. We will form groups based on level of participation, aiming to provide your preferred choice of group. We will send you an email confirming your registration (or if no email, we will call you). Please contact Rev. Joann Lee at joannlee@calpres.org with any questions.


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