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Home/Lent/What’s in YOUR Lent in a Bag: Shared Photos!

What’s in YOUR Lent in a Bag: Shared Photos!

“Jesus went into the wilderness for 40 days ‘to be tested’. What constitutes wilderness in your life? What have you learned there? What might you learn there?”

Sharing Lent in a Bag

We asked readers of Building Faith to send in their pictures of Lent in a Bag. Thank you to all who responded! Here are some beautiful images from churches of all denominations, all across the country. Want to add your picture of Lent in a Bag to this post? Email your photo, a description of what was included, and any links you’d like to share to buildfaith@vts.edu.

Chapel of the Cross – Chapel Hill, North Carolina

First Congregational UCC – North Ridgeville, Ohio

Church of the Ascension – Knoxville, Tennessee

Christ the King Lutheran Church – Bozeman, Montana

St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church – Minocqua, Wisconsin

First United Methodist Church – Grove, Oklahoma

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church – Annapolis, Maryland

St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church – Parsippany, New Jersey

Mt. Denson Cumberland Presbyterian Church – Springfield, Tennessee

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church – Madison, Wisconsin

Mission Hills United Church of Christ – San Diego, California

Presbyterian Church of Chestertown – Chestertown, Maryland

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church – Woodbridge, Virginia

The Parish of the Epiphany – Winchester, Massachusetts

St. Johns Episcopal Church – Ellicott City, Maryland

Christ Church Episcopal – Greenville, South Carolina


St. Peters Anglican Church – Williams Lake, British Columbia

St. James Episcopal Church – Marietta, Georgia

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Delray Beach, Florida

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March 10, 2017 By BuildFaith Editors

Filed Under: Lent, Lent Popular Tagged With: #lentinabag, church, family, Lent in a Bag

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  1. Sherry Bingaman

    March 10, 2017 at 5:26 am

    I’ve done the original Lent in a Bag, so I like seeing some of the variations. It would be nice, though, if we could actually read the pamphlets that accompany them.

  2. Lynette Simon

    February 5, 2021 at 12:05 pm

    i like the idea of Lent in a bag. it would be great if there was an explanation of what each object represents

  3. Sarah Bentley Allred

    February 11, 2021 at 11:59 am

    Thanks Lynette! We hope in future articles about faith at home bags to provide descriptions and links. Here’s one recent example! https://buildfaith.org/lent-at-home-kits/

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