Grace Episcopal Church is inviting community members to its Lenten Luncheon series every Friday, Feb. 20 to March 27.
A local minister will lead a brief service each week beginning at noon, and a lunch prepared by members of Grace will follow.
A donation is suggested for the meal, and proceeds support the missions of Grace.
The schedule of ministers leading the services is as follows:
- Feb. 20 — The Rev. Becky Durham, First Presbyterian Church
- Feb. 27 — The Very Rev. Stephen Spicer, Grace Episcopal Church
- March 6 — The Rev. M.O. Fort, Virginia Street Baptist Church
- March 13 — The Rev. Glen Schory, First Christian Church
- March 20 — The Rev. Lisa Balboa, Freeman Chapel CME
- March 27 — The Rev. Dan Huck, First United Methodist Church
Lent is the season lasting 40 days when Christians prepare for Christ’s resurrection at Easter. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is Feb. 18 this year. Easter is on April 5.
Grace Episcopal Church is at Sixth and Liberty streets.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
