Lent Devotional for Families

Lenten Resources for Family Discipleship

St. John’s Vancouver and the God’s Big Story team have prepared a devotional booklet, calendar, colouring book and music playlist for observing the season of Lent at home.

The booklet now doesn’t include specific dates so it can be used every Lent. The materials are all designed for family discipleship around the table or somewhere in your home.

From the introduction:

The church has set aside Lent as a time for self-examination and joyful repentance, sometimes fasting and self-denial, and always seeing the glory of Christ as we meditate on God’s Word, which is why the readings in this book are all taken from Matthew, Mark, and Luke. They tell the story of Jesus’ life, ministry, and teaching, leading up to his death and resurrection for the salvation of the world.

Lent is not a time for spiritual competition or self-righteousness. The extravagant grace of God–revealed most fully in Jesus taking the punishment for our sin on the cross–far outweighs anything that we could do for him or for ourselves. Rather, Lent is a time to renew our daily dependance on God through the means that he has given us to be with him and grow in his grace. 

This book is designed for discipleship around the table. We encourage you to move a candle ahead each day on the accompanying Lent calendar, read the daily Scripture, and engage in the additional activities as you are able. The music has been collected in a Spotify playlist. We have also included a simple liturgy for morning and evening prayers, and weekly collects for Lent, if you would like to incorporate the readings into a structured rhythm of prayer and family worship. 

We hope and pray these resources strengthen and equip you to love and serve the Lord this Lenten season.

You can download all the materials here: