PC(USA) to live stream weekly Lenten devotions

“Sometimes 15 minutes on Wednesday is the help we need to focus our week, and find our way through a season like Lent,” said the Rev. Barry Ensign-George, associate for Theology in the office of Theology and Worship.

That’s just what members of the office of Theology and Worship—together with colleagues at the Presbyterian Center—will offer Presbyterians, and all who wish to participate, this Lenten season.

Beginning Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 1:00 p.m. EST, “Periscopes for Lent” will broadcast live through Periscope, an application offered by Twitter.  Each “scope” will follow a brief order of daily prayer. “Periscopes for Lent” will take place each Wednesday through Lent, concluding the Wednesday of Holy Week (March 23) with a reading of the Passion narrative.

In addition to daily prayer, two of the lectionary passages for the upcoming Sunday will be read, giving followers a chance to look ahead to the Sunday to come. Those who follow the broadcast live will be able to submit their own prayers.

Each week’s broadcast will last approximately 10-15 minutes. The broadcast scheduled the Wednesday of Holy Week, March 23, will be a reading of the Passion narrative and its duration will be slightly longer.

“Periscopes for Lent” will be broadcast through Periscope, the live broadcast application of Twitter.  The app can be downloaded on a mobile device and the broadcast can be viewed by clicking on a prescribed link at specified times from a user’s computer. Read More…