Create Your Own Lenten Devotional Journal

February Arts of the Spirit Workshop

Deepen your spiritual practice through journaling this Lent. The February Arts of the Spirit workshop will be led by Janet Allen, who has been creating handmade journals for over a decade.

This daylong workshop introduces the ancient art of bookmaking using modern materials. Participants will leave the workshop with a sturdy, archival 40-page book suitable for use throughout Lent and for reflection in years to come. 

The discipline of journaling is a way to express memories, emotions, thoughts, and feelings, and can include poems, visual images, either original or found, Psalms, and other Bible verses that you find meaningful.

Saturday, February 7
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Room 305

• Fee: $20 (covers all core materials)
• Bring a bag lunch
• Advance registration is required so supplies can be prepared. Register deadline: February 2, 2026

What to bring (if you have them):
Scissors; metal ruler; triangle; utility knife; bone folder; pencil; photos or magazine cutouts; any special papers you’d like to include.

All other materials will be provided.

Please note: A Soul Gardening workshop will be offered in March to create covers for your journals.