LENT 2025
Lent 2025
March 5th Ash Wednesday
Services of Holy Communion at St Andrew’s, at 10am and 7.30pm.
At the evening service we will offer anointing and prayers for healing
Lent Groups
will study Bible passages which will link in with the booklet/on-line reflections available. You won’t need to do the daily readings for this to be worthwhile. The booklets, Living Hope, are available in both churches or on-line at https://www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/what-we-believe/lent-holy-week-and-easter/living-hope-lent-reflections
We will offer an afternoon gathering Mondays at 2pm; a zoom meeting on Monday evening at 8pm and an evening meeting Tuesdays at 7.30pm
These are open to all.
Monday meetings at 2pm will be at St Peter’s
Tuesdays, venue to be decided depending on how many wish to attend.
Please let Louise know as soon as possible so we can sort that out.
Week 1 Imperfect, Jonah
Mon 10th March at 2pm and 8pm
Tues 11th March at 7.30pm
Week 2 Trusting, Lamentations
Mon 17th March at 2pm and 8pm
Tues 18th March at 7.30pm
Week 3 Together, 1 Corinthians 12
Mon 24th March at 2pm and 8pm
Tues 25th March at 7.30pm
Week 4 Noticing, Jacob Genesis 28
Mon 31st March at 2pm and 8pm
Tues 1st April at 7.30pm
Week 5 Courage, The Armour of God, Ephesians 6
Mon 7th April at 2pm and 8pm
Tues 8th April at 7.30pm
Week 6 Transformed, Mark 14.3-9
Mon 14th April at 2pm and 8pm
Tues 15th April at 7.30pm
Quiet Morning
April 12th
9am-12 noon at St Andrew’s
Time to pray with music, reflections and silence
Please let Louise know if you plan to attend
Holy Week April 13th-19th
Sunday 13th Palm Sunday
Mon & Tues Lent Groups
Wednesday 16th 10am Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
Maundy Thursday, 7pm Meal, foot washing and Communion at St Peter’s
Good Friday, Devotional services, 10am at St Peter’s, 2pm at St Andrew’s
Holy Saturday, 10am-12 noon, Craft workshop at St Andrew’s
Easter Sunday April 20th
Services of Holy Communion at 8am, 9.30am and 11.15am
Sermon Series
We also plan a preaching series on: ‘The Church, so much more than a building’.
Using the set readings for the week we aim to address the following themes:
Feb 23rd: A Trusting Community
Mar 2nd: A Community of Transfiguration
Mar 9th: A Community of Challenge
Mar 16th: A Compassionate Community
Mar 23rd: A Penitent Community
Mar 30th: A Nurturing Community
Apr 6th: A Loving Community
Apr 13th: A Community of Praise
Apr 17th: A Community of Hospitality
April 18th: A Cross-centred Community
Apr 20th: A Community of Resurrection
April 27th: A Community of Proclamation