Join in with Lent in 2022

Join us at your local churches for Lent events and activities in 2022. All Welcome.

Thursday Lent Film Nights 6:30pm at The Chapel on Wharf Rd. Every Thursday in Lent, starting 3rd March for 6 weeks. Film, food and discussion. Each week will be different so you can come to one, some or all. Text to book 07730 609446.

Messy Church during Lent: St Mary’s in Ash vale invite you to Messy Church on Sunday 27th Feb and Sunday 20th March 4-6pm. All Welcome, but please book ahead! Text to book: 07730 609446

Prayer Meetings at St Mary’s: First Fridays of the month. 4th March & 1st April 7-8pm

Daily Readings will be available from the Visual Commentary on Scripture – (thevcs.org) which you can sign up to. St Mary’s will be using these together as well.

Homegroups Recommendation: Jane is recommending the Lent Course that is offered by the Archbishop of Canterbury for homegroups to use – “Embracing Justice”

Wed 2 March— lent Talk at Mothers Union (afternoon group) 2.30pm at the St Peter’s Centre in Ash. A Lent Talk by Rosemary Gooding, all welcome. (Opposite the church)

Lent Group at St Peter’s in Ash: We are revisiting “The Nail” by Stephen Cotterill. Meet in St Peter’s Parish Centre at 7.30pm. The dates are: Tuesday 8th March, Thursday 17th March, Wednesday 23rd March, Monday 28th March, Wednesday 6th April. Each session is a standalone event, meaning that if you can’t make it to all the sessions you will not miss out. Everyone is welcome.

Stations of the Cross at St Peter’s in Ash: This takes place every Friday in Lent, 7pm. A time of prayer and reflection as we follow the stations of the cross. Each week will be different so you can come to one, some or all.

Going greener for Lent? Please plant some trees! Amaha We Uganda is working towards the long term goal of 13 tree nurseries across the South Rwenzori area of Uganda. Why not calculate your carbon footprint this month, try to reduce it, and offset the rest? We suggest a minimum donation of £1 per tree, or if you feel you would like to sponsor a whole tree nursery, we suggest a minimum donation of £500. (Costs vary depending on the site accessibility and conditions). William attends our Zoom services all the way from Uganda at St Mary’s every Sunday and you can see his team at work on the charity website: www.amahaweuganda.org you can donate via their website or you can give via St Mary’s ‘Give a Little’ page for us to pass on to Amaha We Uganda https://tinyurl.com/UgandaDonations

40 Acts – Kids Lent Challenge: #ChapelKids will be giving this a go, trying to do a few things from this list at The Chapel, and taking the rest home to try. Why not join us and see how generously you can do lent this year? https://40acts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/40acts_kids_wall_plan.pdf

We wish you blessings and growth this Lent as we prepare for Easter.