Celebrate LEnt 2009
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 25th February.
Lent is traditionally kept as a time for 'exercising' our Christian Faith.
Do look out for details about local study groups and services, but here are some other things to do in Lent, whether by yourself or with a group.
If you have good ideas to share, please email them
Lent is not a time to be gloomy, it is a time to grow in faith.
Discover St John's message for today
Join Bishop Dominic for one day a week to study St John's Gospel.
Support the Bishop's Lent Appeal
I shall again be asking people to give up a meal on Ash Wednesday and Fridays in Lent and to send me the money that they have saved for my Lent Appeal. This year I plan to use the money to set up Street Pastor schemes in various parts of the Diocese. This is a ministry to young people that is proving successful in other parts of Wales.
If your churches (or Churches Together) are interested in setting up such a scheme, please contact me and see www.streetpastors.co.uk
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Take a virtual journey to the Holy Land
Christian Aid say: During Lent we want to challenge you to go beyond hearing about the people in the Holy Land, hear from them instead.
Every day through Lent our virtual pilgrimage will take you on an interactive journey. Using short videos, podcasts, photo galleries, prayers and stories it will bring the Holy Land alive.
We will follow a route that takes in many of the locations mentioned as part of Jesus' journey towards Jerusalem. And along the way you will be able to find out more about issues, connect with other users, share your views and take part in actions that will help change lives. Read more and sign up
Join the Diocesan Week of Guided Prayer
8 - 15 March
Open to everyone but please book a place.
No previous experience of guided prayer is needed
Love Life, Live Lent
Love Life Live Lent is a new way of marking Lent. Instead of giving up chocolate or going on a detox, it encourages people to undertake a simple act of generosity each day. The actions are small and fun to do, but make a real difference in homes, families and communities.
Read more
Read the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book
Why go to Church?
The Drama of the Eucharist
by Timothy Radcliffe OP
Published by Continuum £9.95
ISBN 978-08264-9956-1
In this book Timothy Radcliffe examines what it means to celebrate the Eucharist. Whilst other people experience it as boring and pointless, listening to the readings, the homily and the creed all take us through the crises and challenges of faith. From the offertory through to the end of the Eucharistic prayer we are caught up in the hope that was Christ's, faced with Good Friday. From the Our Father until we are sent on our way, especially in receiving communion, we are formed as people who are capable of love.
About the Author: Timothy Radcliffe was until recently Master of The Dominican Order. He is the winner of the 2007 Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing for his book What is the Point of Being a Christian? He lives in Oxford.
Read a review by Canon Terry Palmer