Introducing Lent

 

​Lent is a time when Christians intentionally make room in busy lives to draw nearer to God. It’s a period for preparing hearts and minds for the great festival of Easter. Lent can be a time to clear away the clutter from our lives through reflection and prayer, and to reassess our priorities. God offers us renewal and refreshment, healing and restoration.

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Wild Bright Hope

 

Mondays 10.30 a.m. The Chapel, Chapel Street, Milborne St Andrew

starting 10th March

 

Twelve writers share their experiences of hope in a variety of life situations. The book encourages us to embrace a more hopeful perspective for the world and the challenges we face, and to consider how we ourselves can play a full part in bringing in the kingdom of God. Each week we will read two chapters in advance of the meeting and reflect on them together when we gather in person.

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Week 1— Seeds of unity; reimagining day to day

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Week 2—Kingdom, faiths and diplomacy; wild paths of peace

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Week 3—Hope and the Church of England; a vision for hope in politics

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Week 4—Widening horizons; a beautiful and messy awakening

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Week 5— The radical grace of God; good news, new histories

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Week 6—A journey through a supper table; hope in suffering

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What to bring with you: course book (see sign-up sheet in church)

 

A Beautiful Friendship:

A Lent Course based on the film Casablanca

 

Tuesdays 7.30 p.m. Church Room, Puddletown

starting 11th March

 

It’s an oldie, but a goodie.

This course offers a fresh perspective on a classic film. Dealing with powerful themes of love, loss, faith and sacrifice, it will help us reflect on the Gospel message.

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Week 1—Watching the film

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Week 2—Waiting in the wilderness

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Week 3—Lamenting and lost love

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Week 4—Seeing God’s bigger picture

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Week 5— Standing up for our beliefs

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Week 6—The power of self-sacrificial love

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What to bring with you: Bible, course book (sign-up sheet in church), pen and paper

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Suggested Reading

Living Hope: A Lenten Journey

 

This booklet invites you to explore the hope God offers us – not wishful thinking, but something real, robust, alive. Each week it considers the idea of hope from a different angle, as we journey with Jesus on the road that leads to the cross and beyond, to the transforming hope of Easter Day. It offers daily Bible readings, pictures, short reflections, prayers and practical ideas to help you grow in hope and in faith during Lent. Written by Cathrine Fungal Ngangira, Belle Tindall and Victoria Mason.

 

(To order this booklet, sign the sheet in church by 24th February)

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Ash Wednesday Service

5th March

6.00 p.m. Puddletown Church Room

A service of Holy Communion  with the Imposition of Ashes

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Morning, Evening Prayer and Compline in Lent

 

Morning Prayer takes place each day on Zoom.

Mon-Thurs. 8.30 a.m.; Sat. 9.00 a.m.

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Compline 6.00 p.m. Wednesday evenings

Milborne St Andrew Church (starting 12th March)

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Evening Prayer 6.30 p.m. Thursday evenings

Dewlish church (beginning 13th March)

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Holy Week and Easter

Please look at the monthly service posters or March Parish magazine for details of  Holy Week and Easter services.

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Dewlish Lent Lunches — open to all

Thursday/Tuesday at 12.30 p.m.

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Come and enjoy soup, bread and cheese in congenial surroundings, and support a charity with a donation at the same time.

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​Thursday 13th March         Up Top, Dewlish

Tuesday 25th March           Village Hall, Dewlish

Tuesday 8th April                Parsonage Farm, Dewlish

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Milborne St Andrew Lent Lunches — open to all

Wednesday at 12.30 p.m.

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Wednesday 12th March         The Chapel, Chapel Street

Wednesday 26th March          The Ground Floor Flat, Manor Farmhouse, The Grove

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We would love to welcome you to any or all of the events offered in this leaflet. You do not have to be a regular churchgoer to attend. All that is needed is a willingness to explore what faith might mean for you, a commitment to listening to others’ ideas without judgment and a desire to learn.

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For information about anything in this leaflet, please contact the

Vicar, Sarah Hillman, on 01305 848784; sarah.c.hillman@outlook.com

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