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LENT 2020

In previous years our diocese has provided us all with a small booklet of daily
reflections for Lent written by members of our churches and alongside this we’ve
chosen Lent Courses for our groups to follow. This year things will be a little different.
Home Groups and study groups will still happen in Lent but as a benefice we’ll all
be studying the same course and alongside this there will be a sermon series for
further reflections. At the same time we’ve begun a new pattern of Benefice
Prayer twice per month which we encourage you to come to in Lent, and beyond,
which we hope and pray may lead us to adopt a simple rule of life as we journey
forward together.
First the Lent Course: Bishop Nicholas has provided
every parish in the diocese with a copy of the
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book ‘Saying Yes to
Life’ by Ruth Valerio which he encourages us all to
study in Lent. We’re going to do just that that for
our Lent Course in our benefice. There will be groups
at different times and in various locations around
the benefice- look out for details in the coming
weeks & sign up. If you would like to lead or host a
group please speak to one of the clergy about this
asap. Lists to sign up to purchase the books will be in
churches from Sunday 19 Please sign up for a
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