Lent and Easter at All Saints 2024
Ash Wednesday and Lent
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting and marks the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. The name “Ash Wednesday” comes from the practice of placing onto the forehead, ashes - typically obtained by burning the palms blessed on the previous year’s Palm Sunday - in the shape of a cross, symbolizing mortality and the need for repentance.
Lent is a time of preparation for Easter, marked by repentance, fasting and reflection, and represents Christ’s time of fasting and temptation in the wilderness. Lent asks us to set aside a time each year for similar fasting, marking an intentional season of focus on Christ’s life, ministry, sacrifice, and resurrection. The Lenten season culminates in Holy Week, which includes Palm Sunday and the joyous celebration of Easter.
At All Saints we start our Lenten journey with the following services:
Ash Wednesday, 14th February
10.00am - Ash Wednesday said Mass - with ashing
7.30pm - Ash Wednesday Liturgy - with ashing
Lent Programmes
Churches Together in Clifton, Cotham & Redland - Lent Conversations 2024:
Faith, Creation and Climate Change
All Talks: 7pm refreshments; 7.30pm start
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Climate Justice and the Church - Dr Ruth Valerio
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Curlews, Conservation and Faith – Mary Colwell
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Clifton Cathedral on 27 February
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‘Now My Eyes Have Seen You’; Seeing God in creation – Revd Dave Gregory
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Tyndale Baptist Church on 5 March
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‘Ensoiled Spirituality’; living out an earthed faith – Revd Dr Al Barrett
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Cotham Parish Church on 11 March
All Saints Church - Lent 2024
Lectio Divina – Scripture and Prayer: The Lent Gospel Readings
Lectio Divina is an intentional and contemplative way of reading scripture. Established within Benedictine monastic practice in the 6th century, it provides us with a way to step more deeply into God’s word. The term means ‘divine reading’ and is based in the belief that Christ is present in the Bible and that this way of reading allows God to speak directly to us.
The focus of our attention will be on the Gospel reading for the following Sunday, following the theme set by the lectionary, but allowing us directly to hear God’s word across this season,
Each reading session will last for just over 30 minutes and will take place in the Richard Chapel at 3.00pm on a Wednesday: 21 February; 28 February; 6 March; 13 March
Recommended Reading for Lent