Ash Wednesday Service of Penitence
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Ash Wednesday is an important day in the Church’s year. Please join us for a short service of penitence at 7.30pm as we prepare to keep Lent together.
Now available to watch on our Youtube Channel. Download the Service Sheet Alternatively there will still be Morning Prayer at 9am and Evening Prayer at 5pm using the usual links on the homepage |
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Lent reflections
Instead of the usual Lent Course this year we’re asking everyone to take some time to pause and reflect with our weekly reflections which will be posted to our Youtube channel every Wednesday from 24th February. The series will conclude with an Easter Reflection available from 7th April.
We’ll be basing the sessions around JS Bach’s Choral Preludes from his “Orgelbüchlein” (Little Organ book). All of the Preludes are based on different Lutheran hymn tunes; many of which we don’t sing today but some tunes are still familiar and used with our hymns.
Each reflection, lasting about 20 minutes, will include a Bible Reading, Organ Music, a Reflection and Prayer.
We’ll be basing the sessions around JS Bach’s Choral Preludes from his “Orgelbüchlein” (Little Organ book). All of the Preludes are based on different Lutheran hymn tunes; many of which we don’t sing today but some tunes are still familiar and used with our hymns.
Each reflection, lasting about 20 minutes, will include a Bible Reading, Organ Music, a Reflection and Prayer.
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Reflection 1: from 24th February
Erbarm’ dich mein, O Herre Gott (BWV 721) “Have mercy upon me, O God”; Translation of Psalm 51 Reflection 2: from 3rd March Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (BWV 658) “From God shall nought divide me” Reflection 3: from 10th March An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653) “By the rivers of Babylon” Reflection 4: from 17th March Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639) “I call to you, Lord Jesus Christ” Reflection 5: from 24th March O Jesu, ist dein Gestalt (BWV 1094) “O Jesus, round thy sacred frame” Reflection 6: from 31st March Herzlich tut mich verlangen (BWV 727) “I do desire dearly”; Passion Chorale Reflection 7: from 7th April Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 625) “Christ lay in death’s bonds”; Easter |
Other Lent Resources
Life, Death & Christian Hope an e-learning course for Lent
Life, death and hope are huge themes which lie at the very heart of our faith. If you’d like to explore them - particularly at a time when pandemic brings them centre-stage in very particular ways - this flexible, home-based, tutored, on-line course is for you! Details can be found here.
Two Online Retreat Days - Ash Wednesday or Wednesday 24th February
Visit the Diocese of Norwich website where you’ll find a link to two online retreat days (on Ash Wednesday and 24th February) organised by Deborah Hamilton-Grey. You may remember that Deborah was Curate in Attleborough and Besthorpe for a few months while looking for a permanent post.
40 words for 40 days: a new project for Lent 2021
Every day from Ash Wednesday a single word will come under the spotlight. Helped by a wide range of images, Susanna Gunner (Diocesan Adviser for Spirituality and Discipleship) will briefly explore each word, offering one or two ideas to mull over each day. Visit this link to have each day’s word sent to your email inbox. You’ll also be able to access them via all the diocesan social media channels.
In Living His Story, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2021, Hannah Steele uncovers liberating and practical ways of sharing the gospel story afresh. With warmth and encouragement, she shows us how we can live Jesus’ story in our own lives simply by being the people God made us and allowing people to be drawn to him through our natural gifts. Living His Story is a Lent devotional that will change the way you think about evangelism, show how ideally suited it is for the world we live in and fill you with confidence in sharing God’s love with the people around you.
#LiveLent: God’s Story, Our Story is the Church of England’s Lent campaign for 2021. Sign up for daily reflections in your inbox here or download the app from your app store.
Life, death and hope are huge themes which lie at the very heart of our faith. If you’d like to explore them - particularly at a time when pandemic brings them centre-stage in very particular ways - this flexible, home-based, tutored, on-line course is for you! Details can be found here.
Two Online Retreat Days - Ash Wednesday or Wednesday 24th February
Visit the Diocese of Norwich website where you’ll find a link to two online retreat days (on Ash Wednesday and 24th February) organised by Deborah Hamilton-Grey. You may remember that Deborah was Curate in Attleborough and Besthorpe for a few months while looking for a permanent post.
40 words for 40 days: a new project for Lent 2021
Every day from Ash Wednesday a single word will come under the spotlight. Helped by a wide range of images, Susanna Gunner (Diocesan Adviser for Spirituality and Discipleship) will briefly explore each word, offering one or two ideas to mull over each day. Visit this link to have each day’s word sent to your email inbox. You’ll also be able to access them via all the diocesan social media channels.
In Living His Story, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2021, Hannah Steele uncovers liberating and practical ways of sharing the gospel story afresh. With warmth and encouragement, she shows us how we can live Jesus’ story in our own lives simply by being the people God made us and allowing people to be drawn to him through our natural gifts. Living His Story is a Lent devotional that will change the way you think about evangelism, show how ideally suited it is for the world we live in and fill you with confidence in sharing God’s love with the people around you.
#LiveLent: God’s Story, Our Story is the Church of England’s Lent campaign for 2021. Sign up for daily reflections in your inbox here or download the app from your app store.
