Welcome To The Season of Lent!
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Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
Lent has arrived, seemingly out of nowhere. The rapid speed of days and weeks flying by feels like Christmas was no more than a week ago. This was a sentiment shared by one of my fellow clergy recently and I am tending to agree. Time moves quickly. Lent though is an important opportunity to try and slow down a fraction and take note once again of our spiritual nature and the important place a relationship with God has at the centre of our being. Therefore I’ve come up with a simple anacronym as we journey into Lent in order to take seriously this incredible opportunity as we journey purposefully towards Holy Week and Easter. |
Learn more deeply about our relationship with God
Enter into and explore different spiritual practices e.g. prayer, listening, obedience, stability, balance, humility, hospitality, fasting, giving. Notice how much of our time, talents and money we really give to support others (i.e. God’s mission). Thanksgiving rather than grumbling is key to our continued growth as a disciples of Jesus I pray that we have a happy and holy Lent (and hopefully no lockdowns). Yours on the journey, Fr Ian. |
Key Dates
16 Feb |
5.30pm Shrove Tuesday Liturgy of Reconciliation (St Paul’s)
CANCELLED DUE TO LOCKDOWN |
17 Feb |
10.00am Ash Wednesday Eucharist (St Paul’s—Mthr. Wendy)
7.00pm Ash Wednesday Eucharist (St John’s - Fr Ian) CANCELLED DUE TO LOCKDOWN |
18 Feb27 Feb13 Mar27 Mar |
10.00am Ash Wednesday Eucharist (St Paul's - Fr Ian)
9am-11am Working Bee (St Paul’s) - Holy Clean & Weed. Please see sign-up sheet in the church for details.
8.30am-1pm Kyneton Farmer's Market
Whole Town Garage Sale (Donations needed) |
Lent Study Opportunities
For enquiries, please contact
Fr Ian on 0437 655 702 or Fr Declan on 0457 708 586 |
Awakening My Faith
By Bishop Jeremy Greaves
We are combining again this year for shared Lent Group with the Roman Catholic Parish using the resource “Awaken My Faith’ prepared by Bishop Jeremy Greaves.
The books have arrived and cost $10 each. Times: Tuesdays from 23rd February at 3pm Thursdays from 18th February at 7pm Both are at St Paul’s. There will be a Zoom option on Tuesday and will send the link out prior. |
If you would like a hardcopy please contact Fr Ian 0437 655 702 .
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Colours of Lent- A Lenten ReflectionFree Copies of the 2021 Anglican Overseas Aid Lenten Reflection are available as a hardcopy at St Paul's. Or you can download a digital copy by clicking the picture to the right.
As we make the Lenten journey, our thoughts are drawn to the cost of discipleship, and our feeble and faltering attempts to live out our Christian convictions. Even though we often fall and stumble, we can know with confidence that God loves us still. -Extract from Colours of Lent pg.1 |
Check out our Lenten Library for something you might like to read and reflect on during Lent.
2021 ABM Lent, Good Friday and Easter Gift Appeal
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ABM offers five projects for you to consider supporting during Lent, on Good Friday, and for the season of Easter. The Anglican Parish of Kyneton will be supporting the 2021 ABM Gift Appeal. To find out more about the specific projects donations will be given to please click the link below or directly donate by clicking the image (left). |
Holy Week and Easter Day Worship TimesOur worship times will be updated soon...
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