*Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2025 - Advance Notice*
During this Diocesan Year of Spiritual Renewal and Wellbeing 2025 it is good to confirm that Bishop
Richard is planning to join us for Holy Week and Easter this year. This special year is inspired by the
Emmaus story in Luke’s Gospel, where the risen Christ walks alongside two disciples in their confusion
and doubt, listens to their concerns, and renews them in hope and love. As you may already know Bishop
Richard is currently Chair of the Church of England’s work on disability, which includes a working group
on Mental Health. In 2023, members of that group published ‘Struggling with God – Mental Health and
Christian Spirituality’ by Christopher Cook, John Swinton and Isabelle Hamley. During Lent we'll be
exploring the themes of mental health and Christian spirituality, wellbeing and resilience. This will then
feed into the Bishop's teaching and preaching during his time with us during Holy Week and
Easter.
*Lent Study Groups, with Biblical Reflection and Prayer*
This year we are running two Lent Study Groups which will be held in Church, starting the week beginning 9th March: Monday Evenings 7pm to 9pm on
10th, 17th, 24th, 31st March, 7th April starting with a simple supper (donations welcome) and Thursday
Mornings 10.45am to 12noon on 13th, 20th, 27th March, 3rd, 10th April, refreshments available in the
Chapter House from 10.15am. Based on the book above, study materials will be provided as needed. It will be useful for our planning to have an idea of numbers, so please sign up on the list at Church.
*Deanery Lent Evening Worship 2025* Theme: The ‘I am..’ sayings of Jesus. Sundays 6.00pm. All are welcome. We look forward to a variety of guest preachers and simple refreshments are usually served after the service. A Retiring Collection will be taken for the Deanery Project 2025-26: ‘Triumph Heart’ in Uganda.
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9th March at St. Andrew, Biggleswade –Preacher: Rev Graham Buckle
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16th March at St. Mary, Potton –Preacher: Ven. David Middlebrook
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23rd March at St. Swithun, Sandy –Preacher: Rev Jodie Brown
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30th March at St. Leonard, Old Warden –Preacher: Rosemary Bentley
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6th April at St. Lawrence, Willington –Preacher: Rt Rev Richard Atkinson