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Lent is a time of preparation for the great
festival of Easter. A time for reflection and thought.
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A
prayer for Lent
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Dear God, our
Father,
When I stop to think
I am amazed at Your love for me.
You created me, and all the Universe.
You never cease to sustain me with life.
You have given me my friends and relatives
and all that is good and beautiful
and true, to enjoy.
Most of all You have shown Your love
by sending us Your Son.
Help me to keep this Lent
as an opportunity for
knowing Him more clearly,
loving Him more dearly
and following Him more nearly,
day by day.
Amen
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Special Services
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 Reynolds
Sermon
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8pm, 13 April 2011
the
Wednesday next before Palm Sunday
In
1648 the will of John Reynolds bequeathed to us the sum of £1 for the
preaching of a sermon on the 'Wednesday next before Palm Sunday'.
We revived the custom in 2005 when Bishop David preached (and got his
pound!).
8:00pm
13
April
2011
The
Reverend Dave
Tomlinson
How to be a Bad Christian.
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Prayer in
Lent
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 The
Labyrinth in Lent
The
Lenten
Journey
is
a
journey
of
prayer
and the Labyrinth offers a
unique opportunity to walk meditatively in prayer.
The Labyrinth will be available in the evening of Sunday March 27th, with a talk on
this ancient prayer at 6pm
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School of Prayer
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Tuesday evenings
at 8pm throughout Lent, a evening prayer session at St John's Church,
with a short reflection
Tuesday
15th
March
-
The
Psalms
Tuesday 22nd March - The Lord's
Prayer -
postponed
Tuesday 29th March - Prayer of
Gethsemane
Tuesday 5th April - The Prayers on
the Cross
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| Walk of Witness |
 Good Friday
- 10:30am 22 April
Each year on Good Friday
Churches Together in Epping District
hold a Walk of Witness in the High Street with a series of dramas
acted out at stages along the route.
[Read a previous year's
script]
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This year we
are holding house groups to follow the York Course - A Rich Inheritance
In five interactive sessions this course
aims to help groups explore
- An Empty Tomb
- A group of
people
- A story
- A power
- A meal.
Groups
meet in different venues, including a pub, at different times of day
and on different days - e-mail
the office to find out more |
| Lent Appeals |
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Lent we try not to see it as just a time of giving up, but also a time
of taking things on. This year St John's will be supporting both
the
PCDC
- practical compassion for destitute children - a charity supporting
destitute youngsters in Palestine
The Manna
Society - a homelessness charity providing centres in London -
provide an address, advice, food and washing facilities for the
homeless
The Box,
Epping is also providing collection boxes - providing much needed
support for
youngsters in Epping.
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| Lent Lunches |
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Saturdays 12.30-2pm
A series of lunches in the different
churches during Lent to raise money for Christian Aid:
Dates and times
12 March Epping Green Chapel
19 March RC Church
26 March Methodist Church Hall
2 April URC Church
9 April St John's Church
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Ash
Wednesday
Sermons
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2004 Loads of Guilt
2005 morning Imposition of Ashes
2005 evening So
what have you given up?
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