Please keep checking this post for further updates of study during Lent
Stations of the Cross
St Michael and All Angels, Barnes – Fridays in Lent at 6pm
Reflective service of meditations on Christ’s story of the Cross using images from a set of stations by Janet McKenzie.
St Anne’s, Kew – Sundays in Lent at 5pm and throughout Holy Week.
St John the Divine, Richmond – Saturdays in Lent at 12 noon EXCEPT Saturday 9th March.
Lent Walks from Richmond Team Ministry
Revd Anne Crawford will be offering gentle reflective walks on Friday mornings through Lent, beginning on Friday 16th February. If you would like to join her then please register so that you can be sent details of meeting times and places (which will vary each week). All walks will last about an hour and end somewhere nice to enjoy coffee/tea and cake together. anne.crawford@richmondteamministry.org
Lent Quiet Day at St Mary, Barnes
Lent Book and Study Group at St Mary’s, Barnes
St Mary’s Barnes are recommending The Nail by Stephen Cottrell (Archbishop of York) for reading this Lent:
You hold in your hands a nail that was used to crucify Christ. If you accept it, this nail is the beginning of a deeply moving and personal journey through the Passion story. In The Nail, key witnesses describe the crucifixion from their viewpoint. We learn how the Roman centurion was just following orders, and that Pontius Pilate merely obeyed the wishes of the majority. By vividly expanding these and other stories, Stephen Cottrell (Archbishop of York) invites us to ask ourselves how we would have behaved in these situations.
The Nail will also be the basis for the Lent group which will meet in at St Mary’s, Barnes, 2.30-3.45pm on Tuesdays 20th & 27th February, 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th March.If possible participants should have a copy of the book, but it is not essential. Each session will comprise a bible reading and the imagined words of the crucifixion witness for that week. There are simple questions for discussion, and we will end with some time for quiet reflection and prayer. It would be helpful to know if you plan to come to the Lent group. Please email office@stmarybarnes.org.
Lent Book and Study Group at St Michael and All Angels, Barnes
Lent Course at Mortlake and East Sheen Team Ministry
Lent Study Series at St Anne’s, Kew
A five week study series based on Stephen Cottrell’s book, Godforsaken.
Sunday 25th February 6pm – 7:15pm
Sunday 3rd March 5pm – 6:15pm
Sunday 10th March 6pm – 7:15pm
Sunday 17th March 6pm – 7:15pm
Sunday 24th March 6pm – 7:15pm
In the Parish Hall
All are welcome. Please do try to commit to the full series of studies if you can. You will need the book to participate in the study series.
To join or for more information, contact saintannekew@gmail.com
Lent Bible Study at Kew United Benefice
The bible study will be following the daily reading plan and Sunday reflections that the Rowan Williams’ little Lent Book, Meeting God in Mark includes, and those hosting the sessions will draw on the lectures in the book in facilitating discussions. There’s no need to buy the book. For more info, contact the Parish Office (office@kewbenefice.org).
Lent Book Recommendation from Holy Trinity, Richmond
Rev Eils Osgood from Holy Trinity, Richmond, writes:
What does it mean to respond to Jesus’ invitation to come to him and find rest? The Rest Is Worship is written for anyone who wants to delve into how “being still” can help us to “know God”, and how we can reject the rush and hurry of our contemporary world. With sections on Sabbath, fun, solitude, digital discipleship, saying ‘no’ and many other practical aspects of rest, intertwined with biblical teaching and stories, arranged into 40 short chapters. I’m planning on reading a chapter each day during Lent, and wonder if anyone wants to join in?
Click here to order your copy.
Lent Quiet Day at St Anne’s, Kew
Bishop Martin’s Lent Pilgrimage for Climate
The closest walk to us is the Kingston and Merton Walk leg on Saturday 24 February:
Walk Leader: Judith Russenberger
Start 10.30: All Saints Church, 14-16 Mark Pl, Kingston, KT1 1JP, gathering from 10 am for 10.30 start from the café in church.
Lunch Stop 12.30-1.30: St John the Baptist, Robin Hood Lane, Kingston SW15 3PY.
Finish 4.30: TBC Christ Church. West Wimbledon 2 Cottenham Park Road, SW20 0RZ
The theme of this seven mile walk in relationship to climate and ecology is the role of government, democracy and citizenship. We begin in All Saints church where Saxon Kings were crowned and will be walking through Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common, with their histories of enclosures and local residents campaigning for access to the land. Register to join Bishop Martin’s Climate Pilgrimage here.