Dust and Glory: Daily Bible readings from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day

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Church House officers are currently runningthis course online. It's not too late to join in. If interested, register here. An accompanying children’s version is also available to help children and their families explore how we can live well together, offering a simple daily activity designed to explore the weekly themes. As well as offering her reflections on the various film excerpts, the Bible passages and the themes they explore, Bishop Rose also draws on her own experiences from a childhood growing up in Jamaica without a mother from the age of 2, and from her years of ministry. ‘It is my hope’, writes Bishop Rose, ‘that we will find ourselves at the end of the course more literate and fluent when it comes to expressing our faith, and comfortable and willing, not only to recognise, but to speak about the difference faith is making in our daily living.’

These discussion-based devotionals include differentiated questions for 3-4s, 5-7’s, 7-12’s, teens, and adults. At just ten minutes each, they are an achievable joy, not an unrealistic burden. This inspiring York Course on John’s Gospel, the most mysterious of all the gospel accounts of the life of Christ, invites us to meet Jesus afresh . . . an ideal study for Lent or any time of the yearThere is plenty of chance to discuss with others, and for everyone to feel more confident in sharing their faith. Based on research, this course from Hope Together, the Church of England and the Evangelical Alliance, is accessible and useful for churches of all traditions. See www.talkingjesus.orgfor details. As in recent years, the weekly themes of the Archbishop’s Lent Book are also explored in daily reflections from the Church of England.

As well as providing notes for leading groups, the course signposts relevant chapters in the Living in Love and Faith book, films, podcasts, and other digital resources available via www.churchofengland.org/LLFwhere you can also find avideo version of the course. Also from Green Christian, this is less a course (though it does have six units that can be covered over six weeks) and more a demanding journey for committed people wanting to explore how to change their lifestyle in response to the climate crisis. In their own words: “ecocell is for those of us who are willing to take on the very demanding commitment of completing the journey to sustainability. We will commit ourselves to getting our carbon footprints down to the level required for sustainability. We will also ensure that we respect the laws of nature (in which we see the hand of our Creator) and the needs of the natural world, in all aspects of our lives.” Who is our neighbour?’ This is a key question that is at the heart of the Parables in Saint Luke’s Gospel. The parable of the Good Samaritan challenges us not to ask but to answer the question, ‘Who is our neighbour?’ My neighbour is not just the focus of my compassion and concern; my neighbour also teaches me what it means to serve. To be a good neighbour, I need to both give and receive, as Christ both gives and receives. Increasingly in recent years, Lent has been rediscovered as a sacred time of reflection and renewal in its own right and a time of preparation for the seasonal finale that is Easter Day. Dust and Gloryencourages us to take a fresh look at the frustrations and failings that every day brings and, rather than pretending we can always avoid them, seek to learn from them and grow closer to God through them.Although not designed specifically for Lent, the diocesan course, "From Liturgy to Life" has been used by some parishes as a Lent course. which can be delivered online as well as in person. It is a four week course, and each week has a PowerPoint and leaders' notes.This courseis all about connecting what we do when we gather together as a church for the Eucharist, and what we do when we’re at work, among friends and family, and engaged in our communities throughout the week. A series of reflections for Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday then focusing on the Sundays of Lent. Read more… Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) Designed as a ‘prequel’ to the LICC Fruitfulness on the Frontline course, Loved and Liked aims to enable people to explore who they are as diverse individuals inhabiting different stories and carrying different joys and hurts. It invites participants todareto discover yet more of the God who knows us by name, loves us and calls us to go on becoming who we have been created to be. Book Group looking at Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book ‘Failure: What Jesus said about sin, mistakes and messing stuff up’ by Emma Ineson Reflect on Jesus in the run-up to Easter with this inspiring collection of daily devotions and prayers from great Christian writers of the past, each bringing a special focus to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These are designed for personal study, but might be appreciated by a small group reflecting on them at intervals through Lent.

Journeys resource consists of five mini films and two written resources – a faith-based devotional for churches and individuals to use during Lent and a resource for schools, businesses, charities, statutory and community organisations to use at any time of the year. Explore Journeys. Methodist Women in Britain Dust and Glory encourages us to take a fresh look at the frustrations and failings that every day brings and, rather than pretending we can always avoid them, seek to learn from them and grow closer to God through them. The Archbishops’ Lent Book and Course The two courses use a mixture of research, videos, and discussion to help broaden people’s horizons for everyday discipleship. Resources for Lent 2023 from the Church of England #DustAndGlory: A Lent journey of faith, failure and forgivenessDust and Glory encourages us to take a fresh look at the frustrations and failings that every day brings and, rather than pretending we can always avoid them, seek to learn from them and grow closer to God through them." As well as being offered as a Lent Course, the book could also be used as study material in any context, as a group or alone.