Lent and Easter 2008

Ash Wednesday 7.30pm Eucharist at Thornhill Parish Church
Transforming Lives

….a series of discussions and studies for

Lent 2008

The theme is – ‘Helping churches connect faith and daily life’.

Prepared by the Diocese of Wakefield

http://www.wakefield.anglican.org/events/transforminglives/index.htm

Transforming Lives Prayer

God of every time and place,

you hold each moment

and shape each day;

by the gentleness of your

Spirit transform us,

with the gifts of your Spirit

equip us, in the boldness of your Spirit send us out,

to serve you and transform the world ,in the name of Jesus Christ

our Lord. Amen

We will meet on each Sunday evenings during Lent at

Thornhill Parish Church

10^th Feb.; 17^th Feb.; 24^th Feb.;

2^nd March ; 9th March;

from 7.00 p.m. until 8.30 p.m.

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Lent Lunches 12 noon – 1.00 p.m. ( soup and roll)

Proceeds for Christian Aid

Saturdays: 9^th Feb. Thornhill Parish Church.; 16^th Feb. Whitley Parish Church; 23^rd Feb. Thornhill Lees Parish Church Hall; 1^st March Thornhill Methodist Church; 8^th March Thornhill Parish Church; 15^th March at St Saviour’s Parish Hall , Church Street , Ravensthorpe.

Minimum donation £2.

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Palm Sunday and Holy Week

Palm Sunday 16^th March at 6.00 p.m. at Whitley Parish Church, a service to bring together the themes of the series and worship together . For everyone whether you attended the study groups or not.

Wednesday in Holy Week 19^th March 7.00 p.m. at Thornhill Parish Church our traditional themed evening with a meal and Eucharist. Tickets now available from all our churches priced at £3.50. The evening will be based on the Agape.
Agape is ranked by Christian moral theologians with faith and hope as a
basic virtue. The name agape was given, also, to an early Christian love feast,
an evening communal meal held often in connection with the Lord's Supper.
At the agape, food brought by the people was solemnly blessed in advance of the repast.’
‘John Wesley, designed the first loving cup in the 18th century for use at "love feasts."
Christians gathered for the feasts at house churches or small groups, praying, reading Scriptures,
encouraging one another and testifying to God's love in their lives. They ate a simple meal of bread and water.
Not to be confused with Holy Communion, the love feast, or agape meal, recalled the meals other
than the Last Supper that Jesus shared with the disciples and others.’

Our meal will be more substantial but we shall sing, pray,
 listen to the Bible and hear witness from all our churches 
and join in the Eucharist

Good Friday- at Thornhill Methodist Church

Children’s Activity morning 10-11.40

Gathering Service at 11.45-12 noon prior to procession of witness to The Cross in Thornhill

we gather round the Cross at Thornhill