With Ash Wednesday on Wednesday, 5 March this year we have a slightly longer window to prepare for the Lenten Season. Alongside our traditional offerings of temporary home groups, Men's Breakfasts and Lenten Studies, we also hope to offer some additional gatherings and experiences that will bring the season to life for us and for the wider community.
If you are a home group leader or are interested in a Lenten Study for the coming season there are two options available already to explore and others that can be sourced and provided depending on what you feel you and/or your group need.
The first option is the study produced by the Reverend Deborah Broome, our Diocesan Ministry Educator. This year the study is entitled This is Good News and explores why the gospel is Good news and how it expresses that. This study can be accessed by clicking here.
The second option is the study offered by the Diocese of Wellington, this year based on the work of Bishop-Elect of the Dunedin Diocese, the Reverend Anne van Gend. This study is called Restoring the Story: A Journey through the Good News of Atonement and is based on Rev Anne's book about the atonement. For those wishing to better understand the Easter story and its meaning, this is an invaluable resource. More information about the study can be found here, and about the book can be found here. The booklets and resources for this are still being shipped but will be available in the near future. Please contact the office if you would like a copy.
Alongside these and other resources, we encourage you to explore Right Now Media, for which members of our church have a free membership. There are countless studies and video-based resources available here for you to explore.
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