Lent & Easter 2021

Church open for prayer

Lent is the period of time in the church calendar which allows us space to prepare our hearts and minds for the celebration of Christ’s glorious resurrection from the dead on Easter Day.
Each Wednesday throughout Lent the church will be open from 11am until 12.30 for private prayer and meditation, starting on 17th February. There will be a display to focus your thoughts.
In line with recommendations please do wear a face mask, keep a social distance and gel your hands on entering and leaving. Thank you.

Easter Sunday

We are very excited that our Easter Sunday service will be back in church; please book your space via the church office. Places are unfortunately limited and you will have to wear a face mask and adhere to social distancing rules. The service will also be live-streamed, as usual.

Easter Trail

We are setting up an all age Easter Trail around the Parish, which consists of finding 5 posters and collecting 5 letters that will spell the word that you need as the password to enable you to watch the final video. The posters either display a Letter or via a QR code you watch a video which will give you the letter. The Trail starts in Heatherside Road , and there are posters in Lansdowne Road, Chesterfield Road, Fulford Road and on the Church fence. The posters will be up from Sunday 28th March until Sunday 18th April. We hope you enjoy taking part, plus it would be great if you could share this message, and the attached picture, with your What’s App Street Group so they can also take part. We will also be sharing the posters on the All Saints Facebook site for those who are still staying close to home. We pray you enjoy the trail. All Saints C&Y Team.

Good Friday

For Good Friday we have an 'Hour Before The Cross' service at 2pm; you can attend using the general Zoom link from Church.

Instead of having an Easter Workshop for the children, we will be handing out little craft bags on Good Friday between 10-11am in front of church. Please do drop by to collect one for your children. We are looking forward seeing you there!

Readings for Lent 

Here are some suggestions for readings during the Lent period:

• STILL STANDING by Rachel Mann which is a Lent course based on Elton John’s film Rocketman
• ROOTED IN LOVE by Sarah Mullally. These are reflections on life in Christ.
• AT HOME IN LENT by Gordon Giles who explores Lent through 46 objects.
• LIVING HIS STORY by Hannah Steele which reveals the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways and is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s book chosen book for 2021.

Another suggestions is a Lent prayer garden. This fits well with our aim of persisting in prayer - the garden could be a great tool to help you do this. It could also make a great project for a family to do in Lent and this tree could help you take up daily prayer. The Prayer garden can be found (and ordered) here.

A Lenten Prayer from Iona

We believe that God is present
in the darkness before dawn;
in the waiting and uncertainy
where fear and courage join hands,
conflict and caring link arms,
and the sun rises over barbed wire.
We believe in a with-us God
Who sits down in our midst
to share our humanity.
We affirm a faith
That takes us beyond the safe place
into action, into vulnerability.
and into the streets.
We commit ourselves to work for change
and put us on the line;
to bear responsibility, to take risks,
live powerfully and face humiliation;
to stand with those on the edge;
to chose life
and be used by the Spirit
for God’s new community of hope.