Lent 2026
 

This year we are embarking on a life-changing, forty-day journey into the wilderness. Alongside the Bible, we will be diving into the ancient wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: a radically counter-cultural movement that chose to live, work and pray away from civilised society, in the foreboding desert landscape through the third and fourth centuries AD.

For us, the next forty days of Lent are a time to enter the wilderness with Christ, to push into prayer and deepen our spiritual formation. What better companions could there be for such a journey than these ancient, desert-dwelling, prayer warriors, whose witness echoes down the ages, and whose wisdom remains so relevant to our lives today?

Sunday Teaching

Beginning 15th February we'll be exploring the following topics during Lent:

Week 1 – The Desert as a Place of Prayerful Pursuit
Week 2 – Intensifying my Hunger for Holiness
Week 3 – Loving Silence and Solitude
Week 4 – The Freedom of Renunciation
Week 5 – The Foolish Way of Wisdom (Mothering Sunday)
Week 6 – Choosing the Way of Humility
Week 7 – The Lessons of the Desert (Palm Sunday)

Mid-week Groups

In addition to our Sunday teaching there is chance to go deeper by joining a mid-week group. We have groups meeting at the following times:

- Wednesday afternoon in person 
- Wednesday afternoon on Zoom
- Wednesday evening on Zoom
- Wednesday evening in person
- Thursday evening in person 

If you'd like to join a group please email us to find out more.

Daily Content - Lectio 365

Explore Lent everyday through the Lectio 365 app's daily reflections - perfect to shape a quite time of prayer and bible study each day. Find out more here

Extra Services and events

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (18th February) and we have two services at 11am and 8pm in church with communion, teaching and 'ashing' (tradition of a small ash cross drawn on your forehead). 

Lent Reflection Night Wednesday 4th March 7:45pm in church
A chance to explore the theme of Silence and Solitude through Celtic liturgy, personal reflection and creative prayer.