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St Agnes Birch-in-Rusholme with St John with St Cyprian Longsight
Church of England Diocese of Manchester
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Church of England Diocese of Manchester
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The St Agnes' Lent Course & Pledge
What is MyChurch MyLent ?
MyChurch MyLent is a practical way to introduce the various jobs, tasks and activities at St
Agnes' which you can join in with. As well as helping out in church they can also help
strengthen your Lenten discipline. It is your church and you can choose your discipline for
Lent.
What is the idea?
There are 29 different ways to connect with church life listed in the booklet. They are listed
in different themed groups. You can choose as many or as few to try – some suggestions
are listed below. The most important thing is that YOU decide and YOU choose.
Either:
• choose one from each theme– making 6 different actions in total, or
• choose one or two from the whole book and commit to them for the whole of Lent, or
• choose any combination or number of things to try out
How does it work?
When you have chosen which activities you are going to try and when you are going to try
them, tick the smiley face next to each activity. Some activities you can simply turn up to
and join in, some of them you will need to speak to someone about how to get involved. A
contact person is given for each activity so you can easily find out more information.
How does this help my Church?
Help is always needed to keep any community going and most people are more than willing
to help out. But sometimes the same people end up doing the same job for a long time, and
others find it difficult or don’t know how to get involved. So this project gives you a chance
to try something just once to help out, to see if you like it, and to renew your commitment to
your church.
How does this help my Lent?
Lent is not just about giving up but of taking on. What we do for Lent should make us think
more deeply about our faith and our commitment to God. Our first purpose in our Christian
faith is to worship God and the parish church and its congregation is the foremost place for
this to happen. The church and its congregation are also a good place to start in
strengthening and nurturing our faith. Helping in church will help us grow as a community
and as individuals. A task taken on in church as a discipline for Lent will connect us with
each other and form us more strongly into the body of Christ.
What else can I do?
The services, activities and jobs listed in this booklet are only some of the things you can
do. If you are unable to pledge to take part in any of these activities please pray for those
who do. There is a suggested prayer and scripture passage for each theme. You might like
to give a donation for each of the activities you take part in or pray for.
Is there more information?
The parish website contains all sorts of information about everything listed in this booklet.
And on the Lent page (web address below) there is also a fuller list of prayers, scripture
and resources to accompany each of the 29 activities in this book.
Why not make MyChurch MyLent your gift this Lent?
MyChurch MyLent is a practical way to introduce the various jobs, tasks and activities at St
Agnes' which you can join in with. As well as helping out in church they can also help
strengthen your Lenten discipline. It is your church and you can choose your discipline for
Lent.
What is the idea?
There are 29 different ways to connect with church life listed in the booklet. They are listed
in different themed groups. You can choose as many or as few to try – some suggestions
are listed below. The most important thing is that YOU decide and YOU choose.
Either:
• choose one from each theme– making 6 different actions in total, or
• choose one or two from the whole book and commit to them for the whole of Lent, or
• choose any combination or number of things to try out
How does it work?
When you have chosen which activities you are going to try and when you are going to try
them, tick the smiley face next to each activity. Some activities you can simply turn up to
and join in, some of them you will need to speak to someone about how to get involved. A
contact person is given for each activity so you can easily find out more information.
How does this help my Church?
Help is always needed to keep any community going and most people are more than willing
to help out. But sometimes the same people end up doing the same job for a long time, and
others find it difficult or don’t know how to get involved. So this project gives you a chance
to try something just once to help out, to see if you like it, and to renew your commitment to
your church.
How does this help my Lent?
Lent is not just about giving up but of taking on. What we do for Lent should make us think
more deeply about our faith and our commitment to God. Our first purpose in our Christian
faith is to worship God and the parish church and its congregation is the foremost place for
this to happen. The church and its congregation are also a good place to start in
strengthening and nurturing our faith. Helping in church will help us grow as a community
and as individuals. A task taken on in church as a discipline for Lent will connect us with
each other and form us more strongly into the body of Christ.
What else can I do?
The services, activities and jobs listed in this booklet are only some of the things you can
do. If you are unable to pledge to take part in any of these activities please pray for those
who do. There is a suggested prayer and scripture passage for each theme. You might like
to give a donation for each of the activities you take part in or pray for.
Is there more information?
The parish website contains all sorts of information about everything listed in this booklet.
And on the Lent page (web address below) there is also a fuller list of prayers, scripture
and resources to accompany each of the 29 activities in this book.
Why not make MyChurch MyLent your gift this Lent?
| Welcome to MyChurch MyLent On this page you will find:
For details of Services during Lent click here. |
Extras...
- Prayers & Scripture
Each of the 29 activities has its
own prayer and Bible verse. The
full list will be available here later.
- Lent Course
This 5 week Lent course took
place in 2011 and the leaflets
published here are based on the
Lent Project booklet:
Session Guide
Session 1 Worship & Faith
Session 2 Community & Action
Session 3 Living & Praying
Session 4 Building & Environment
Session 5 General
