Sunday 21st Feb - 1st Sunday of Lent
Good Morning & welcome all to our online Sunday Gathering
This morning’s service will be lead by Lee, with music, readings & prayers and the talk from Chris, all streamed Live on Facebook at 10:30am.
Our bible readings for today are Genesis 9 8-17 and Mark 1.9-15
You will be able to follow the entire service on the screen. A copy of this liturgy is also available if you click the below link.
If you are watching alone or missing seeing people from church, is there someone you can make contact with to see if they fancy joining you for a chat on WhatsApp / Zoom / Facetime or the telephone after the Live Stream service? Grab a coffee and have a catch up much like you would in church on a Sunday morning. If you are not sure who you could make contact with please speak to Vicar Lee or one of the churchwardens (Dave, Jeanette, Maria or Alan) and we will see what we can arrange for you.
*** UPDATE: a recording of the service has now been added below ***
JUNIOR & SMALL CHURCH
Click this link for fun worksheets and activities to do with the kids, including a ‘Yes and No’ game and Lent prayer activities around water and desert. . .
Lent activities. . .
You will also find more useful links for families on the Junior & Small Church Resources page.
personal prayer time this Lent
We are encouraging the communities for Saint Stephen’s and Holy Trinity to engage with #LiveLent2021 - God's Story, Our Story.
There’s a bible passage, reflection and prayer to take us on our Lent journey to Easter.
Week 1 - Catching up with God
Finding out what God is doing, and joining in. Our role is to respond to what God has initiated and to partner with the Holy Spirit.
God is ahead of us, always reaching out in love to the whole creation. Jesus talked about this in his stories or “parables” and this week’s #LiveLent reflections explore some of these stories.
You can access these reflections on your smart speaker or social media if you follow the Church of England streams. There is also an App. or you can simply sign up for daily emails. Find links here.
Click here for our full page of Lent Resources
