“The glory of these forty days
we celebrate with songs of praise,
for Christ, by whom all things were made,
himself has fasted and has prayed.”
ash wednesday
"Almighty and everlasting God, you despise nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent. Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our brokenness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen" (Prayer for Ash Wednesday)
lenten book study
Join us for this year’s Lenten Book Study! This year we’re reading former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan William’s book Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life.
Meetings are over Zoom and are held on Tuesday Evenings throughout Lent, at 7:00pm. A Zoom link will be provided closer to the time. Attendance is free and open to anyone, of course, but you will need to purchase your own book. Books are $15 and can be purchased either through the Trinity Anglican Church Office or directly through Amazon at https://www.amazon.ca/Being-Disciples-Rowan-Williams/dp/0802874320
The first meeting will be on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:00PM, and will run each week until April 15th.
“Discipleship,” says Rowan Williams in this companion to his best-selling Being Christian, “is a state of being. Discipleship is about how we live; not just the decisions we make, not just the things we believe, but a state of being.”
Having covered baptism, Bible, Eucharist, and prayer in Being Christian, Williams turns his attention in this book to what is required for us to continue following Jesus and growing in faith. The book has six succinct chapters:
Being Disciples
Faith, Hope, and Love
Forgiveness
Holiness
Faith in Society
Life in the Spirit
In his typically gentle, inviting, pastoral writing style, Williams offers biblically grounded wisdom for Christians at all stages of their journeys as disciples of Jesus.