Lent in Great Notley

Lent 2009 begins on Ash Wednesday 25th February. At Great Notley, we are organising a Lent Course for the five weeks of Lent. See below for further details.

Easter & Holy Week
Holy Week begins with the church services on Palm Sunday (5th April). This includes a 6pm ‘Quiet Meditation’ service that will be a telling of the Passion story in words, pictures and music.

Maundy Thursday (9th April) - Val Spouge will be leading and hosting (at 67 Derwent Way) a Tenebrae service of readings and reflections which uses the theme of ‘light into darkness’ to share the sorrow of the passion of Christ.

Good Friday (10th April) - Walk of Witness - we will gather at the Roman Heads courtyard opposite Notley Green at 2.15pm to begin our usual walk through the village with hymns, prayers and readings. At 3pm, we end the walk with an openair service on our church field. Join us for the walk and service, or just for the service. Braintree Area Churches Together start their Walk of Witness from Braintree Baptist Church at 10.45 ending with an open air service in Gearge Yard at 11am.

Easter Sunday (12th April) - You are invited to start the day with an open air communion service at Notley Bowl in the Country Park. Organised by Nigel Warner from Christ Church, Braintree on behalf of all the churches of Braintree Area Churches Together, details not available yet. We meet at Great Notley at 10.30am as usual for a Family Communion Service to celebrate the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ.


Lent Course 2009
Talking About ... Jesus

This five-session course is based on a Damaris DVD that provides a set of short films that are ideal as talk starters for churches and small groups. Each short film contains the wisdom and insight of leading Christian speakers and writers. However, they are designed to help the viewer to think (and talk!) about the issue for themselves. The course also includes a leader’s guide with worship material and discussion starters for using these films as part of a Lent Home Group. Course members’ work-books are also available for a small fee, with background reading and additional worship material.

Damaris is founded and run by Nick and Carol Pollard and focuses on the communication of the Christian message through engagement with, and use of, contemporary popular culture - film, TV, books, public issues etc. Their material is always up-to-date and stimulating.

All welcome. Sign-up lists will be available in church on Sundays, or contact either of the two Mikes.

  Course Leader:   Mike Shrubsole (Tel: 564880)
  Host:   Mike Higby (Tel: 331180)
  Venue:   39 Wainwright Avenue
  Times:   Thursday evenings at 7.30pm,
  Dates:   from 5th March to 2nd April.

Lent Lunches

Every Wednesday At the Baptist Church
Coggeshall Road, Braintree
11.45am-1.15pm from Feb 25 to April 8

All proceeds to
Braintree Street Pastors &
Essex Air Ambulance


Wayside Pulpit sign .....
"No God - No Peace. Know God - Know Peace."



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