
PACT Lent Programme: 18 February to 2 April 2015
Friday 3 April - Good Friday
PACT Walk of Witness - 9:30 am from Methodist Church in Station Road
10:00 am in Petersfield Square - PACT Good Friday Service led by Rev'd Will Hughes
Lent is a time when Christians remember the 40 days and nights Jesus spent alone in the desert without food, being tempted by the Devil. Jesus used this time to prepare for His work by fasting and praying.
The weeks of Lent were once the time when new Christians, who were to be baptized on Easter Eve, were taught about the Christian faith and life. Those who had already been baptized thought again about the promises they had once made and promise to be true to them. Lent was a time for spring-cleaning lives, as well as homes.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, the day after Pancake Day, six and a half weeks before Easter Day. The last week of Lent begins with Palm Sunday, which celebrates the day Jesus entered Jerusalem and the people lay down palms at his feet. Lent ends the day before Easter Sunday, which is known as Holy Saturday. Sundays are not counted in the forty days.
In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent officially ends at sundown on Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), with the beginning of the mass of the Lord's Supper.
Once again PACT (Petersfield Area Churches Together) is offering a variety of ways in which we can journey through Lent together. You are welcome to come to as many of these events as you like. Please telephone the host/leader to book a place on your chosen course.
- Click here to download a PDF copy of the leaflet - when you print it make sure that you have set up your system to print in Landscape
- If you are running or hosting a Lent Course and need to have any details changed then please email me with the changes or updates: webmaster@pact.org.uk. Changes will be highlighted in red.
- If you are considering attending one or more Lent Courses please subscribe to the Lent Course email group then you will receive an email if there are any changes made or if further information about the Lent Courses become available.
At a Glance
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||||||
AM | The Road to Jerusalem Petersfield Methodist Church |
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PM | Reflections on the way to the Cross Petersfield Methodist Church |
St Peter and St Paul Hawkley The Ten Commandments |
Moments of change times of growth St Peter's |
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EVE | The Passion Narratives St Marys’ Buriton |
Moments of change times of growth St Peter's |
Steep and Froxfield The Ten Commandments |
Frontline Studies: Life on the Frontline Life Church Petersfield |
Christianity First couple of Centuries The United Reformed Church |
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Encounters : “The Long Road to Heaven” St Laurence |
The Creeds St Marys’ Buriton |
Introducing Ignatian Spirituality St Mary Magdalen Sheet |
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Petersfield United Reformed Church
Christianity - First couple of Centuries of the Early Church
A six week Lecture taking us on a journey from the Resurrection to the foundations of the early church.
- Venue: The United Reformed Church Petersfield, College Street, Petersfield, GU31 4AG
- Contact: 01730 266475 - rev.norris@ntlworld.com
- Maximum Number: 60+
- Host and Leader: Rev'd Peter Norris
- Times: 6:45 pm for a prompt start at 7:00 pm
Friday 20 February | 1. Resurrection and Beyond | ||
Friday 27 February | 2. The Last and First Supper | ||
Friday 6 March | 3. Peter and Paul | ||
Friday 13 March | 4. Persecution | ||
Friday 20 March | 5. Proliferation | ||
Friday 27 March | 6. Canon of Scripture - what’s in, what’s out |
St Peter’s - Moments of change, times of growth
A chance to look at how key moments in our life and faith change us- both at the time, and for the rest of our lives.This will mean looking at how we see ourselves, and how we develop as Christians and as human beings.
- Contact: Rev’d Will Hughes 01730 260464 revwillhughes@btinternet.com
- Hosts and Leaders: Rev’d Will Hughes, Rev’d Tom James
- Venue: The Meeting Room, St Peter's Church
- Maximum number: No limit
Dates | Times | Sessions | ||
Friday 20 February | 12:00 noon | 1. How do sacraments change us- how does life change us- how do we change ourselves? | ||
Tuesday 24 February | 7:00 pm | |||
Friday 27 February | 12:00 noon | 2. Baptism- beginning and re beginning | ||
Tuesday 3 March | 7:00 pm | |||
Friday 6 March | 12:00 noon | 3. Confession- sins, steps and statements | ||
Tuesday 10 March | 7:00 pm | |||
Friday 13 March | 12:00 noon | 4. Communion- being together and being sent out | ||
Tuesday 17 March | 7:000 pm | |||
Friday 20 March | 12:00 noon | 5. Decisions and callings- listening to God and choosing for ourselves | ||
Tuesday 24 March | 7:00 pm |
Life Church Petersfield
Frontline Studies: Life on the Frontline
This creative and practical small group resource is a six-session DVD series for small groups seeking to help one another live fruitfully and faithfully for Christ in the daily places of life and work. Each session has a short film, discussion material, Bible reflections and stories illustrating how the principles have been worked out in real life. We may be old or young; healthy or infirm; rich or poor; employed or not. We may be busy or bored; optimistic or pessimistic; radically cutting edge or relatively retro. Whoever we are, as Christians, we have at least one thing in common: we each have a Frontline.
Often though, we don’t see ourselves, our workplaces homes, colleges and clubs in this light. But what might God want to do where we are day by day? How might he use us? How will we grow?
- Contact: John Studd: 01730 264857 John@Studd-mail.org
- Venue: 64 Moggs Mead, Petersfield, GU31 4NX
- Day/Time: Thursdays at 8:00 pm
- Maximum number: Eight
- Materials: a 32-page booklet will be provided, please bring a Bible - any translation.
The sessions are:
- Thursday 26 February: The Frontline Call – What is my Frontline and why does it matter?
- Thursday 5 March: The Frontline Commission – The Frontline Community – How do all our various church activities equip us for our lives when we are apart?
- Thursday 12 March: The Frontline Community – How do all our various church activities equip us for our lives when we are apart?
- Thursday 19 March: The Frontline Concern – How do you know what to do on your Frontline?
- Thursday 26 March: The Frontline Cry – How does our Frontline shape our prayers?
- Thursday 2 April: The Frontline Commitment – How can we sustain our commitment to one another on the Frontline?
For more details visit the web site of the The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity and read John Studd's Faith Comment from 11 September 2013 to see how one aspect of this course features in Life Church Petersfield services.
St Laurence - Encounters : “The Long Road to Heaven”
The course is based on the film ‘The Way’ directed by Emilio Estevez and features Martin Sheen. It is the story of Tom, an American doctor, who arrives in France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees while walking The Camino de Santiago. Tom decides to take up the pilgrimage himself.
There will be five Tuesday sessions in the hall, beginning 24th February They include time for reflection and discussion.
- Contact: Parish Office Tel: 01730 262290 - stlaurence@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
- Venue: St Laurence Church Hall, Station Road, Petersfield
- Materials: To get the most of the course it is important to purchase a copy of the book ‘The Long Road to Heaven’ by Tim Heaton’. The five chapters complement to the five sessions. There are copies of this book on Amazon for under £6.00.
- Day/Time: Tuesdays from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Tuesday 24 February
Tuesday 3 March |
Tuesday 17 March Tuesday 24 March |
Tuesday 10 March |
St Mary Magdalen Sheet
Introducing Ignatian Spirituality
A series of workshops. Each session will bring in: contemplative listening, prayer and creative expression.No previous experience or artistic talents required!
- Leader: Barbara Mace
- Contact: 07798 76 48 98 - barbaramace13@gmail.com
- Materials: Barbara will supply hand outs and other materials and participants could bring own note/work book.
- Maximum Number: 10
- Venue: To be announced - depending upon the number of participants
- Sessions: all run from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
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Thursday 26 February Thursday 5 March Thursday 12 March Thursday 19 March |
Thursday 26 March |
Petersfield Methodist Church
Petersfield Methodist Church are running two different Lent Courses:
Thursdays: The Road to Jerusalem
An introduction to the Christian faith based on Mark’s account of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, suitable especially for those thinking of deeper involvement in the life of the Church.
Sundays: Reflections on the way to the Cross
A time of quiet, reflective worship following Jesus on his way to the cross.
- Leader: David Rice. 01428 642787 : dnarice@btinternet.com
- Contact: 01428 642787 : dnarice@btinternet.com.
- Venue: Petersfield Methodist Church
Sessions:
- Thursdays mornings - The Road to Jerusalem - from 19th at 11:00 am - Light lunch available afterwards
- Sundays afternoons- Reflections on the way to the Cross from 22nd at 4:30 p.m.
Dates | Times | Sessions | ||
Thursday 19 February | 11:00 am | The Road to Jerusalem: Session 1 | ||
Sunday 22 February | 4:30 pm | Reflections: Session 1 | ||
Thursday 26 February | 11:00 am | The Road to Jerusalem: Session 2 | ||
Sunday 1 March | 4:30 pm | Reflections: Session 2 | ||
Thursday 5 March | 11:00 am | The Road to Jerusalem: Session 3 | ||
Sunday 8 March | 4:30 pm | Reflections: Session 3 | ||
Thursday 12 March | 11:00 am | The Road to Jerusalem: Session 4 | ||
Sunday 15 March | 4:30 pm | Reflections: Session 4 | ||
Thursday 19 March | 11:00 am | The Road to Jerusalem: Session 5 | ||
Sunday 22 March | 4:30 pm | Reflections: Session 5 | ||
Thursday 26 March | 11:00 am | The Road to Jerusalem: Session 6 | ||
Sunday 29 March | 4:30 pm | Reflections: Session 6 |
Steep and Froxfield
The Ten Commandments
A study/discussion course for the Christian journey in the popular Pilgrim series
- Leader: Rev'd John Owen
- Contact: 01730 264282 - revjohnowen@gmail.com
- Materials: There will be an option to buy a copy of the booklet at £5.99 each.
- Additional Resources: see the Pilgrim web site-www.pilgrimcourse.org
- Maximum Number: Flexible
- Venue: Steep Church (2 meetings) and Froxfield Village Hall (2 meetings)
- Sessions: all run from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Wednesday 25 February | Steep Church | |
Wednesday 4 March | Froxfield Village Hall | |
Wednesday 11 March | Steep Church | |
Wednesday 18 March | Froxfield Village Hall |
St Marys’ Buriton (Mondays)
The Passion Narratives
Comparing the passion narratives in the different gospels
- Leader: Dr. Tom Cooper
- Contact: 01730 233786
- Maximum Number: 8 - booking required
- Venue: Various - please contact Tom
- Sessions: all start at 7:30 pm
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Monday 23 February |
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St Marys’ Buriton (Wednesdays)
The Creeds
Exploring the meaning in the words we use in the creeds each week
- Leader: Rev'd Judith Bee
- Contact: 01730 269390
- Maximum Number: 8 - booking required
- Venue: Please contact Judith
- Sessions: all start at 7:30 pm
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Wednesday 25 February Wednesday 4 March Wednesday 11 March Wednesday 18 March Wednesday 25 March |
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Hawkley
The Ten Commandments
A study/discussion course for the Christian journey in the popular Pilgrim series
- Leader: Rev'd John Owen
- Contact: 01730 264282 - revjohnowen@gmail.com
- Materials: There will be an option to buy a copy of the booklet at £5.99 each.
- Additional Resources: see the Pilgrim web site-www.pilgrimcourse.org
- Maximum Number: Flexible
- Venue: Hawkley Village Hall
- Sessions: all run from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Monday 23 February |
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