Lent 2026
Our Lenten theme this year is Fasting
This is perhaps one of the most essential and powerful of all the practices of Jesus and, arguably, the single most neglected one in the modern, Western church.
Explore this practice through giving fasting a go, listening to our weekly sermons as we explore people who have fasted in the Bible, or joining a 6 week small group to go deeper into this practice.
Fasting:
I invite you (if it is sensible health wise to do so) in fasting from food one day a week. If this is not possible, fasting from something else (eg TV or social media) is equally fine. Choose a day that works for you or you may like to join me on the 5 Fridays in Lent (starting Friday 27th Feb) in fasting from when you wake up until we break the fast together at 6pm
Breaking the fast:
Come to the coffee bar armed with a dish of food and we’ll share in a pot luck supper from 6-7pm, ending with a 15min time of worship. This is suitable for all ages, although we do not recommend children fast from food. Dont forget to detail the ingredients used for allergens.
Small groups:
Weds eve in church 7.30-9pm OR Thurs morning in coffee bar 10.30am-11.30am, OR online working our way through the practice of fasting:
Sermon series:
22 February Introduction to fasting Mt6:6-18 and Isaiah 58:1-12
1st March What can we learn from Ezra’s fast Ezra 8:21-23
8th March What can we learn from Esther’s fast Esther 4:12-17
22 March What can we learn from Jonah’s fast Jonah 3:7-10