Seasons

As well as following the Three-Year lectionary cycle of the Church Calendar we also mark additional Seasons of reflection and opportunity for growth

Vocations Season

The month of May is reserved to encourage reflection on how God calls us to serve in community

Thy Kingdom Come

A global prayer movement between Ascension>Pentecost

Season of Creation

Celebrated from the 1st of September to the feast of Holy Hermit St Francis of Assisi on the 4th of October each year

All Hallowtide

Celebrating Halloween, All Saints and All Souls as a festival of remembrance and hope from 31st Oct - 2nd Nov

Events

Mark your calendars for these great events coming up.

Wednesday Morning Prayer with the Cathedral

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | 8:30AM

Zoom - Cathedral link

Thursday Morning Prayer with the Cathedral

Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 8:30AM

Zoom - Cathedral link

Friday Morning Prayer with the Cathedral

Friday, June 27, 2025 | 8:30AM

Zoom - Cathedral Link

Church Craft Exploration

Scroll down the page to the downloads section to access our latest Church craft resources

As part of our The Church - A Deep Dive Study we are also exploring the things about Church practice which we would like to know more about.

Downloads

Apps for Lent

Watch and Pray

Church of England's 2024 Lent reflections and app

Into the Desert

From Anglican Board of Mission

Dust and Glory

From the Church of England 2023

The Imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday

The Rev'd Canon Selina McMahon talks to our study group about this first day in the season of Lent and the customs, rites and significance of the practices.

The Visual Commentary on Scripture’s Lent offering

this year is based as usual around 14 ‘Stations’

Beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing on Mondays and Fridays until Holy Week.

All the commentaries in the series have an audio feature so that you can listen to them while viewing the works of art.

The 2024 Stations will share with you a series of seven works exploring, first, the seven vices most commonly included in lists of the ‘deadly sins’, and then, second, the seven cardinal and theological virtues.

Click to visit the visual commentary

Virtual Stations of the Cross

Recorded in St John's Cathedral 2020

Other Stations of the Cross Liturgies

For use in Lent and Holy Week

Good Friday; the Stations of the Cross | Malcolm Guite (wordpress.com)

Fasting for Lent

One of our members has put together these slides outlining the Spiritual practice of fasting for Lent

A Poem

Curated and shared by one of our members

These are the words of Pope Francis:

Fast from hurting words … and say kind words,

Fast from sadness … and be filled with gratitude,

Fast from anger … and be filled with patience,

Fast from pessimism … and be filled with hope,

Fast from worries … and have trust in God,

Fast from complaints … and contemplate simplicity,

Fast from pressures … and be prayerful,

Fast from bitterness … and fill your hearts with joy,

Fast from selfishness … and be compassionate to others,

Fast from grudges … and be reconciled,

Fast from words … and be silent so you can listen!