Each year during the Season of Lent, we are encouraged to make space in our lives to grow in our faith through prayer and study, and give towards those less fortunate than ourselves.
Here’s a guide to our Lent observances this year. Please do prayerfully consider how you might make the most of this Lenten season. We’d love to encourage you to take one or more of these opportunities to be renewed in your faith, and re-focused on the things in life that matter most.
Ash Wednesday Services
Begin your Lenten observance by joining us for our Ash Wednesday services, including the imposition of ashes, on Wednesday 5th March:
- 10.00am Said Eucharist – All Saints’ Cyncoed
- 10.00am Said Eucharist – St Dyfrig’s Llanrumney (with St Mellons joining)
- 7.00pm Choral Mass – St Augustine’s Rumney
Ecumenical Lent Study:
Act on Poverty
This year, to mark the 80th Anniversary of Christian Aid, we will be running Act on Poverty – a 6-week course to empower Christians to gain a deeper understanding of poverty and talk to others about it, in partnership with Christchurch Llanedeyrn and Church of the Resurrection (St Mellons). Each week will be led by a different team member, and all from across our churches are invited to join for as many of the studies as you can.
- Each Tuesday in Lent
- 7.00pm to 8.30pm
Week-by-week Programme
- 11th March: 1. Prophetic – St Dyfrig’s Llanrumney, Church Hall
- 18th March: 2. Broken – Christchurch Llanedeyrn
- 25th March: 3. Generous – St Dyfrig’s Llanrumney, Church Hall
- 1st April: 4. Located – Christchurch Llanedeyrn
- 8th April: 5. Hopeful – St Dyfrig’s Llanrumney, Church Hall
- 15th April: 6. Together – Christchurch Llanedeyrn
Download the full course materials here.
Lent Appeal
This year the Diocesan Lent Appeal will goes towards projects that seek to combat violence and sexual exploitation, and support those who have suffered from it, both in our Link Diocese of the Highveld, South Africa, and here in South Wales.
You can support our Lent Appeal by:
- Placing a cash donation into an envelope clearly marked ‘Lent Appeal’, and putting it on the collection plate at your local church.
- Taking part in one of our Lent lunches and other fundraising activities.
- Clicking here to donate online by card/direct debit.
St Dyfrig’s Lent Lunches
St Dyfrig’s Llanrumney will be hosting a series of five Lent lunches, which will raise money towards the Diocesan Lent Appeal. These will be on Wednesdays from 1.00pm in the Church Hall, beginning from Wednesday 12th March.