JOIN US IN THE PERSHORE BENEFICE FOR LENT 2025

Details of Benefice Lent services, activities and events for 2025 can be found here.

We have lots of events planned with Churches Together in Pershore (CTiP) too, so take a look at the CTiP Lent leaflet for more information:  CTiP Lent 2025 Leaflet

LENT SERVICES AND GROUPS

CTiP LENTEN APPEAL LAUNCH AND SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES – TUESDAY 4 MARCH 1230 PERSHORE BAPTIST CHURCH:  Pancakes followed by a presentation, in aid of Friends of the Holy Land. Friends of the Holy Land is a non-political Christian Charity whose mission is to secure a resilient and enduring Christian community in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel and Jordan – the part of the world that Christians call the Holy Land. For more information about the charity: Friends of the Holy Land

CTiP PRAY ONE FOR ME:  Members of CTiP plan to meet at Pershore Abbey on Ash Wednesday before going out on to the streets of Pershore between 1100 and 1200 to gather prayers from the community to be read at the Ash Wednesday service.

This is part of the Worcester Diocese “Pray One For Me” initiative that seeks to reach out to people and offer them the opportunity for their prayers to be heard.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE WITH IMPOSITION OF ASHES – WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH 0830 & 1930 PERSHORE ABBEY:  Joining a service on Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Traditionally a cross made out of ash is marked on a forehead, as a sign of our penitence and God’s forgiveness. The 1930 service will be livestreamed here: Pershore Abbey Community – YouTube

CTiP LENT TALKS STARTING 12 MARCH:

A series of talks entitled Everyday Faith – Christians in today’s world

Hear from a different member of our community each week as they share how their faith is lived out in their workplace. There will also be an opportunity to ask each speaker questions.

There will be five talks, each taking place 1930-2030 at Pershore Library on the following days:

  • Wednesday 12 March
  • Wednesday 19 March
  • Wednesday 26 March
  • Wednesday 2 April
  • Wednesday 9 April

LENT & HOLY WEEK COMPLINE BY ZOOM: This quiet and reflective service which will last half an hour will be held every Monday during Lent, commencing on 10 March at 1900 via Zoom. Please contact vicar@pershoreabbey.org.uk for more information and for the Zoom invitation for each week.

CTiP LENTEN LUNCHES:  Thursday’s at Pershore Baptist Church: 1200-1330 on  13, 20, 27 March & 3 April