Discipleship - Lent Programme 2025
Hope and Humility: Exploring what it means to be blessed in 2025
Lent Course
This years Lent Course will focus on the relevance of the ‘Blessed Are’ sayings of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel Chapter 5, collectively understood as The Beatitudes and explored in Will Donaldson’s book Living Differently to make a Difference.
There will be 6 sessions on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm-9.00pm on 12th, 19th and 26th March and 2nd, 9th and 16th April. We will also be running a morning session on Thursday mornings from 10.00-11.30am on 13th, 20th, 27th March and 3rd ,10th April and 17th April.
You can read chapters 1, 2 and 4 of Will's book here:
PLEASE NOTE that in order to support another church in our Oversight Area we will be holding the first 3 sessions on Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings at St Paul’s Church Centre, 100 Mary Street, Balsall Heath B12 9JU and the final 3 will be in our West Room.
Parking is available behind St Paul's Church on Mary Street.
Refreshments will be served on both Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The groups will be led by clergy and members of the Discipleship Group from Moseley.
Words from the Cross - Paintings by Ben Ecclestone
Visit St Anne's Church to view paintings by Ben Ecclestone which reflect the Seven Sayings of Jesus from the Cross (also known as the Seven Last Words).
The paintings will be available to view on the following dates:
Tuesdays, 9.30am - 11.00am:
- 1st April
- 8th April
- 15th April
Sundays, 10.30am - 12 noon:
- 30th March
- 6th April
- 13th April
- 20th April
If anyone would like to visit the paintings at a different time, please contact Magdalen at assocvicar@moseleychurch.org.uk.
Parish Quiet Day
Date: 10am - 4pm, 5th April (drinks served from 9.45am)
Venue: Temple Balsall Old Hall and Church
Speaker: Revd Will Donaldson, author of Living Differently to Make a Difference
Lunch: Please bring your own (drinks provided)
Transport: Lifts will be organised nearer the time
Cost: £5 donation
In addition to our opening / closing worship and time for quiet reflection, the day will include three sessions:
Session One - Living with Gentle Strength (Matthew 5:5)
Session Two - Living with Undaunted Courage (Matthew 5:10)
Session Three - Living as Salt and Light (Matthew 5:13-16)
Revd Will Donaldson is currently the Director of New Congregations for the Diocese of Oxford and has been in parish ministry for over 25 years.
Please sign up on the welcome desk in either church or email office@moseleychurch.org.uk to let us know you are coming.