Politics at the Service of the Common Good: as Christians how might we be called to engage with politics?
Lent courses
Each year Churches Together in Britain and Ireland produces a Lent course often in conjunction with a partner organisation.
The current course and those from recent years are available to download on this website:
- 2023: ‘Christ’s Costly Gift of Reconciliation’
- 2022: Following Christ in the Footsteps of the Saints
- 2021: The Poet’s Gospel
- 2020: Opening the scriptures
- 2019: The Mystery of God
- 2018: 40 Stories of Hope
- 2017: Returning Home
- 2016: Pilgrimage
- 2015: Walking and praying with Christians of the Middle East
- 2014: Parables and possessions
Resources from 2008 to 2013 are available on our archive website at www.ctbiarchive.org/706
Lent study 2023: ‘Christ’s Costly Gift of Reconciliation’
Download our Lent study and explore the significance of Christian Unity to the Church’s mission of reconciliation.
Lent study 2022
Following Christ in the Footsteps of the Saints: guided by the story of St Winefride/Gwenffrewi, our study for Lent 2022.
Lent study 2021
The Poet’s Gospel. A Lent study for these unorthodox and strange times. Bob Fyffe, General Secretary of CTBI, comments: This year’s Lent programme is somewhat different from previous years. It is the outcome of a partnership which is rooted in fulfilling an elderly gentleman’s dream. John Alan Davis visited his wife every day as she […]
Lent / Easter study 2020
Opening the scriptures: setting our hearts on fire. Bringing the study to a close. Coinciding with the end of our Lent / Easter course for 2020, the Gospel reading for this coming Sunday, 26 April 2020, in the Common Worship Lectionary and the Roman Catholic Lectionary, is the story of the Road to Emmaus. […]
All age resources for Holy Week from Roots
Roots has produced all age resources for Holy Week based on paintings by Ethiopian artist Nebiyu Assefa. The pictures tell the story of Jesus’ Passion in a distinctive and moving way, aimed at helping people to engage with Jesus’ journey to the cross and beyond. There are seven pictures, each presented with resources for meditation/reflection, […]
Lent course 2019
The Mystery of God. In 2019, our Lent course delves more deeply into the mystery of God, seeking to rediscover what it is that draws us so deeply in our search for God. We will follow Jesus through the Lenten readings, allowing him to draw us, in love and wonder, into the mystery of God’s […]
Lent course 2018
For 2018 we have partnered with Hope for our Lent course which is based on the book 40 Stories of Hope. There are weekly downloads for individual reflection and group discussion, plus for those who prefer daily study during Lent we recommend the 40 Stories of Hope book. 40 Stories of Hope is available from […]
Lent course 2017
Returning Home: Christian Faith in Encounter with Other Faiths. The 2017 Lent resource explores how Christian faith has been deepened and enriched by encounters with people of different religions. This is not a resource that necessarily emphases common ground or that is about dialogue but how Christian faith has burned brightly following an encounter with […]
Lent Course 2016
Pilgrimage. The CTBI Lent Course 2016 represents a departure in style and format from that offered in previous years. Each week, we are invited to gather in groups for reflection and spiritual conversation around a series of themes drawn from the overarching title of ‘Pilgrimage’. The idea is that we embark on a spiritual journey through […]
