2023 Lenten Journey

from Weekly Bulletin 26th February 2023

the 1st Sunday of the Holy Lent Matthew 6:19 – 33

‘Living out our Baptism: The Path of Salvation’

PARTAKE- READ-LEARN-RETREAT

Join us this lent as we journey together towards Golgotha and the Tomb exploring the theme ‘Living out our Baptism: The Path of Salvation’. We have all put on Christ (Gal 3:27) at Baptism and our life’s work is to live out our baptismal calling so that we can grow in our union with God. This lent there are 4 specific practices we will focus on together: PARTAKE-READ-LEARN-RETREAT

1-PARTAKE

There will be an additional 2 evening liturgies during lent to provide us with the opportunity to partake of the Holy Eucharist more often during lent. See the schedule below for the liturgy times (remember you can only commune once a day).

Monday: 9-11am

Tuesday: 5-7am & 5-7pm

Wednesday: 9-11am

Thursday: 9-11am & 5-7pm Friday:9-11am

Saturday:9-11am Sunday: 1st Liturgy 6-7:45am, 2nd Liturgy (English) 7:459:30am, 3rd Liturgy (Arabic) 9:30-11:15am

2-READ

We will encourage each other to read ‘The Way of the Pilgrim’ during lent. This is a spiritual classic telling the story of a 19th Century Russian Pilgrim who goes on a journey to explore the Jesus Prayer. The book will be available for purchase after the Youth Meeting on Saturday for $25.

3-Learn

At 6:30pm on 4 Sunday evenings throughout lent, we will gather together for a round table discussion unpacking our Lenten theme ‘Living out our Baptism: The Path of Salvation’. See below for the list of dates and topics.

5th March- ‘Take off the Old Man’

12th March- ‘Adopted children of God’

19th March- ‘Living in the Spirit’

26th March- ‘Walking the Path after a time of paralysis’

Join us for our 2 night annual lenten retreat from Friday 31st March to Sunday 2nd of April which will focus on the last topic of our lenten theme ‘Now I see’. Click here for more details on retreat and to sign up

“The forty days of fasting is a gift from our Lord Who fasted for us, and a fit from the Church to her children that they may struggle and become liberated from butter slavery- the slavery of hatred and grudges; the slavery of worldly desires, idleness in prayer and obedience of the commandments. The Great Lent is a time of rejoicing for the children of the Church, to pass over the weakness of the soul, particularly very difficult matters which we cannot solve. Our Lord, Who is fasting with us, will pass over with the Cross to His children and show them the glory and power of His Resurrection.”

— Fr Pishoy Kamel

Congratulations

Our beloved Fathers