The Church of England’s Lent theme for 2025 is Living Hope and we will be using the daily reflection booklet and meeting once a week in one of three venues to discuss and reflect on what we have read.

Smeatharpe Village hall, starting Monday 10 March at 7pmDunkeswell Sports & Social Club, starting Tuesday 11 March at 2pm following the soup lunch at 1pmPlymtree Vestry Rooms, starting Wednesday 12 March at 1:30pm

In Lent we journey with Jesus on the difficult and thorny road that leads all the way to the cross on Good Friday – and beyond, to the transformation of Easter Day.
God invites us to bring to him our own journey through everyday life. In the disappointment of daily setbacks and the pain of deeper hurts, we discover that God is present with us. And God promises a future where all things are healed and made new.
Living Hope offers us the opportunity to deepen our hope in God and be part of what God is doing to bring hope in the world.
The readings and reflections explore how we can have hope in times of frustration or uncertainty; the hope found in joining with others; the invitation to notice signs of hope around us; the courage to face reality and pursue a hopeful future; and the ways God transforms death into life at Easter.