ESK PARISHES

LENT TALKS 2025

The Lent Talks this year will be given by Rt Rev Peter Ramsden. They will be held in the Esk Lounge, Longtown Memorial Community Centre.

From 2 pm to 3.30 pm.

Theme: ‘This is the Word of the Lord.’

Wednesday March 12th: What is the Bible?

Wednesday March 19th: The Making of the Bible

Wednesday March 26th: Use and abuse of the Bible: the beginning and end

Wednesday April 2nd: Use and abuse of the Bible: power and politics

Wednesday April 9th: ‘A Lantern to my feet and a Light upon my path’

Bishop Peter writes: ‘The Bible is not only one of the most familiar of books but also one of the most enigmatic. It is the world’s best seller and has shaped history. It was written over thousands of years by many different authors, and y et speaks to us personally today. All we know of Jesus comes from the Bible. Come and explore the world of the Bible this Lent!’

Peter Ramsden (BSc., MA) has been a priest in Newcastle Diocese and subsequently for ten years, priest in Aipo Diocese in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. From 2007 until 2014 he was Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea.

ALL ARE WELCOME: OPEN TO FRIENDS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS OR OF NONE!