Lent Group: Watch & Pray

Every Saturday at for 1 hour, 30 mins
St Mary's Norwood Green
Tentelow Lane (opposite 'The Plough' pub) Norwood Green Southall, UB2 4LQ, United Kingdom

This year our Lent Group will take its themes from the Church of England's 2024 Lent booklet: Watch and Pray: Wisdom and hope for Lent and life.
Do come along - we can give you a booklet if you don't have one already.
What can I expect at the group? There will be discussion, we will look at the Bible, and have time for personal quiet reflection.

On the night he was betrayed, Jesus kneels in darkness in the Garden of Gethsemane. Though he pleads with his disciples, “Stay here with me … Watch and pray,” they all fall asleep, leaving him alone in his hour of deepest suffering.
This Lent all of us are encouraged to draw on the wisdom of Black Spirituality, particularly the practice of “tarrying” (waiting) as a community to draw closer to Jesus and to each other. Watch and Pray invites us to seek God in both familiar and unfamiliar places this Lent: in darkness and in quiet; in movement and migration; in the healing and transforming work of the Spirit; in the weeping of Holy Week and in the joy of Easter morning. If you would like to go deeper, this year’s daily reflections booklet has been inspired and informed by the 2024 Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book, Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for people of faith by Selina Stone (SPCK).

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Welcome to St Mary's! We're a mix of ages and cultures united by our love for Jesus, each other, our local community, and God's creation. We'd love you to join us on a Sunday for worship or a mid-week group.  Do contact us if you've any questions.

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Revd. Anne Bookless

The Rectory, 26A Tentelow Lane
Norwood Green
Southall

UB2 4LE
Priest-in-Charge, Revd. Anne Bookless
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Lent Group: Watch & Pray

Every Saturday at for 1 hour, 30 mins
St Mary's Norwood Green
Tentelow Lane (opposite 'The Plough' pub) Norwood Green Southall, UB2 4LQ, United Kingdom

This year our Lent Group will take its themes from the Church of England's 2024 Lent booklet: Watch and Pray: Wisdom and hope for Lent and life.
Do come along - we can give you a booklet if you don't have one already.
What can I expect at the group? There will be discussion, we will look at the Bible, and have time for personal quiet reflection.

On the night he was betrayed, Jesus kneels in darkness in the Garden of Gethsemane. Though he pleads with his disciples, “Stay here with me … Watch and pray,” they all fall asleep, leaving him alone in his hour of deepest suffering.
This Lent all of us are encouraged to draw on the wisdom of Black Spirituality, particularly the practice of “tarrying” (waiting) as a community to draw closer to Jesus and to each other. Watch and Pray invites us to seek God in both familiar and unfamiliar places this Lent: in darkness and in quiet; in movement and migration; in the healing and transforming work of the Spirit; in the weeping of Holy Week and in the joy of Easter morning. If you would like to go deeper, this year’s daily reflections booklet has been inspired and informed by the 2024 Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book, Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for people of faith by Selina Stone (SPCK).

Safeguarding

St Mary's Norwood Green is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of London’s safeguarding pages (https://www.london.anglican.org/church-and-parish-support/safeguarding/contact-us/) contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact St Mary's PSO, David Beeston: [email protected] / 07947132679. Alternatively, you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisors - our main Leads for the Willesden Area are Angela Colman and Lee Elliott - [email protected] / 020 7932 1224.
*If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

Out of hours advice can be sought from the Thirtyone:eight helpline on 0303 003 111- select option 2. Thirtyone:eight is an independent charity which works closely with London Diocese Safeguarding Team. Further information can be found on their website - https://thirtyoneeight.org.

For independent advice, if you are worried for the safety of yourself or someone else, please contact:
NSPCC 0808 800 500 www.nspcc.org.uk
Childline 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk
The Survivors Trust 08088010818 http://thesurvivorstrust.org