LENT 2024 at St Matthew with St Chad, Smethwick, Our Lenten season begins on Wednesday 14th February 2024. 

Midweek Bible Studies during Lent, We shall have a simple Bible study each week. These will take place at 10.45am for about an hour, which is after the 10am Thursday Communion service. The sessions will take place in the room at the back of the Church within the Church building. The Bible studies will take place on:

22nd February 2024

29th February 2024

7th March 2024

14th March 2024

All are welcome and anyone who wants to join us may just turn up on the day. Those who join us can come to just one session, more than one, or all five. In the sessions we will :

· hear a reading from the Bible,

· listen to a brief comment,

· have time to ponder and share - (BUT, there will be no pressure for anyone to speak, share or discuss anything),

· then offer ourselves to God in prayer.

Our Lenten season celebrations will include: 

- Ashing on Sunday 18th February for those who want it during the 10am Communion service.

- Mothering Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday 10th March at our 10am Communion service.

- Palm Sunday will be celebrated on 24th March at our 10am Communion service.

- Maundy Thursday will be celebrated at 6pm on Thursday 28th March and there will be no 10am Communion service that day.

- Good Friday will be celebrated at 10am on Friday 29th March with prayers in Church and a short walk of witness.

- Holy Saturday will be celebrated at 6pm on Saturday 30th March with a short Service of Light. 

- Easter Day will be celebrated at 10am on Sunday 31st March with a Service of Holy Communion.