As last year, I will be facilitating a reflection group through Lent, which will run for five evening sessions leading up towards Holy Week, and will begin on Friday 23 February. These sessions will be hosted at Raveningham Hall between 7.30pm (prompt) and 9pm, with my gratitude to Sir Nicholas Bacon for hosting us – we will be using the wonderful lounge area above the garages in the old stable block (now the estate offices).

During these five weeks, we will engage with a range of beautiful and evocative images from five specific stages on my sabbatical journey in 2023, along the Camino Frances from St Jean Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. As we explore key waymarkers and places of significance on the Camino and what they can teach us, we will reflect on the importance of significant points in our own lives and how they might inform our life journey as well as through Lent.

Our themes each week will be:

Friday 23 February
Beginnings
Basque Country & The Navarre

Wednesday 28 February
Maturing and strengthening
La Rioja & Castile

Wednesday 6 March
The Wide Open Plains
Castile & León

Wednesday 13 March
Going again
León into Galicia

Wednesday 20 March
Endings
To Santiago de Compostela

No theological knowledge or preparatory reading is required – just yourselves, and a willingness to listen, chat, explore, reflect and laugh! Tea and coffee will be available.

Let me know by email or by phone if you would like to come along.

In the past, we have held 3-4 'Lent Lunches' a year to raise funds for the annual Bishop's Appeal. These are informal, simple meals, usually a bowl of soup and bread, plus some fruit. There is no set charge - people just make a donation.

This year's Lent Appeal aims to raise enough money to provide 25 water tanks for Ordinand's Homes at Newton Theological College in Papua New Guinea. Full information is on the Diocesan website, www.DofN.org/Lent.

The first of these Lent Lunches will be held Friday, 23rd Feb. 12:30 PM. If you are able to attend, please let Miranda know in advance on 07766 356 128.

Another Lunch will be held on Friday, 15th March at 12:30. Please e-mail Clare Seppings at: [email protected].