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Bishop

‘Bishop’ comes from the Greek word for ‘overseer’. So a bishop is a senior Christian minister authorised to have oversight for God’s people. As well as duties given to deacons and priests, bishops confirm and ordain.

Diocese

‘Diocese’ refers to the geographical territory in which a bishop exercises oversight. The Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses each with its own cathedral in which is housed the cathedra (the bishop’s ‘chair’ or ‘throne’).

Lectionary

A lectionary is a pattern for Bible readings for the Church year. This means that churches in the Church in Wales are able to use the same readings on any given day.

Lent

Lent is the six-week period leading up to Easter. It is a particular time to confess sin and to seek personal and collective renewal (a ‘springtime of the spirit’). Lent has a special focus on Jesus’s journey to the cross and prepares the Church to celebrate his resurrection.

Home Faith and Ministry Lent 2021

Lent 2021

We face a major season of the Christian calendar with our buildings mostly closed and much of our worship - and our daily lives - online. This year, let us walk with our communities in these socially isolating months, and serve in gladness knowing that we are living out God's love in the world today.

Join us this Lent season as we explore what it means to be a disciple of Christ in a time of Covid.

Bishop June's Weekly Homilies

Find out more about Bishop June's Weekly Homilies and how you can use them in services.

Lent 2021 Mini Missions

The Education Team are organising a series of Lent mini missions for Primary Schools. Plenty of activities and resources available.

Take the Mini Missions Challenge

Let us pray

Lent Appeal 2021

Help us end food poverty by raising money for the Bishop's 2021 Lent Appeal.

Families and individuals who were struggling before the pandemic are experiencing further hardship and are being pushed more and more into poverty.

Many of our churches are working hard to end food poverty. Let's help them this Lent. Money received will be split equally between projects in the diocese that are tackling food poverty. Find out more about how this money will be used here.

SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES

Don't have good social media imagery on hand for Lent? Check out these visuals we've designed:

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