Collect Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ did fast forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet without sin: give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to thy Spirit; and, as thou knowest our weakness, so may we know thy power to save; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, […]
Lent Today is the first of the six Sundays in Lent. In last week’s Window we read about how Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of this liturgical season, a period of spiritual preparation for the great feast of Easter. We also found out about different ways we can individually approach this preparation, including giving something […]
On Wednesday this week is the day generally known as Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of forty days of Lent, connecting us with the forty days that Jesus spent in the desert being prepared for his life’s work, and these forty days in the desert themselves mirror the forty years that the people […]
Collect Almighty Father, whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross: give us grace to perceive his glory, that we may be strengthened to suffer with him and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, […]
Call yourself a Christian, then, Father? This is one of the sayings ringing in my ear as I walk past a beggar in the street. Love of neighbour is at the heart of our Christian identity. To love our neighbour is part of our central calling as Christians. ‘ What you have done to the […]
We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously at St Stephen’s.
