A Journey Through Lent 2008 Help Us To Live Simply, Sustainably And In Solidarity With Each Other And The Poor Parish Prayer Group: Our Lady & St Dominic, Cove

A Journey Through Lent 2008 to help us to Live Simply, Sustainably and in Solidarity with each other and the poor Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Shrove Tuesday PRAY, FAST Do Use your money Fast give a days wages Mend something that is Enjoy a pancakes PENANCE wisely or pocket money to broken & Be GENEROUS charity 1st Sunday of Lent Seek out a good Prepare well and Pray for those 14th St Valentines Fast give up one luxury Do a good deed quietly Welcome a stranger book to read this look good today who are dying Day and give alms to the Lent Share love poor 10th.Lord make us be Bibles, Buy a Fair Trade Greet all you meet Pray for those Thank someone Fast from gossip or Do a job that you have so that those who cannot product this week with a smile who have no work that you take for harsh words been putting off read the Bible, can read it in with your shopping granted Speak only kind words us 17th.Plan an Easter Garden Renew friendships Be a good friend Pray, visit, write, Enjoy some quiet Fast eat simply 1st St David’s Day Plant some seeds and bulbs They are precious email, phone a time for yourself Rejoice, go for a walk and friend who is sick look for signs of spring

2nd March Reuse or recycle Be kind to someone Pray for those in Use time wisely Fast from TV, iPods Take time to listen to Mothering Sunday home items this you Know prison then spend time with something beautiful Plan a treat for the family week your family

9th Pay someone a Tidy a drawer or Pray for your Do not be wasteful Fast drink only water Try not to use the car Prepare well , to look good compliment cupboard family of the earths and waste no water today today resources today Walk

16th 17th St Patrick’s Plan a treat to Pray for Peace 20th Maundy 21st Good Friday 22nd Holy Saturday Palm Sunday Day share with a friend makers. Make Thursday “Happy those who mourn, Try something Plan a treat for peace in your In the silence of “Father forgive them” they shall be comforted” new Easter family your heart be still with God 23rd EASTER SUNDAY Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia Early on the Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance, and ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. The stone was rolled away. There is no barrier between us and Jesus. He is risen. He is with us always. Alleluia St. Joseph’s Parish Newbury acknowledges the source of this Lenten Journey