Posts Tagged ‘Lent’
Dementia Day
As part of LENTfest, AGAP is hosting a day devoted to the positive impact of the arts upon those living with dementia. We’ll be going and hope to see you there! Featuring imput from Alzheimer Scotland, Dr Treloar, Author of Dementia: Hope on a Difficult Journey, Sarah Metcalf, CEO for Playlist for Life; and a […]
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40 Days for Life is taking place in Glasgow, Falkirk, Dundee and Aberdeen this Lent. Please do get involved if you can. Contact details for the vigils can be found on the 40 Days for Life website: Glasgow: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/glasgow/ Falkirk: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/falkirk/ Dundee: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/dundee/ Aberdeen: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/aberdeen/ 40 Days for Life is a worldwide movement that involves keeping prayerful […]
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40 Days for Life
Looking for something meaningful to do this Lent? Why not sign up to pray for 1 hour each week at 40 Days for Life? This is a peaceful prayer vigil, to pray for all those affected by abortion and for an end to abortion. You can sign up to 1 hour prayer slots on the […]
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Lenten Thought
A prayerful, meditative silence is the mother of truth. God cannot be found in noise and agitation. His true power and love are revealed in what is hardly perceptible, in the gentle breeze that requires stillness and quiet to detect. In silence, God listens to us. In silence, listen to Him. In silence, God speaks […]
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Lenten Reflection
“Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is not pleasure. The purpose of life is to attain to perfect life, all truth and undying ecstatic love—which is the definition of God. In pursuing that goal we find happiness. Pleasure is not the purpose of anything; pleasure is a […]
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Lent 2015
“We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds. Which is better is clear, for the Christian ideal is always positive rather than negative. A person is great not by the ferocity of his hatred of evil, but by […]
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40 Ways to Win Lent
40 Ways to Win Lent This is not a list of things to give up. That list is here. This is a list of things to do during Lent. Maybe you can pick a few and commit to them. And if you lose steam, don’t get discouraged – ever! Come back to the list […]
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