Lent & Holy Week 2026

Lent & Holy Week at The Wesley Centre

Lent

Shrove Tuesday pancakes – come and join us for pancakes served by the Staff Team on 17th February – 1pm

Ash Wednesday service at TWC, 6.30pm led by the staff team

Bible Studies on the theme of Exploring Forgiveness led by Rev Liz meeting weekly on Wednesday
afternoons at 2pm with a second opportunity to join in via Zoom on Thursday evenings at 7pm.

Lent Tuesday Prayer Walks – this year the focus of our prayers is on the outreach and service
connected to the communities served by the new diaconal appointment. Each walk is a gentle 3 miles and we want to
encourage all to join in – either in person or by praying whilst others walk.

24th February 10am we shall be prayer walking round the community served by Featherstone 10th March 10am we shall be prayer walking around the community served by Handsacre24th March 10am we shall be walking around the community served by TWC followed by a simple lunch

Holy Week:

Every day the Staff Team are offering the opportunity for anyone and everyone to gather for a simple lunch followed by a short act of worship during Holy Week.

Monday 30th March @ 1pm, our Circuit Operations Manager, Karen Brown will be offering an introduction to Holy Week

Tuesday 31st March @ 1pm, there will be a community reading of the good news that Mark recorded in his gospel led by Rev Sam

Wednesday 1st April @ 1pm, Deacon Jan will lead us in our thinking about Judas

Thursday 2nd April @ 1pm Rev Liz will lead us in a reflection on Maundy Thursday

Friday 3rd April @ 11am, Deacon Sue will lead a Good Friday meditation followed by lunch

Sunday 4th April, @ 11am Easter Sunday worship led by Deacon Sue followed by light refreshments

Lent and Holy Week around the Circuit:

Burntwood & Chasetown

Maundy Thursday; 2nd April 10:45am
Burntwood Thursday Worship led by Rev. Liz.

Good Friday Walk of Witness; Friday 3rd April
10 am; leaving Chasetown Methodist Church, walking up Cottage Lane, along High Street and finishing at St. Anne’s on Church Street, Chasetown. Short service at start and 3 stops on the way with a reading, prayer and hymn at each.
Short service at St. Annes at approx. 10:45am followed by Tea/Coffee & Hot Cross Buns.

Easter Sunday; Sunday 5th April 6am Sunrise Service at Castle Ring followed by breakfast

Sharing Easter in Residential Homes:
In the week following Easter (7th-10th April) we will take a group to local residential homes to share the Easter Story through familiar hymns. We are not a choir and invite everyone who is able to join in!
If anyone knows of a resident in our area and would like to join us, please contact Sylvia Tointon on Tel: 07890 061869.

Chadsmoor

Lent Group; with St Aiden’s – Monday evenings. Time to be confirmed.

Maundy Thursday; Agape meal at Bethany Baptist Church at lunchtime.

Good Friday; United Service at the war memorial in Chadsmoor at 10:30 am, followed by hot cross bun and drink at Bethany Baptist Church.

Easter Day; 9am communion with Rev Liz followed by a light breakfast, before morning worship at 10:30am.
Contemporary Watering Hole service at 6pm.

Great Wyrley Wesley

Maundy Thursday; Agape meal 7:00 pm at St. Andrew's Church.

Good Friday; Worship Service 11.15 am at Great Wryley Wesley followed by Walk of Witness to the Quinton Shopping Precinct for a short United Service then hot cross buns in St. Andrew's Church.