THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
6th March 2026
Greetings.
Breakfast@Nine is a timely reminder that it is exactly four weeks to Easter Day. There is much to be done in the intervening period as the last few Sundays of Lent have their own distinctive character. Next week is Mothering Sunday when, again, we welcome the choir from Parley First School to share this occasion of thanksgiving with us. The 8 o'clock at All Saints' will be Holy Communion as usual but the 10 o'clock will be a one-off Service of the Word (Morning Worship) at which our own choir will also sing. Please support this occasion and show that we are a vibrant and welcoming church community.
Two weeks later on Palm Sunday we will have our customary procession around St. Mark's grounds for which the weather is always good followed by the dramatised Passion according to St. Matthew in church. This is always a special event on the day which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
But this Sunday is all about water, which seems most apt as there is plenty of it falling from the sky in recent times. The stories of Moses striking the rock (Exodus 17.1-7) and Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well (John 4.5-42) are a reminder not only of our physical dependence on God's gifts in Creation but of our spiritual dependence on the grace of cleansing and renewal, the grace revealed in Jesus, the living water. The cup of living water is held out to us constantly but how often are we too busy and distracted to drink? This season of Lent is an opportunity to recognise anew our need and drink deeply of that cup.
Blessings,
Charles Booth
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