Lent Resources

This year (2026), Lent begins on Wednesday, February 18th, and ends on Thursday, April 2nd.

This page seeks to provide resources for reflection and learning during this period.

1) Pause. Breathe. Make space for God.

Lent is bigger than giving up chocolate. It’s about letting go of what weighs us down and being open to what lifts us up. The benefits last longer than 40 days – it’s a way of life, and we do it together.

This year’s Lent and Easter resources from the Connexional team offer weekly spiritual practices that help people pause, breathe, and rediscover what matters most – through simple habits that nurture faith beyond Sunday. Each week focuses on a simple shift: letting go of fear, control, scarcity, or appearances, and embracing spirit, abundance, dignity, and joy.

The weekly themes are:

• 22 February, Lent 1: Let go of idols, make room for God
• 1 March, Lent 2: Let go of the form, embrace the spirit
• 8 March, Lent 3: Let go of scarcity, embrace abundance
• 15 March, Lent 4: Let go of appearances, and embrace what’s inside
• 22 March, Lent 5: Let go of despair, embrace ‘respair’ *
• 29 March, Palm Sunday: Let go of violence, embrace gentleness
• 3 April, Good Friday: Let go of certainty, embrace mystery
• 5 April, Easter Sunday: Let go of fear, embrace joy

* Respair is a rare, 15th-century English term meaning the return of hope after a period of despair.

Access the resources here

2) Lent 2026 – A Journey with Jesus During

Lent and Holy Week you can follow regular video reflections and insights from the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference.

Watch the videos here

3) Lenten Prayer Guide

The Circuit Prayer Resource Group have produced a Prayer Guide for Lent. This is based on the Connexional weekly themes, detailed above.

4) In-Circuit Courses

The following courses will be taking place across the Circuit...

Caversham Heights (RG4 7BG ): Thursdays 19 Feb – 26 Mar. Join us at 2:30pm.
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