Ann Lewin draws on her extensive experience as a retreat leader and writer to provide a feast of spiritual nourishment for the entire Christian year. Her minimalist style is intentional, allowing space for people to encounter God and respond in their own way. Her aim is to encourage readers to explore afresh the riches of God's love and to find fresh ways of expressing that love. Seasons of Grace is arranged in three parts: Advent to Candlemas, Lent to Pentecost, and Ordinary time,and offers seasonal liturgies, prayers for special occasions, imaginative ideas for worship, themed reflections, programme ideas for workshops and retreats and practical suggestions for enriching one's own spiritual life. Ann's characteristic poems and prayers throughout are a delight. First published in 2005 under the title Words by the Way by Inspire (MPH), this new edition contains added new material.

Ann Lewin

Seasons of Grace

Also by the same author and available from the Canterbury Press

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Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Section 1. Advent to Candlemas

Advent

Eucharistic Prayer for Advent

Have you got room?

Eucharistic Prayer – the kingdom

Thinking about prayer

Material for a workshop on ways of praying

Find a way that works for you

Using the Psalms

Praying with icons

Using silence

Carrying prayer around

Praying for the world

Leading intercessions

The Bible: story and ourselves

Christmas challenge

Intercessions for a Christmas Midnight Service

At the turn of the year

Epiphany

Eucharistic Prayer for Epiphany

The week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Candlemas – the Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Eucharistic Prayer for Candlemas

Section 2. Lent to Pentecost

Thinking about Lent

At a Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday

Eucharistic Prayer for Lent

Mothering Sunday – say it with flowers

Palm Sunday

The Stations of the Cross

Maundy Thursday

Intercessions for Maundy Thursday

Eucharistic Prayer for Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

The sacred tree – one hour

Seen by the cross – two hours

Seen by the cross − three extra sections

Prayer at the cross – three hours

Jesus on Easter Eve

A simple vigil for Easter Eve

A reflection for Easter Eve

A story of new life for Easter Day

Intercessions for Easter Day

Eucharistic Prayer for Easter

Ascension Day

Intercessions for Ascension Day

The Ascension and mission

Pentecost

Intercessions for Pentecost

Eucharistic Prayer for Pentecost

Section 3. Ordinary Time

Ordinary Time

Eucharistic Prayer for daily life

Trinity Sunday

Eucharistic Prayer for Trinity (with Peruvian Gloria)

Leading a balanced life – the advantage of having a Rule

Eucharistic Prayer – St Benedict

Re-charge or re-tune

Quiet Day

Planning and leading a Quiet Day

A simple order for a Eucharist

A day to let God love you

A day with Julian of Norwich Material for a Quiet Day

Eucharistic Prayer – Julian of Norwich

A day for carers

Material for use in a Quiet Garden

A creation Eucharist

Eucharistic Prayer for a Quiet Garden event

Eucharistic Prayer – St Francis

Meditation for a flower festival

Planning a walk or a mini-pilgrimage

Eucharistic Prayer for city dwellers

Give us this day – Lammas Day

Prayers at a wedding

Suggestion for an introduction to a marriage service after a divorce

Prayers for the blessing of a house

Eucharistic Prayer for a house blessing

At a baptism

Eucharistic Prayer celebrating family life

Harvest

St Michael and All Angels

Suffering

Prayer for healing

Give thanks – always?

Remember, Remember, the theme of November

Death – terminus or junction?

Remembrance Day

For thine is the kingdom

Copyright Acknowledgements

Ann Lewin draws on her extensive experience as a retreat leader and writer to provide a feast of spiritual nourishment for the entire Christian year. Her minimalist style is intentional, allowing space for people to encounter God and respond in their own way. Her aim is to encourage readers to explore afresh the riches of God''s love and to find fresh ways of expressing that love. Seasons of Grace is arranged in three parts: Advent to Candlemas, Lent to Pentecost, and Ordinary time,and offers seasonal liturgies, prayers for special occasions, imaginative ideas for worship, themed reflections, programme ideas for workshops and retreats and practical suggestions for enriching one''s own spiritual life. Ann''s characteristic poems and prayers throughout are a delight. First published in 2005 under the title Words by the Way by Inspire (MPH), this new edition contains added new material.

A feast of material for the entire Christian year from popular retreat leader and spiritual writer Ann Lewin, including seasonal liturgies, prayers, worship ideas, retreat programmes and themed reflections.

Ann Lewin is an accomplished poet and writer who is much in demand as a retreat leader. She was a secondary school teacher (RE and English) for 27 years, and later Welfare Advisor for International Students at the University of Southampton. She has also taught ordinands at Sarum College, Salisbury.

Seasons of Grace offers liturgies, prayers, and reflections for the Christian year. Ideal for worship leaders and personal devotion, it includes seasonal resources and creative ideas.

\["For Christians seeking depth in their spiritual journey", "Provides resources for meaningful worship and reflection", "You will discover new ways to experience God's love"\]

Seasons of Grace is your guide to enriching spiritual practices throughout the Christian year.

The Good Book Stall

This is a book to use throughout the year, both for inspiration and sound teaching. Far more than a resource book, it is a good companion on the road, framed by the changing seasons of our church calendar and the seasons of our seasonal country. There is honesty about our relationship with God, about the problems of living the Christian life: things go wrong, but God is there with us in the pain.  
I feel that the book’s purpose is summed up on page 59, based on what the Benedictines call the conversion of life: it will help us towards a ‘steady, continual turning to focus on God, opening up to God’s Spirit, so that Christ can live his risen life in us.’ There are many practical ideas as well as spiritual insights; I love the notion of ‘re-tuning’ rather than ‘re-charging’ and the idea of a mini-pilgrimage in one’s locality, using local knowledge.  
I wish I’d had this book when we were going through the tortuous process of re-writing the constitution for our LEP! (pp 48-51)  
Well worth buying.

Inspirational Resources for the Christian Year

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