Facebook talks planned for St Edmudsbury Cathedral's Lent series

Published: 15:16, 10 February 2021

| Updated: 15:19, 10 February 2021

St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds is holding a programme of online talks, services, reflections and discussion groups throughout Lent - which begins next week with Ash Wednesday.

Lent is a 40 day period leading up to Holy Week and Easter which offers a special time of remembrance and reflection in the church calendar.

The tradition of marking crosses on foreheads will be continued on Ash Wednesday with a livestream service on Facebook.

Events for Lent are being lined-up for St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds.

And in subsequent Wednesdays, speakers will give talks on the heading of 'radical faith'. These will address themes such as isolation, politics, power, and martyrdom.

Canon Matthew Vernon of the cathedral said: "As we do Lent from our homes, we may gain fresh insights.”

For full details of the line-up, visit stedscathedral.org/worship. Watch talks by visiting facebook.com and searching 'St Edmundsbury Cathedral'.

Bury St Edmunds William Mata