Help Spread The Word!Our Veg4Lent campaign involves sending a letter to as many churches as possible. We do not ask for an answer from the recipient but we do request that the priest allows our flyer to be placed on the church notice board. We then receive requests for more information from vegetarian Christians and those interested in helping to look after God’s creation. Interested Christians are encouraged to try a vegetarian diet during Lent and are also sent a booklet Lent was chosen as a focus for this campaign because this was the traditional time in the church year to abstain from eating meat. Obviously giving up meat and following a 6 week study guide can be undertaken any time of the year, especially by churches that do not recognise the period of Lent. Finding the name of the priest in charge and the address of a church is a major task which can involve many hours. Obtaining this information locally is much easier than from a distance, so this is one area of our campaign where you could really help. Church addresses can be obtained from local Diocese / Denomination Handbooks. These Handbooks can be borrowed from your church office, bought in your local church bookshop or viewed in your local library. You can also discover all the churches in your area from Yellow Pages / Thompson Directories ( do not give post code). Names and Church contact details can also be found in local newspapers. |
 Abstain from meat, says Lent groupA CAMPAIGN is asking church leaders across the country to encourage their flocks to give up eating meat for Lent. |
VEG4LENTReviving the ancient Christian Tradition of abstaining from meat consumption during Lent, we respectfully invite all Christians to use VEG4LENT as a period of reflection and prayer for all those currently condemned to the slaughterhouse. As a contemporary adaptation of an ancient tradition, we politely urge each participant to adopt a vegetarian diet for each and every day between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Lent is a sacred and spiritual period for Christians the world over. Greater empathy with Christ, gained during the Lenten period, allows us to be more receptive to the needs of our neighbour. As Christ taught us our neighbour is s/he who suffers. Are there any who suffer more than those condemned to the slaughterhouse? |
introducing our 6 week study guide. Vegetarian Christians are offered CVAUK support and resources and encouraged to join in future CVAUK campaigns.