The Reverend Dr Canon Fran Grimes
LENT STUDY BOOK 2026
It has been our privilege for almost 40 years, to provide the Anglican Church with ‘User Friendly’ Lenten Studies. 

The quality of writers of previous books has been outstanding, and this current 2026 book is no different. The Rev'd Dr Canon Fran Grimes, a Parish Priest from the Diocese of Gippsland has written the 2026 studies and clearly shows her down to earth experiences as a medical doctor and Parish Priest.

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The cost of the book ($10.95) has remained the same for a number of years to help cash stretched parishes and there is an EPub version for $9.50.

The Grassroots Resources Team wish you a holy and productive Lent, and hope you will be supportive of our Lent Book for 2026.

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Lent Study Book for 2026 (Printed Version) $10.95 "Uncharted Territory" The Rev'd Dr Canon Fran Grimes

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This series of Lenten studies will lead participants on a journey in Uncharted Territory using the Year ‘A’ Readings.

This series of Lenten studies will take us on a journey through uncharted territory to find that in all life’s uncertainties Jesus Christ can show us the Way. Drawing on Sunday’s lectionary readings for Lent during Year A we are invited to walk with Jesus into some of His many encounters and realise that He was charting a brand new map for the tired old ways of life. Everything about Jesus was laying out a new map for the people of first century Palestine and it is the same today. The temptation is to use maps that the world lays out for us and never find the way to Life in all its fullness. In each of the studies over the next 6 weeks we will explore how Jesus can lead us out of the old life negating paths that the world offers into the path of life that God created each one of us to live. 

Weekly Overview
On our first week Jesus enters the wilderness which is literally uncharted territory. There are no roads and no maps. He alone can show us the way through.
For our second week Jesus encounters Nicodemus a Pharisee following the map the Old style religion.Jesus leads him to new life. Our third week flings us into a whole uncharted territory of relationships as Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. The old map had women and Samaritans on the outer- she was both. Jesus charts a whole new course and treats her seriously and with respect . The fourth week shows Jesus bring healing to one who is disabled- the blind man. The old map cast aside those with disabilities as no- hopers. Jesus opened the way and gave them hope and life in all its fullness. By the fifth week we shatter preconceived notions of death. Dead bodies were not on any map and not to be touched under any circumstances.Jesus brings the dead back to life. And then in Week 6 we meet Jesus the Messiah and King riding into Jerusalem. Those who knew the Old ways did not expect a man from Nazareth riding a donkey to be the Messiah. Jesus as Messiah brings salvation and a new way through uncharted territory. 

Study One (pdf of intro and 1st study) Click Here

The Going Further section contains an assortment of material that could greatly aid the leader of the studies.

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Going Deeper with Jesus (Printed Version) $10.95
Bishop Keith Dalby

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This series of Lenten studies will lead participants on a journey to go deeper in their faith using the Year ‘C’ Gospel.

Weekly Overview

Week 1. Temptation : Luke 4.1-13
Week 2. Transformation : Luke 9.28b-36
Week 3. Why is there Evil? Luke 13.1-9
Week 4. The Forgiving Father : Luke 15.1-32
Week 5. New Possibilities : John 8.1-11
Week 6. A New look at the Cross : Luke 23.1-49

Bishop Keith writes..."This year the Anglican Church of Australia is promoting Hope 25. The idea is that from Easter to Pentecost in 2025 we might share the hope of the Good News of Jesus Christ to a world that desperately needs it. The Catholic Church has declared 2025 to be a year of Jubilee with the emphasis on individuals as Pilgrims of Hope.

This study is a little different to what might have been experienced in other studies and even in studies from Grass Roots in the past. This year we are not just wanting you to answer questions based on the reading. We want you to discuss and be curious asking many questions about what you have read . Our hope is, that in doing this, you will knit together as a small group of pilgrims, of disciples of the Lord Jesus “Going Deeper with Jesus”. Thus becoming pilgrims engaging in Hope 25 and the year of Jubilee...."

Study One (pdf of intro and 1st study)

The Going Further section contains an assortment of material that could greatly aid the leader of the studies.

• GOING FURTHER - Additional Material

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Safetynet Discipleship
Bishop Peter Stuart - $10.95

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This series of Lenten studies will lead participants in a journey through the Year ‘B’ Readings.

Study One (pdf of intro and 1st study)

Bishop Peter Stuart writes ..... Lent presents us with an opportunity to be more open to God's grace. As we abide in God’s love, God blesses us to become more the person God calls us to be. 

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Written by Bishop Peter Stuart - Bishop of Newcastle.

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Lord I'm Serious This Lent - 2026 Alternative
Bishop Bill Ray - $10.95

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This series of Lenten studies will lead participants in a journey through the Year ‘A’ Readings.

Study One (pdf of intro and 1st study)

Many of us have made New Years resolutions, but their life span didn’t last the whole year.  However, Lent is only six weeks and it my prayer that you and I will be able to be “hang in there” for this liturgical season. In other words be serious about this Lent

In authoring these studies I have sought to cater for the spiritual and learning needs of people who have been involved in the life of the Church for a considerable time and those who have come to faith in recent times. I am aware that some people also come to group sessions as enquirers, seeking to know whether Christianity is for them. In an effort to accommodate the different stages of people’s faith journey, the structure this year adopts a smorgasbord approach. 
There are five sections to each study. They are:
• worship both at the beginning and conclusion of each study
• ‘Let’s kick in with ….”, a coming on board time.
• focussing on a particularly spiritual discipline.
• exploring one of the four promises or two questions from the baptism service. 
• points to ponder based on two of the Scripture readings for each Sunday of Lent. 

The average study group meets for about an hour or an hour and a half.  There is too much material to get through in one session.  I invite groups to skim through the booklet first and decide how they will approach this resource. For example a group may decide on the following format :

            worship 
            Let’s kick in with …”
            The spiritual discipline 
            and points to ponder. 

Groups members are then invited to reflect on the baptismal promises and questions in their private devotion time.  

Other groups may focus in the baptismal promises and questions and reflect on the spiritual exercises during their private devotion time. 

It is my prayer that each of us will have a holy and blessed Lent and that this study booklet will enrich each of us as individual Christians as well as provided ideas, material and thoughts for a blessed group life. 

WEEK 1 - Temptation
WEEK 2 - Being Transformed and Transfigured
WEEK 3 - Water and Food
WEEK 4 - Faith, Hope and Love
WEEK 5 - New and Redeemed Life
WEEK 6 - The Passion of the Lord

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Written by Bishop Bill Ray - Our most popular down to earth writer of the studies in the Grassroots Stable of books.

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Conversations with our Awesome God
Bishop Bill Ray - $10.95

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This series of Lenten studies will lead participants in a journey through the Year ‘C’ Gospel.

Study One (pdf of intro and 1st study)

The six studies focus on the Lenten Prayer of the Day and Scripture readings, each beginning with a spiritual discipline and a litany. Group members will engage in a contemporary way with issues such as confession and forgiveness, stewardship of the earth’s resources, violence in society and living into God’s call. Guided reflection with music encourages deeper engagement with each theme. “Going Further” provides online multimedia resources to enhance thought and prayer. These studies challenge participants to live into Lent and celebrate Easter with joy.

The journey of Lent invites us to explore what it might mean for us to practice faith in our time.

This study invites participants to explore six different Christians practices over the course of six weeks to begin that journey that so many of us find so difficult from head to heart to hands.

WEEK 1 - Walking Path of Discipleship & Prayer
WEEK 2 - Rediscovering the cross
WEEK 3 - Being stirred to action with Jesus the Prophet
WEEK 4 - Living as a people on the Way
WEEK 5 - Practicing a rule of Life
WEEK 6 - Walking the Way of the Cross

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Lent Study Book for 2021
Bishop Jeremy Greaves

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This series of Lenten studies will lead participants in a journey through the Year ‘B’ Gospel.

Study One

In an interview the American poet and author Maya Angelou once said, “I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‘I’m a Christian,’ I think, ‘Already? You already got it?’ I’m working at it, which means that I try to be as kind and fair and generous and respectful and courteous to every human being."

Maya Angelou knew that being Christian is always a work in progress – something that requires practice.

When Jesus called the first disciples he did not have them learn great tomes of doctrine and dogma, he asked them to do something. From the very beginning Christians were known for what they did and how they lived more than for what they believed. The ‘people of the Way’ knew how to practice the faith.

For Christians, practices are things we do that shape our lives and “narrows the gap between who we are and who we are becoming.”

The journey of Lent invites us to explore what it might mean for us to practice faith in our time.

This study invites participants to explore six different Christians practices over the course of six weeks to begin that journey that so many of us find so difficult from head to heart to hands.

WEEK 1 - Walking Path of Discipleship & Prayer
WEEK 2 - Rediscovering the cross
WEEK 3 - Being stirred to action with Jesus the Prophet
WEEK 4 - Living as a people on the Way
WEEK 5 - Practicing a rule of Life
WEEK 6 - Walking the Way of the Cross

• GOING FURTHER - Additional Material.

Written by
Bishop John Ford

- 2026 Alternative - Introduction
The course is intended to encourage a renewed understanding of what it means to be baptised. Taking Lent as having its origin in the final preparations for initiation at Easter, it's purpose today is to prepare us for the annual renewal of our baptismal vows. The question to be posed is, was I baptised or am I baptised? Is my baptism a moment in history that might or might not be remembered or celebrated or an ongoing life to be lived both now and in God's future? This introduces the question of time and how this Lent we might be encouraged to reflect upon it differently.

Each weekly session takes the following Sunday's gospel reading, one of the signs or symbols from the initiation rites and the idea that traditionally holds sway concerning Lent as a time for giving up and proceeds to some questions for discussion/reflection and a time of prayer. The material could be used by individuals but is better approached by a group.

The booklet will need to begin with a general introduction basically expanding the above, some suggestions for its use in a group setting and reference to the final time of prayer.

Thereafter, each week will have the same outline following these themes and titles:

WEEK 1 Don't waste time Matthew 4
The baptismal robe

WEEK 2 Seize the moment John 3
The baptism candle

WEEK 3 You've had long enough John 4
The water of baptism

WEEK 4 When I find time John 9
The oil for anointing

WEEK 5 Time will tell John 11
The holy communion

WEEK 6 Now is the time The passion narrative
The laying on of hands

The material provided for each week will be:

1 A commentary on the gospel passage moving towards introducing the symbol
2 An historical comment concerning the symbol plus a commentary on its meaning and significance
3 Introduction to the questions of time that can be drawn from the above and how they might be approached as part of our ongoing baptismal life.

• Sample pages of the introduction and first study.
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• All Six studies are included in the Study Book.
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"The God of Life" - Bishop John Harrower

God is the God of Life. It is no accident that the great “I Am” sayings of Jesus include the very staples of living: bread and water. And it is not an idle thing that we are invited at Holy Communion to feed on Christ spiritually, in our hearts, by faith with thanksgiving. God desires us to live Christlike lives.

Lent has traditionally been a special season in the growth and development of a Christian’s life. Through looking carefully into our outer and inner lives, with reflection and repentance, we find renewal.

The Holy Spirit takes our prayers, thoughts, questions and study time, and shapes our lives to deeper discipleship.

A special focus on God’s work in us that enables us to experience life in its fullness is explored in each of these five studies:

Study One: Creator of Life
Study Two: Promiser of Life
Study Three: Sustainer of Life
Study Four: Rescuer of Life
Study Five: Renewer of Life
Study Six (Holy week) ‘Ruler of Life’ is published on the web site.

May these Lenten studies be to you a life-changing event through the power of the Holy Spirit.

‘God of Life’ is a five part study book (plus study 6 on the web) of the readings and Psalms for the Eucharist based on the readings for Year B.- Click here for Study 6 (pdf)

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- 2026 Alternative - Godly Steps - Stepping out with God - Bishop Bill Ray
The Christian journey is a process of keeping in step with God. Yet, this is not always easy. At times it is simpler just to step out to our own beat rather than being in step with God. Lent provides a time to reflect on our journey with God and ask ourselves how we can make our faith journey more in step with God. “Godly Steps” is a five part study of the Old Testament readings and the Psalms for the Eucharist based on the readings for Year A.

Each of the book's five studies have their own focus:

Study One:
Exploring our actions that have consequences because of God’s gift of free will
Study Two:
We explore Abram's journey as he stepped out with God.
Study Three:
The difference between needs and wants, and how we place our faith and trust in God.
Study Four:
God often selects an unlikely person such as David and in doing so, turn our ways on their head.
Study Five:
New life from what seems impossible, the Valley of Dry Bones.
Study Six: (Holy Week)
Study six is available on line to download.

During a recent parish visit, a parishioner made the comment that a few years back she discovered that Lent was more than just giving up sweets or alcohol. It was a time to reflect on our journey with God and how we keep in step with Him and grapple with challenging matters of faith.

The Old Testament passages for Year A are challenging. When I was in Parish ministry a retired priest who was dying came to stay with his daughter. I invited him to celebrate and preach at a mid week Eucharist. During his sermon he said that he wished he had spent more time grappling with the difficult passages of Scripture rather than with the easy or comfortable ones.

“Godly Steps” is an opportunity to grapple with passages of Scripture that may confront us. “Godly Steps” also helps us to think about those aspects of our journey that need attention as we reflect on how we can stay in step with our Lord.

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• Sample pages of the introduction and first study.
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• The readings are based on the Year "A" lenten lectionary    readings using An Australian Lectionary.

- 2026 Alternative - Easter Journey - Year A  Gospel

For Christians, Easter is the key of our faith. Anglicans along with other members of the Christian family, use the season of Lent to prepare, so that they can live into and celebrate the message of the resurrection with joy and meaning.

For many of us it is so easy to take the liturgical seasons for granted. Easter Journey seeks to prepare people so that when Easter arrives, people can fully live into the Easter season and Easter message.

The five studies are based around two questions, “Who do you seek?” and “What do you seek?’
These studies, based on the traditional Lenten Gospels, will assist in the focusing on Christ, the one who died and rose for us so that we have life in all its fullness.

The early Christians were asked the question, “What do you seek?” when they were preparing for baptism. Their reply was “new life in Christ”. For those who are using Easter Journey, it is an opportunity for them to renew their faith in Christ as well as seeking to serve Christ more faithfully in our day and age.

Easter Journey is written by Bishop Bill Ray, Bishop of North Queensland. The studies are based on the Gospel readings for (Year A)

Cost of the book (and all books in the stable) are $9.95 plus postage with the usual discounts as previously.

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