February 20, 2007
The Church of England wants you to make someone laugh for Lent
The Church of England has just launched “Love Life, Live Lent”, a campaign to lighten up over Lent, accompanied by a website inviting communicants to share Lenten jokes. The Times Online reports.
And of interest to this column, "the website will also have a text-messaging service, which will send subscribers daily suggestions on how to spread generosity and neighbourliness, with the exhortation to make someone laugh."
In their own words:
The Church is encouraging people to take a fresh look at Lent with a range of other initiatives designed to raise a smile - with the launch of a Christian comedy club, a training course for vicars in stand-up-style performance skills, and a website sharing the best clean jokes in the country.
Organisers hope to highlight that doing something positive can be as transforming as giving something up, and can help people reflect on their relationship with each other and with God.
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