Ash Wednesday Service

Wednesday, February 17th at 7 pm via Zoom. Please join us!

Ashes may be received in person from Pastor Melissa under the portico at church from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Gathering via Zoom will allow all members of the congregation to gather safely for this beginning to our Lenten observances. Participants are encouraged to have a small amount of oil in a dish for the service.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7505120196?pwd=cjhhaU80cDc0L29Oa2pLYVZ1VjNNUT09
Meeting ID: 750 512 0196 Passcode: iS2ZKT

Lent originated in the 4th century, and was initially a time of preparation for those being baptized at Easter. Since baptism is an act of introduction into a community of faith, the entire community was called to this “time of preparation.” ...The ashes symbolize our humility before God, and our recognition that we are mortal. It is a time when we reflect on what we need to change in our lives in order to live responsibly and lovingly as a member of the created world. Lent leads to Easter, the day we celebrate that though our bodies are temporary and our lives are flawed, a day of resurrection will come when we will live in the presence of God forever.