Wednesday, March 4th, 6:45 a.m.
In order to mark the beginning of the season of Lent, we will be gathering early on Wednesday morning at 6:45 a.m. for a brief, yet powerful, service. During this service we remember our mortality “you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Gen. 3:19) and are called to repentance with the imposition of ashes in the sign of the cross on our foreheads.
“The spare and sober nature of Lent is healthy for the heart and true to the gospel, scrubbing away frothy spirituality by calling us to say no to ourselves in order to experience a greater yes in Jesus. It helps to imprint the form of the cross in our lives, recognizing that the news of the risen Lord Jesus is not good without the way of the cross. Lent prepares us to experience the reality of resurrection joy only by first recognizing the depth of our sin that pinned Christ to the cross.”— from Seeking God’s Face
Please join us as we start the Lenten season at the dawn of Ash Wednesday. Children are encouraged to participate as well, as they learn to mark time in the Christian year.
Pastor Nick will also have ashes available at noon.