Ash Wednesday and the Vigil at the Altar of Repose

March 9, 2011

Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011

12:15 PM Imposition of Ashes

7:00 PM Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes (bulletin)

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On Maundy Thursday, the altar is stripped of everything that can be removed and everything else is draped in black. The congregation leaves in dark and quiet, and the priest carries the Reserve Sacrament to the Altar of Repose. From that time until sunrise on Easter morning, we keep the vigil, volunteering for one hour at a time – remembering that Jesus asked His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane if they could not watch with Him one hour – to pray.

Signup for the Vigil starts on Ash Wednesday following the service of Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes. The Men’s Group will provide security.

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