Ash Wednesday Services

February 21, 2012

Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012, marks the beginning of Lent, a season of penitence in preparation for Easter.

On this day, devout Christians, according to ancient custom, approach God’s altar before the Holy Eucharist starts, where the presbyter (priest), using ashes blessed for worship, thumbs Christ’s cross in ash on their foreheads as a mark of our separateness from the World and our inward contrition before God. Ashes on the head are also a very ancient demonstration of mourning—a broken spirit—and convey our intention to fast to demonstrate our repentance, deepen our life in the Lord, mortify our flesh, and unite us more closely with God in our own spirit.

All Saints will observe Ash Wednesday with two services:

Noon – Imposition of Ashes
7:00 PM – Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes

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