Ash Wednesday Service

Lenten services are held on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm, beginning February 18th (Ash Wednesday).

Series Focus: “It Is Finished!”

Our midweek Lent series this year explores the prophecies of Zechariah, offering an enriching look at our Savior Jesus, particularly as these prophecies relate to the events of Jesus’ Holy Week passion, death, and resurrection.

February 18        Ash Wednesday              Return to Me!
February 25          Midweek Lent 2              What’s He Worth to You?
March 4                Midweek Lent 3              Scattered Sheep
March 11              Midweek Lent 4              The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
March 18              Midweek Lent 5              The Kingly Priest
March 25              Midweek Lent 6              Look at the One Who Was Pierced

Service Focus:

For over 1000 years, Ash Wednesday has been observed as the solemn beginning of the penitential season Lent. It began as a stand-alone Wednesday service, much like Ascension is a stand-alone Thursday service. Tonight the Lord speaks the same words he once spoke through the prophet Zechariah: “Return to me, and I will return to you.” Ash Wednesday begins our Lenten journey with that gracious invitation. We come marked by sin and mortality, yet called back by mercy. Our God does not push us away—he calls us home in Christ.
Tonight we will be offering the imposition of ashes. This rite is an ancient Christian practice rooted in Scripture. In the Bible, ashes are a visible sign of repentance, humility, and sorrow over sin. From the early church, Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent—a season of reflection and preparation for Easter. The ashes remind us of our mortality and our need for the Savior who took our sin and death to the cross. Receiving ashes is entirely optional.

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