You need not be a member of this church or any church to participate. If you wish you may bring your folder with you on Easter Sunday (11:11 a.m.), and at the time we acknowledge before God and others what we have done to be of service and show Kindness in our world, you may place your 40 Days of Kindness folder in the offering basket, along with us, as an offering to God.Īll are welcome. You will be offered a folder in which to record your own acts, however small (smiling at someone, opening a door) or extensive your gift of kindness may be.
We invite you to join us in making our world a kinder place by practicing your own 40 Days of Kindness. and around the world have been celebrating these 40 days not by "giving up" something as is traditional, but by "taking on" the practice of kindness. Ashes are placed in the sign of the cross on a person's forehead as a reminder that "from dust you came, and to dust you shall return"'a reminder that our lives are short and we must live them to the fullest. It occurs 46 days (40 fasting days, if the 6 Sundays, which are not days of fast, are excluded) before Easter and can fall as early as Feb. From 1:00 p.m., until 2:00 p.m., the local meeting place of the Silver City United Church of Christ at the Woman's Club on Silver Heights Blvd., will be the location for receiving ashes.Īsh Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. ashes will be offered at Gough Park near the corner of 13th St., and Pope. and Broadway to receive ashes, and communion if you wish on the public sidewalk near the Visitor Center, not inside.įrom 12: noon until 1:00 p.m.
till 12 noon, you may come by, or drive into the parking lot of the Visitor Center on the corner of Hudson St. Go to crossings.church/subscriptions to get on the list.From 11:00 a.m. Sign up to receive weekly devotions centered on the Lent/Easter season beginning Sunday, February 19. Ash Wednesday starts Lent by calling us to focus our hearts on repentance and prayer while looking forward to the joy of Easter and the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. The optional imposition of ashes during the service is a physical symbol of our repentance and death–death to our selfish nature (Galatians 2:20).
The service includes worship, an opportunity for communion, and the choice to share in the imposition of ashes.Īsh Wednesday is the first day of Lent–the 40-day season of preparation leading up to Easter. Nursery & Kids programming will meet as regularly scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday service meets in lieu of adult classes. service.ĭinner will still be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.Ĭhildcare for nursery age children (birth-three years old) is available for the 5:00 p.m. Nursery & Kids programming (birth-6th grade) will meet as regularly scheduled at 6:30 p.m.ħ:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
Prepare for the Lenten season at one of six, identical Ash Wednesday services on Wednesday, February 22:
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