Ash Wednesday, Season of Lent, and Holy Week
Ash Wednesday Service, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.*
Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance. The ashes are from the burning of the palms from last year’s Palm Sunday. Our service will include communion.
Season of Lent, February 13 - March 28
The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. It is a period of 40 days — like the flood of Genesis, Moses’ sojourn at Mount Sinai, Elijah’s journey to Mount Horeb, Jonah’s call to Ninevah to repent and Jesus’ time of testing in the wilderness. (The Sundays in Lent are not counted in this reckoning of the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, as every Lord’s Day is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.)
| Palm Sunday | March 24 | 7:50 a.m. 10 a.m.‡ 5 p.m.‡ |
Holy Week begins with the remembrance of Jesus' humble entry into Jerusalem on a donkey as the crowds waved palm branches. |
| Maundy Thursday | March 28 | 7:30 p.m.* | At this service we remember the Last Supper, the Passover meal shared between Jesus and his disciples in the upper room. |
| Good Friday | March 29 | 7:30 p.m.* | A service in which we reflect on Jesus' death on the cross and what it means to be bereft of hope. |
| Easter | March 31 | 6:30 a.m. 9 a.m.‡ 11 a.m.‡ 5 p.m.‡ |
A celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
*Child care provided for ages 6 months through 6 years.
‡Child care provided for ages 6 months through 2 years. Church School for ages 3 through sixth grade.