1228 Belfast Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
USA
Join us at the Warner’s home for a special Ash Wednesday service @6PM on March 1, 2017. We will gather for a time of worship and exhortation as a community of believers embarking on the Lent season together.
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What is Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline.
Ash Wednesday emphasizes two themes: our sinfulness before God and our human mortality. The service focuses on both themes, helping us to realize that both have been triumphed through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
During some Ash Wednesday services, the minister will lightly rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers. The use of ashes as a sign of mortality and repentance has a long history in Jewish and Christian worship. Historically, ashes signified purification and sorrow for sins.
Source: Adapted from The United Methodist Book of Worship
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Live the Red – Lent 2017 @ FWC
Once again, we will walk through this season together with devotions written by and for our FWC family. You will be able to get your “Live The Red” devotional book at the Ash Wednesday service or at church on Sunday. Mark your calendar and prepare your heart for this powerful season of reflection and sacrifice.