Ash Wednesday Service


When:
February 26, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm America/Los Angeles Timezone
2020-02-26T19:00:00-08:00
2020-02-26T20:00:00-08:00
Where:
Balearic Community Center - Sierra Room
1975 Balearic Drive
Costa Mesa
Contact:
FWC
Ash Wednesday Service @ Balearic Community Center - Sierra Room | Costa Mesa | California | United States

Join us for a special Ash Wednesday Service as we begin the 2020 Lent season together.

 

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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