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Our Ash Wednesday service this year will take place via Zoom on February 17 at 6:00 pm.  You are invited to find a quiet, comfortable place, free from distractions from which to participate.  If possible, have a candle or other object as a focal point for contemplation.  This 30-minute service will include scripture readings, prayer, music, and opportunities for quiet reflection.  (Meeting ID: 879 1180 6118  Passcode: pray)

Lent is the forty days leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.  Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with the dawn of Easter Sunday.  The traditional purpose of Lent is as a season of reflection, confession, and repentance.

Artwork: Hall, Sarah. Living Cross, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.  [retrieved February 15, 2021]. Original source