Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014 (full size gallery)
Ash Wednesday review – No sad faces here!
We began our observation of Jesus’ death and resurrection by preparing for Easter with a season of penitence. Our Ash Wednesday photo gallery is here.
At this service, 28 received ashes on our foreheads in the shape of a cross to remind us of our mortality, and complete dependence on God for our lives. Only through God’s saving grace can be we be in a relationship with God.
This service offered a way in which we can come together to consider our ongoing need for God’s salvation in our lives, both individually and as a community. The sermon was about this path using the concept of longing – "We are those bulbs, seeds, cocoons. In this season of Lent, we long to grow and to become the unique and beautiful creatures that God longs for each of us to be. "