Ash Wednesday Service

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and many Christians begin Ash Wednesday by marking a Lenten calendar, praying a Lenten daily devotional, and making a Lenten sacrifice that they will not partake of until the arrival of Easter.
Many Christians attend special Ash Wednesday church services where they receive ash on their foreheads or hands, as the wearing of ashes has been a sign of repentance
since biblical times. The imposition of ashes is typically done with the sign of the cross, signifying that the recipient is a follower of Jesus. Ash Wednesday derives its name from this practice, in which the words accompany the placement (imposition) of ashes, "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or the dictum "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The ashes are prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year's Palm Sunday celebrations. This marks how easier our shouts of Hosannas can change into cries of “crucify” with our sins.

You may also like the following events from Montpelier presbyterian church:

• This Sunday, 1st February, 11:00 am, Worship Service: Who is God the Father? in Wagram
• Next Thursday, 5th February, 01:00 pm, Sweet Talk in Wagram
• Next Thursday, 5th February, 02:00 pm, Community Health Fair in Wagram