Ash Wednesday Service

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.

Why not mark the beginning of Lent by joining us for our Ash Wednesday Service at 6.30pm.

We traditionally begin Lent by having a cross of ash marked on our foreheads.
As the ash is placed on our foreheads in the shape of the cross, the words are spoken:

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

This service is really special because it helps us to take time to stop and remember that each of us are made from dust and eventually will go back to being dust. We are therefore marked on our foreheads with the sign of the cross in ash.
�The sign of the cross reminds us that in Jesus, God himself comes to make up the distance we put between him and us as we start our Lenten journey together. 🙏

You may also like the following events from St John's Church, Walsall Wood:

• Next month, 8th February, 06:30 pm, Evensong in Walsall
• Next month, 14th February, 10:00 am, 💍 Wedding Fayre at St John’s Church, Walsall Wood 💍 in Walsall
• Next month, 25th February, 04:00 pm, Draw Near: Life-giving habits for Lent in Walsall