Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of lent. Lent is the Christian season focused on repentance, reflection, fasting and prayer that leads us up to Holy week, when we remember the death and finally the resurrection of Christ.

I invite you to come tonight to Central United Methodist Church for the Ash Wednesday worship service at 6:00 in our sanctuary.

Part of the worship time will include the imposition of ashes, where ashes are put in the shape of a cross on our foreheads, reminding us that we are dust and to dust we will return, but especially symbolizing our repentance, or turning away from sin.

I invite you to embrace these next 40 days of lent and use them as a time to
look inward and examine the intentions of your heart. Let go of the things that weigh you down and let God shine light on the dark places in your life.

Amy Roller