Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday we will have two special worship services. The first will be at noon in our church parlor. The second service is at 6 pm and will be held on our labyrinth. Both services will offer the opportunity to receive ashes and to hear the words “dust you are and to dust you will return” as ashes are placed on our foreheads. The act of receiving ashes and hearing those powerful words symbolize the idea that accepting our mortality, and embracing our finitude, are fundamental to our creating lives that are filled with meaning and purpose.
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We believe that human beings experience longing for meaning, purpose, connection to others and a desire for transcendence beyond oneself. From early in the history of humanity, religions emerged and evolved in response to that longing. But we also know that while the institutions spawned by religion have had many positive influences, they also at times have inflicted great pain...