Lenten Worship

The Season of Lent begins on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with Ash Wednesday and continues through the next 40 days not counting Sundays. Worship times on Ash Wednesday are at 12 and 6:30 p.m.

The only difference between the services is the addition of our music ensembles in the evening. Ash Wednesday worship is a peaceful moment of reflection in a world of noise. As is tradition, we will be invited to kneel before the altar and have a cross of ash placed on our foreheads with the words, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” A provocative reminder and powerful promise that God is the one who forms us out of nothing and returns our bodies to the ground when this life is at an end.

Here at Ascension, the season of Lent is measured in bowls of soup and first communion classes and new member conversations and stories of the presence of Jesus transforming the world before he ultimately journeys to the cross. You are invited to be a part of everything. If this is your first Lent at Ascension, there is much to experience. If you have been a member forever, still Lent offers something new every season.

On Wednesdays in Lent, after Ash Wednesday, we meet for soup supper at 6 p.m. You can sign-up to bring a soup or loaf of bread in the narthex/lobby beginning Sunday, Jan. 25. We average between 125 and 150 for soup each week. And then worship begins at 6:45 p.m. and ends at 7:15 p.m. to get littles home and off to bed. Wednesday night soup supper and worship begin Wednesday, Feb. 25. The final one will be March 25.

Sing for a Season Returns

Sing for a Season is back! Join the Ascension Choir and sing for the Lenten season and/or Holy Week. Rehearse with us on Tuesdays (rather than Wednesdays during Lent) from 7:15-8:15 p.m. Feb. 24 through March 24; sing for Palm Sunday, March 29, Maundy Thursday, April 2, Good Friday, April 3, and Easter Sunday, April 5. Interested singers are invited and welcome to join in for 4-5 rehearsals and sing with us on whatever dates work best. Email Vicki Taylor with questions and to sign up.

Children’s Choir

The Ascension Children’s Choir returns for our spring session on Wednesdays from5:15-6 p.m. beginning Feb 25 through Mar 25. Please note the change to Wednesdays; rehearsals will take place immediately prior to Lenten Soup Suppers and worship services. All children in grades K-5 are welcome to join us! Email Vicki Taylor with questions and to sign up.