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Ash Wednesday Services

Larry Gamble, Neighbor

Ash Wednesday Service to celebrate the first day of Lent.


 


Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a reminder and celebration of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to GOD. The ashes used are typically gathered from the burning of the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday.

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