Ash Wednesday Services
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St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
Services will be held at 7:30 AM, noon, and 6 PM.
Join us in the sanctuary for a meaningful Ash Wednesday service.
What is Ash Wednesday?
The first day of Lent, named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the
foreheads of worshipers. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of
mortality, and may be imposed with the sign of the cross. Ash Wednesday is
observed as a fast in the church year of the Episcopal Church. The imposition
of ashes at the Ash Wednesday service is deeply meaningful to many, and all
are invited to join us.
What is Lent?
Early Christians observed “a season of penitence and fasting” in
preparation for the Paschal feast, or Easter. The season now known as Lent.