These prayers might be used in a variety of settings: Opening Prayers (at the beginning of worship) or concluding collects (after the Prayers of the People); for church websites or… Read more »
This is a service for the imposition of ashes and the remembrance of baptism based on the sermon’s assurance that though we are dust, we are baptized dust, and that… Read more »
This choral reading and hymn text are based on Isaiah 58:1-12, one of the Old Testament readings for Ash Wednesday. See related pages: Ash Wednesday, Season of Lent, Presbyterian Worship
Ash Wednesday is a day of solemn assembly that is built right into the church year. It is a fast day, a day of mourning for our sin and the… Read more »