Saturday 24 January 2015

Ceremony of ashing to begin Lent at All Saints Church

The ancient ceremony of ashing will once again mark the start of the season of Lent at All Saints Church; at an evening service of the Eucharist  (Holy Communion) on Ash Wednesday (18th February).

Canon David Hodgson, Rector of All Saints said:      " Many Christians use Lent as a time of spiritual discovery and growth.  The imposition of ashes is the custom from which the day gained its name. It is a voluntary practice in our church.  It offers a symbolic acknowledgement of our mortality and frailty as creatures and affirms our dependence on God and the grace of God for our life and salvation". 


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