One of them was the First Congregational Church in Cheshire ... some volunteers and nice music with the imposition of ashes,” ...

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early Christian church, Lent was initially observed over six weeks ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will ...

The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here are four things ... So as centuries went on, the church’s public prayer at the beginning of Lent added a phrase, “Let ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

The first cross we received was drawn on our heads at our baptism as we became members of the family of the Church, grafted into Christ’s Body and given the hope of glory. For a moment on Ash ...