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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...