Ash Wednesday Service

Ashes could be symbolic of the old sinful self-dying and returning to the dust and were used in ancient times to express grief. Ash Wednesday begins the forty days of Lent and is named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the foreheads of worshipers at Ash Wednesday services. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of mortality and may be imposed with the sign of the cross. It is on this day that we observe this period of preparation for Easter by fasting, abstinence and repentance.
St. Aidan’s will be holding an Ash Wednesday service with the imposition of ashes on Wednesday, March 5th at 5:30 PM. Everyone is welcome to join us, either in person or on Zoom, as we begin our solemn journey of grief and penitence, readying ourselves for Easter.