Ash Wednesday liturgies

Our Ash Wednesday services invite us to reflect on our lives and relationship with God, to bring renewal in our lives. The Imposition of Ashes reminds us of our mortality. The Eucharist reminds us of Christ's sacrifice for us and our new life in Christ. Our Ash Wednesday schedule this year is as follows:  

          At Trinity Church:  12:00 noon   Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes         
          At Christ Church:   7:00 p.m.    Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes

While the Episcopal Church has never used the term, "Holy Day of Obligation" to describe its liturgies, this is one of the few occasions on which all baptized Christians (including children) are expected to attend. Please make every effort to do so.

-    Fr. Chip

Our Lenten worship

Sunday services throughout the season of Lent strike a simpler, more penitential tone than those normally offered through the rest of the year. By changing the liturgy in different seasons of the Church Year, our worship will be deepened as we experience different windows that are opened to God by our service.

At Christ Church...  On the first Sunday of Lent, Feb. 17, Christ Church's 10:30 a.m. service will begin with the Great Litany sung in procession. This will then be the last form of sung liturgy until Palm Sunday. By offering the Eucharist in a more austere setting through the remainder of Lent, we will be reminded of that "stripping away" that is at the heart of the season's self-examination and repentance.

At Trinity Church...  At Trinity Church's 8:45 a.m. Eucharist this Lent, the Penitential Order with Holy Eucharist, Rite One, will be offered. Like the Litany being used at Christ Church, this liturgical setting reminds us, through its penitential language and tone, of our call to prepare our hearts for the Paschal feast.

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