In a 2016 article called “On Ash Wednesday, The Power of Scripture,” one of my editor predecessors, Charlotte Hand Greeson, lifts …
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In a 2016 article called “On Ash Wednesday, The Power of Scripture,” one of my editor predecessors, Charlotte Hand Greeson, lifts …
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A few years ago I went to pick up my kids at our church preschool. I had trouble finding a parking spot and realized with a …
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” ~Book of Common Prayer p. 265.This is a difficult, somber, and …
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To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home as a PDF, click …
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A Note on Ash Wednesday and the Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic Several bishops have recently asked if I had any …
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Here we go again, folks: figuring out how to keep the holy days if we are in a place where the pandemic has prevented us from …
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“Must we do Lent this year? We have had such a long and difficult year. We have already lost so much. There has already been too …
Use this simple liturgy to make Ash Wednesday accessible to people of all ages. We wanted to make Ash Wednesday, a day …
As Ash Wednesday approaches, here are three teaching points to consider as you invite your community into a meaningful experience …
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Shrove Tuesday is an occasion to encourage members to consider hosting a “Fat Tuesday” dinner in their own homes and invite …