Family of Faith

A reminder that you have two have opportunities to come to worship today and to receive ashes

1230pm at Faith UMC

7pm at Old Bethel UMC

What is Ash Wednesday all about

Ash Wednesday emphasizes two themes our sinfulness before God and our human mortality The service focuses on both themes helping us realize that both have been triumphed through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

Ashes are an ancient symbol In Genesis we read that God formed human beings out of the dust of the earth Genesis 27 After expulsion from the Garden of Eden the first human beings are told by God you are dust and to dust you shall return Genesis 319 NRSV The Hebrew word translated dust is occasionally translated ashes elsewhere Throughout scripture ashes are part of rituals when people seek forgiveness and mourn their sin see Numbers 199 17 Hebrews 913 Jonah 36 Matthew 1121 and Luke 1013 among others

From UMCorg