Name: Ashes to Go
Start: 2025-03-05T07:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-05T09:00:00-05:00
Location: New Light Lutheran Church

Ashes are an ancient sign of penitence. From the Middle Ages it became the custom to begin Lent by being marked in ash with the sign of the cross. The reminder that we are dust turns our attention to the creative power of God, and God’s ability to heal the brokenness in our lives when we offer that brokenness to God. That turning to God is the work of Lent, preparation for the celebration of Easter.
We take ashes to the street corner because that reminder of need, humility, and healing shouldn’t be confined to a church building. We probably need it more when we are in the middle of our daily business! The ashes we receive are to remind us throughout the day of our need for God, and of God’s call to us.
Come by the church for prayer, to receive the sign of the cross in ash, and to start your Lenten journey.