Ash Wednesday

for 1 hour
St Peters Church Monks Eleigh
Church Hill Monks Eleigh Ipwich, IP7 7LG, United Kingdom

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent and it will take place this year on Wednesday 14th February 2024 at 10am. This service will replace our usual Wednesday Morning one.

Ash Wednesday is a time for deep reflection and penitence. It is a time for watching and praying just as Jesus asked his disciples to do before he was crucified.

During the service Of Ash Wednesday a cross of ashes and oil (made from last year's palm crosses) is placed on our foreheads in the sign of a cross. This is a symbol reminding us of our own mortality. The minister reminds us this when placing the cross on our foreheads he says "Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return"

Anyone who attends this service can receive ashes, not only practicing Christians.

St Peters Church Monks Eleigh

St Peters Church is situated in the rural village of Monks Eleigh in the Brett Valley. It is sited at the top of an upward sloping village green which is bordered by a collection of Grade ll listed residential meetings and a pub at the bottom of the hill.

A Church has existed on this site for 900 years although the present building dates back to the 14th century.

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Rev Mike Birt

The Rectory
The Street
Monks Eleigh

IP7
Rector
01449740623
Pat Braithwaite - Church Warden
01449740813
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Ash Wednesday

for 1 hour
St Peters Church Monks Eleigh
Church Hill Monks Eleigh Ipwich, IP7 7LG, United Kingdom

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent and it will take place this year on Wednesday 14th February 2024 at 10am. This service will replace our usual Wednesday Morning one.

Ash Wednesday is a time for deep reflection and penitence. It is a time for watching and praying just as Jesus asked his disciples to do before he was crucified.

During the service Of Ash Wednesday a cross of ashes and oil (made from last year's palm crosses) is placed on our foreheads in the sign of a cross. This is a symbol reminding us of our own mortality. The minister reminds us this when placing the cross on our foreheads he says "Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return"

Anyone who attends this service can receive ashes, not only practicing Christians.

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