Ashing with Eucharist

for 1 hour
Barningham Winter: St Mary the Virgin
Barningham Park Matlaske Norwich, NR11 7HY, United Kingdom
Ash Wednesday service with Holy Communion.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Ashes made from palm crosses are blessed and are used to make crosses on people's foreheads. The custom dates back to the middle ages.

Ash Wednesday services set the tone for Lent, with sombre readings and hymns and a focus on penitence (saying sorry for and turning away from sin).

Barningham Winter: St Mary the Virgin

Nestled in the gently undulating rural landscape of North Norfolk anyone spying the ruinous tower of St. Mary’s Barningham Winter would be justified in thinking that there was a romantic ruin which by luck more than design has survived. This could not be further from the truth. Come and see for yourself... 

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Ashing with Eucharist

for 1 hour
Barningham Winter: St Mary the Virgin
Barningham Park Matlaske Norwich, NR11 7HY, United Kingdom

Ash Wednesday service with Holy Communion.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Ashes made from palm crosses are blessed and are used to make crosses on people's foreheads. The custom dates back to the middle ages.

Ash Wednesday services set the tone for Lent, with sombre readings and hymns and a focus on penitence (saying sorry for and turning away from sin).

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