Meeting in the Church Hall (bottom of Church Hill, Wednesbury, WS10 9DF) at 6 pm, to find out who might be interested in playing an instrument or singing in church.
A quiet communion service without hymns.
PLEASE CHECK THE SERVICES PAGE (https://www.stbartswednesbury.com/services.html) OR WEEKLY NOTICES PAGE (https://www.stbartswednesbury.com/weekly-notices.html) of our website for up-to-date details in case services change.
Service in modern language with sermon and music.
PLEASE CHECK THE SERVICES PAGE (https://www.stbartswednesbury.com/services.html) OR WEEKLY NOTICES PAGE (https://www.stbartswednesbury.com/weekly-notices.html) of our website for up-to-date details in case services change.
HOLY COMMUNION WITH IMPOSITION OF ASHES
Please note: this service will be held at St Luke's Church, not St Bartholomew's.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, reminding us of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God. Many Christians attend special church services where they receive ashes on their foreheads. Those ashes are made by burning palm crosses from the previous Palm Sunday, and it is very symbolic.The ashes are a visible sign of repentance and a reminder of our return to dust in death. We are called to humility and faith in God for eternal life.
Ash Wednesday is 46 days before Easter Sunday. The observance of Ash Wednesday is rooted in various biblical traditions. In the Old Testament, ashes were a symbol of penance and mourning, and in the New Testament, Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness before beginning his public ministry.
Lenten season culminates with Holy Week which includes Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. (www.christianity.com)
Ash Wed image by Freepik
SEDGLEY UKULELE STRUMMERS
Ticket £5 (includes coffee/tea and cake) - please contact Rob Yardley 07854 369523.
Service to remember the last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
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A Tenebrae service. Meditations on the Passion and Death of Christ.
What happens during a Tenebrae service?
There are as many candles as there are readings, plus a white Christ candle. The readers go up one at a time, read their assigned selections, and extinguish one of the candles, until only the Christ candle remains. Then someone reads the first part of Psalm 22, which Jesus quoted on the cross.
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