Ashes to Go (9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.), Ecumenical Service (12:15 p.m.), and Catholic Mass (9:00 p.m.)
There are four opportunities to receive ashes this year for Ash Wednesday.
Ecumenical Service led by Associate Chaplains Rev. Dr. Joel Harter and Fr. Gerry Waterman at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community Church at 12:15 p.m.
Catholic Mass led by Fr. Gerry Waterman at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community Church at 9:00 p.m.
This year we are also introducing Ashes to Go. Two brief prayer services with ashes at 9:00 a.m. (Numen Lumen Pavilion 201) and 3:30 p.m. (Phi Beta Kappa Plaza, weather permitting, or NLP 201).
Catholics and many Protestants celebrate Ash Wednesday as the beginning of Lent – a period of repentance and preparation for Christians preceding Easter. The 9:00 p.m. service will be a Catholic Mass with ashes. The other services are ecumenical. All are welcome to receive ashes, regardless of background, as a remembrance of our mortality and our need for grace.