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Ash Wednesday Services

Posted February 3, 2012
<P align=center> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>Wednesday, February 22</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><SUP>nd</SUP></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>and 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>Come when you can; each </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>service will be </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>approximately 15 minutes </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and Ash Wednesday signal </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>preparation for Lent. As polar opposites, Mardi Gras recalls fat living, abundant living to the reflection on our mortality of Ash Wednesday. The season of Lent calls for a time of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>self-examination and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>introspection of your life. We hope you will make a special effort to share in worship in this holy season.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>On Wednesday, February 22</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><SUP>nd</SUP></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>, we will offer brief Ash </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>Wednesday services of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>worship between </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><SPAN dir=ltr></SPAN>12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US> and then again between </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><SPAN dir=ltr></SPAN>5:00 PM and 7:00 PM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>. Each Service will be </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>approximately </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US><SPAN dir=ltr></SPAN>15 minutes</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>You may come to the Narthex area outside the sanctuary of the church anytime during those hours and the next<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">    </SPAN>service will begin very shortly. These fifteen-minute<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>services are intended to be very personal, intimate services that will </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>include the celebration of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>communion and the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US" lang=en-US>opportunity for those who wish to receive the gift of ashes either on the forehead or the back of the hand. We hope that you will plan to come and share in one of these services.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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