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As we aspire to keep Jesus at the center of our lives, we are Rooted in Faith, and Growing in Love. We endeavor to be a welcoming and affirming community of grace for all people, loving our neighbors because God first loved us.
February 18, 2026 · 6:30 pm ∙ Ash Wednesday
What is growing in your spiritual life during this season of Lent? This is a season of tending the soil, nurturing new growth, and preparing for the good news to take root and flourish.
Throughout the Lenten journey, may we be grounded in and inspired by the Good News.
Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will lead an activity of Gathering to Worship. We will sing “The Majesty and Glory of Your Name” for the Prelude. We will have a Responsive Call to Worship, and will then “bury the Alleluia” for the rest of Lent. We will sing “Just As I Am.” The Gospel reading will be Luke 14:15-24. Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will lead the Prayer of Confession, and will then give the Reflection on Ash Wednesday. We will have the Imposition of Ashes. Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will lead the Affirmation of Faith. We will sing “Softly and Tenderly.” Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will give the Benediction. The Postlude will be “Create In Me A Clean Heart.”
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Luke 14:15-24