Ash Wednesday - Drive-Thru Ashes (LaSalle Park)
Drive-Thru Ashes 7 AM - 1 PM at LaSalle Park.
Drive-Thru Ashes is moving to the WEST parking lot of LaSalle Park by the baseball fields.
One of our largest community events. If you would like to volunteer and be a part of this beautiful prayer ministry... please contact Ann Birdsong at annb@munhollandchurch.org
Start the 40-day Lenten season by receiving ashes and prayer... it symbolizes repentance, mortality, and a public, humble commitment to spiritual renewal.
While often worn throughout the day as a witness, the ashes are not a sacrament and are considered a "sacramental" or symbolic reminder of faith.
Key meanings of receiving ashes include:
●Mortality and Humanity: Ashes (traditionally made from burnt palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday) are applied with the phrase, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” reminding believers of the transient nature of life on earth.
●Repentance and Penance: The act serves as an outward sign of inner sorrow for sins and a desire to turn back toward God, often accompanied by the phrase, “Repent and believe in the Gospel”.
●Humility and Self-Denial: It is a public declaration of one's need for God's mercy and a commitment to fasting, prayer, and almsgiving during Lent.
●A "Work in Progress": The ash cross on the forehead represents being broken and in need of repair, acknowledging one's faults and seeking to grow in holiness.
We hope to see you there!
God Bless.