A special worship service bringing together United Church of Christ Fremont and Niles Discovery Church will be held on Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., at the United Church of Christ Fremont, 38255 Blacow Rd.
The Rev. Charlene Hinkley reminds us, “Jesus spends time asking us what soil we are: rocky, thorny, eaten by birds or good.” With that metaphor in mind, this Ash Wednesday/Valentine’s Day, we begin our Lenten journey reflecting on our soil – the dirt and ashes, the stardust we all come from and return to.
“There are times when God is so close and so powerfully present, we just burst with love,” Hinkley says. “There are times when we have stepped away from God and our faith, when we have stopped practicing and just let it slide away. There are times when everything about our faith seems wrong and we just turn away. We will plant some seeds, water our soil, and be marked with Ashes.”
If you cannot attend on site, the service will be streamed to a special Zoom meeting. The link for that Zoom meeting is bit.ly/AshWed2024.
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