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wryter2000

(47,431 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2013, 11:45 AM Feb 2013

Happy Ash Wednesday!

I was the only altar guild at the 7:00 am service. I'm still learning and afraid of making mistakes, but the priest came along behind me and fixed my mistakes. I love altar guild!

On into Lent...

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Happy Ash Wednesday! (Original Post) wryter2000 Feb 2013 OP

I'm singing this evening at the longest service of the year Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #1

That sounds wonderful wryter2000 Feb 2013 #2

Thank you and same to you and all. arely staircase Feb 2013 #3

Episcopalian wryter2000 Feb 2013 #4

Another Episcopalian Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #5

I also enjoy altar guild Freddie Feb 2013 #6

Sorry about your mom wryter2000 Feb 2013 #7

Our Ash Wednesday Service ted08721 Feb 2013 #8

How lovely. wryter2000 Feb 2013 #10

I used to have a Jewish friend Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2013 #9

Fun! wryter2000 Feb 2013 #11

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)

1. I'm singing this evening at the longest service of the year

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 03:46 PM

Feb 2013

First everyone comes up and gets their ashes. Then the same people come up again and receive Communion. During the imposition of ashes, we sing Allegri's "Misere Mei."

wryter2000

(47,431 posts)

2. That sounds wonderful

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 04:57 PM

Feb 2013

We have a choral service his evening. I love the early morning service. I love being the first person at the church in the morning.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

3. Thank you and same to you and all.

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 06:34 PM

Feb 2013

Are you Catholic, Episcopalian, Orthodox, something else? I am Episcopalian and am heading out the door for a 6 pm service.

God bless you all.

wryter2000

(47,431 posts)

4. Episcopalian

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 06:58 PM

Feb 2013

St. Paul's Episcopal in Oakland, CA

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)

5. Another Episcopalian

Reply to wryter2000 (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 07:09 PM

Feb 2013

St. Mark's Cathedral in Minneapolis

Freddie

(9,691 posts)

6. I also enjoy altar guild

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 08:17 PM

Feb 2013

And I'm often a communion server (Lutheran). I like feeling that I've contributed to making the service special. Was not able to make Ash Wed. service this year due to my mom being in the hospital.

wryter2000

(47,431 posts)

7. Sorry about your mom

Reply to Freddie (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 11:17 AM

Feb 2013

I hope she's well soon.

ted08721

(6 posts)

8. Our Ash Wednesday Service

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 11:57 AM

Feb 2013

We have ours in front of the White House every year

Link

http://photobyted.smugmug.com/Spirituality/Ash-Wednesday-At-The-White/28000614_S5cDSt#!i=2364494369&k=Js5pjCM

wryter2000

(47,431 posts)

10. How lovely.

Reply to ted08721 (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:16 AM

Feb 2013

What a great spiritual statement!

Fortinbras Armstrong

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9. I used to have a Jewish friend

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 09:34 AM

Feb 2013

Who would wish me a happy Ash Wednesday and a happy Good Friday each year, and I would wish him a happy Yom Kippur and a happy Tisha B'Av. It was a private joke between the two of us.

wryter2000

(47,431 posts)

11. Fun!

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:17 AM

Feb 2013

When I was little, I went to an Episcopal school, and my best friends there were Jewish.

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