The congregations of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, Calvary United Methodist Church, and Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church are coming together to observe Ash Wednesday on Wednesday, March 6. At 12:00 noon, all three congregations will gather at Calvary United Methodist Church (575 W Northfield Drive, Brownsburg). At 7 p.m., Good Samaritan and Messiah Lutheran Church will celebrate an additional service at […]
Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It derives its name from the practice of blessing ashes made from palm branches blessed on the previous year’s Palm Sunday, and placing them on the heads of participants to the accompaniment of the words “Repent, and believe in the Gospel” or “Remember that you […]