Ash Wednesday falls on February 14th this year. Yes Valentine’s Day! Deacon Sally and Rev. Emily will be distributing Ashes to Go on the commons during the day and then the traditional Ash Wednesday liturgy will be celebrated at 7pm that evening. Everyone is invited to join us as we mark the beginning of the holy season of Lent.

This year our Lenten theme is Wandering Heart: Figuring out faith with St. Peter. As a congregation, we will walk the holy road of Lent to Easter with our patron saint.

About the Series

This Lent, we are focusing on the life and faith of one of Jesus’ most famous disciples. In Peter, we see a person who is both steadfast and unsteady, a dear friend and a betrayer, a follower and a wanderer. In Peter, we often see ourselves. By following Peter’s journey, we watch the story of Jesus unfold through the eyes of a very normal human trying to figure it all out—Just like us.

As we are studying Peter’s faith journey, the lyrics of “Come Thou Fount” come to mind. It’s as if Peter himself wrote this song. And so, for each step in Peter’s journey, we have selected a phrase from this hymn. As we follow Peter’s story, we will sing our way through Lent, binding our wandering hearts to God. This Lent, we will look for ourselves in the stepping stones of Peter’s story. We will reflect on the stages of our own faith journeys as well as who and what has shaped us along the way. As we wander, let us tune our hearts to sing God’s grace. May we rest in streams of mercy, never ceasing.