{"id":27094,"date":"2021-02-17T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/?p=27094"},"modified":"2021-02-17T01:12:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T00:12:22","slug":"ash-wednesday-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/ash-wednesday-service\/","title":{"rendered":"ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning\u00a0 of Lent which is is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving . It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through\u00a0fasting.<\/p>\n

If not for the global pandemic, we would have been in school today and each year group would have had the opportunity to come together for a service to receive their ashes.<\/p>\n

Canon Stephen Bailie has recorded a service which families can use at home. Please click on the image below.<\/p>\n

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Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning\u00a0 of Lent which is is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving . It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s<\/p>\n

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