Ash Wednesday Services
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church 5220 Clemson Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina 29206
Join us in the sanctuary for a meaningful Ash Wednesday service. Services will be held at 7:30 a.m., noon and 6 p.m.
What is Ash Wednesday? The first day of Lent, named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the foreheads of worshipers. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of mortality, and may be imposed with the sign of the cross. Ash Wednesday is observed as a fast in the church year of the Episcopal Church. The imposition of ashes at the Ash Wednesday service is deeply meaningful to many, and all are invited to join us.
What is Lent? Early Christians observed “a season of penitence and fasting” in preparation for the Paschal feast, or Easter. The season now known as Lent.