Ash Wednesday

for 1 hour
St Mary's
Church Lane Orlestone w Snave Ashford, TN26 2EU, United Kingdom
Church of the Good Shepherd
The Street Hamstreet, TN26 2JH, United Kingdom

We begin the penitential season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday 18th February will we have two services: a Holy Communion Service at St. Mary's, Orlestone @ 12 noon, and a Service of the Word at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Hamstreet @ 7.30pm. At both services we will have the Imposition of Ashes - the marking on the forehead with a cross made from the burnt palms from last Palm Sunday, mixed with water. The use of ash as an outward sign of repentance and conversion from sin originates from Jewish rituals recorded in the Old Testament.

To find out more about Lent, click on the dedicated page.

Church of the Good Shepherd

The Church of the Good Shepherd is situated in the heart of the village of Hamstreet. Originally built as a Methodist Chapel, for 50 years it is part of a Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) between the Methodist Church and the Church of England. The community does not see itself as either Anglican or Methodist, seeking to be witness to a unified Christian mission and identity in worship and outreach to the wider community. We are a welcoming community, open to young and old alike, and would love to see you come along and join us at one of our weekly Sunday services. Our services alternate between Methodist and Anglican patterns of worship, held each Sunday @ 10.30am.

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Mrs Doreen Dawson and Mr David Smith

David Smith - Steward
01233 732368
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Ash Wednesday

for 1 hour
St Mary's
Church Lane Orlestone w Snave Ashford, TN26 2EU, United Kingdom
Church of the Good Shepherd
The Street Hamstreet, TN26 2JH, United Kingdom

We begin the penitential season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday 18th February will we have two services: a Holy Communion Service at St. Mary's, Orlestone @ 12 noon, and a Service of the Word at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Hamstreet @ 7.30pm. At both services we will have the Imposition of Ashes - the marking on the forehead with a cross made from the burnt palms from last Palm Sunday, mixed with water. The use of ash as an outward sign of repentance and conversion from sin originates from Jewish rituals recorded in the Old Testament.

To find out more about Lent, click on the dedicated page.

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