Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a season of self-examination, repentance and preparation for Easter. Since the Middle Ages, Christians have observed the start of Lent by having their foreheads marked in ash with the sign of the cross as a gesture of penitence and a recognition of mortality. This year, we will observe Ash Wednesday with a joint Choral Eucharist at the Parish Church of St Alfege, Greenwich. The service will include the Imposition of Ashes and last about an hour and fifteen minutes. All are very welcome.