![]() ![]() Congregational United Church of Christ, 3350 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, 80 - Noon.Those looking for a place to worship at on Ash Wednesday may want to check out these local churches offering services at the following times March 1: “This is a somber time but also a time of joy, and so we contemplate our need for Jesus’ saving grace, we commit to daily repentance, and we celebrate the fact that Christ Jesus conquered Satan, sin and the grave,” Dumas said. Sects of the Christian church observe Lent by fasting, abstinence and penitence in commemoration of the Bible account of Jesus fasting in the wilderness before being crucified. ![]() Lent includes the 40 weekdays preceding Easter, said Karl Dumas, pastor at First Baptist Church of Ogden. “The pastor will mark the forehead of each penitent with ash, using his thumb, and say the phrase, ‘Remember, you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’ “ “The early Christians adopted the use of ashes from Jewish practice as an external mark of penitence,” continued the news release. Specific Bible scriptures pointing to imposition of ashes include Jonah 3:5-9 Job 42:6 Jeremiah 6:26 Matthew 11:21. “Using ashes as a sign of repentance is an ancient practice, often mentioned in the Bible,” according to the release. Ash Wednesday is the Wednesday of the seventh week before Easter and the first day of Lent, according to a news release from Elim Lutheran Church. The day is named for the practice of imposing ashes.
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