Join Us for Worship and Prayer Throughout Lent, Holy Week and Easter

The Episcopal Diocese

of Long Island

welcomes you!

Join us for worship and prayer throughout Lent, Holy Week and Easter

Find your closest Episcopal Church at

dioceselongisland.org

AlmightyandmercifulGod,youhate nothingyouhavemade,andforgive thesins of all who arepenitent; createinusnewandcontritehearts, sothatwhenweturntoyouand confessour sins and acknowledge ourneed,wemayreceiveyourfull and perfectforgiveness,through Jesus Christour Redeemer.

Amen.

Rememberthatyou aredust,

andtodustyou shallreturn.

The Episcopal Diocese

of Long Island

welcomes you!

Join us for worship and prayer throughout Lent, Holy Week and Easter

Find your closest Episcopal Church at

dioceselongisland.org

Amen.

Rememberthatyou aredust,

andtodustyou shallreturn.

Ashes toEaster:

the Journey of aholy Lent

The firstChristiansdevoutly observedHoly Week, the days of Jesus’ passion and resurrection,and thecus- tomof theChurch was topreparefortheseHoly days with a season of penitence and fasting.

That season is Lent, and we begin it today with prayer and impositionof ashes.

Lent is not about making ourselves

goodenough forGod,

God alreadyLovesus.

Lent is about making room for God’s love in our lives.

Mayyoutakeon those things which lead youcloser

to God and closer to your own true nature: a beloved

child of God.

GiveThanks

toGod forblessings receivedand blessings tocome

Prayer

Shareyour heartwith God and trustin

God’s ultimategoodness.

Study

Discovertheloveof God in Scripture,

Natureand theArts

ShareGod’slovein thoughtwordand deed.

Embrace the strangerChallenge yourself toseeGod in unlikely people and places

Fast

Leave offwhatever consumes us and blinds us to

seeing and responding totheneedsof others.

Celebrate

Laugh! Enjoy!God Is Good!