Ash Wednesday Service

Intergenerational, Multi-Sensory Ash Wednesday: Fasting from Injustice

 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?” - Isaiah 58:6

5:30     Welcome

5:35     Gathering and Blessing

5:40     Sharing the Meal

As people sit at the tables, they will be invited to write down on sticky notes whatever it is they feel they need to fast from. (Sheila will generate a list of ideas to hand out.)     

6:15     Gathering Music

People will be invited to move into the sanctuary to sing and center.

6:20     Breathing, Silence and Centering

6:25     Introduction to the Stations

Readings

Responsive Reading from Isaiah 58

Joel 2

Writings from Jan Richardson

What does it mean to fast? What are we fasting from?

6:35     Stations of the Senses

            See: Screen, Altar

            Touch: Sand, Ashes

            Taste: Communion, Jelly Beans

            Feel: Sticky notes of things we are fasting from

            Hear: Music and silence

            Smell: Incense

6:55     Closing Words We have Chosen to Fast by Christine Sine

6:56     Closing Song