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