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Ash Wednesday Bulletin

OUR WELCOME STATEMENT

All are welcome at Shepherd of the Hills.

We are a place where all people can receive wholeness and share God’s blessings, so we echo Jesus’ welcome to all persons, everyone:

To the devout, the seeker and the skeptic;
To single, married, widowed, and divorced;
To young and old, child and parent;
To persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities;
To people of all lands, cultures, and colors;
To people with disabilities, those ill and well;
To poor, middling, and wealthy;
To all who seek hope, peace, comfort, strength, love, forgiveness, and grace.

We invite everyone to worship, learn, serve, and care with us.

Our Mission Statement

To love God and love neighbor in the spirit of Jesus.

ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP SERVICE

Wednesday, February 18, 6:30 pm

We begin Ash Wednesday with an open invitation. Instead of inviting people to focus internally on fasting and self-deprivation during Lent, this parable invites us into a communal feast. The host of the party sends a servant to search the entire city to bring people in: “Go to the highways and back alleys and urge people to come in so that my house will be filled.”(CEB) Though the net is cast wide, too many guests deny the invitation, instead focusing on their individual concerns. Yet, the host’s invitation is persistent. They search high and low for the dispossessed and the vulnerable, perhaps those who are hungry to accept the invitation. As guests are gathered in, the miracle is that there is still room. There is more love and abundance available, if only we are present to accept it.

LENTEN SERMON SERIES

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18

Lent began as a season for new believers to prepare for baptism and learn the heart of the Christian faith. This series returns to those roots, asking what lies at the core of Jesus’ life and ministry—and how that good news stays good, even when it challenges us. Following Jesus isn’t always comfortable, but it is grounding and life-giving, calling us to love our neighbors, care for the vulnerable, seek justice, and rest in God’s grace.

The good news is alive, surprising, and abundant, inviting us into a richer life. This Lent, may these teachings inspire meaningful worship, conversation, and faithful action in a world longing for hope. Here is the series at a glance: