Advent Lutheran Church to Host Drive Up for ‘Ashes and a Prayer’ Wednesday, March 5 in Suntree

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent

BREVARD COUNTY • SUNTREE, FLORIDA — A mom dropping off her kids on the way to work. The man headed to a doctor’s appointment.

The senior who can’t walk and sit for a service. These and others are the folks whose spiritual needs Advent Lutheran Church plans to meet with the ability to “drive up” for Ashes and a Prayer on Ash Wednesday, March 5, in Suntree.

Clergy from the church at 7550 North Wickham Road will administer ashes to the foreheads of the faithful who drive up from 7 – 9 a.m. and then again from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the six weeks of repentance preceding Easter in the Christian calendar.

Using ashes as a sign of repentance is an ancient practice adopted by early Christians from the Jewish tradition. The participant receives the ashes on their forehead in the form of a cross as an external sign of penitence.

More information is available on the church website at AdventBrevard.org or by calling 321-259-8515.

The church continues the convenient drive-up Ashes and a Prayer, which has proven popular with the busy faithful. Pastor of Discipleship for Advent Lutheran Church, Alisha Ungs describes the benefit of the unique offering.

“Many people would like to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday, but for various reasons, they can’t make it to a service,” said Reverend Ungs.

“It’s such a great opportunity to have this unique way of sharing God’s love since people can drive up, walk up, or bike up. We want to remind people that God is with us all as we begin our annual Lenten journey.”

Ash Wednesday worship services with ashes and Holy Communion will be available at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and self-examination for all Christians to prepare for Easter.

Advent Lutheran Church offers several different spirit-filled worship experiences at 7550 North Wickham Road in Suntree.

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ABOUT ASH WEDNESDAY 

Advent Lutheran Church at 7550 North Wickham Road in Suntree, Florida, offers several distinctly different spirit-filled worship experiences along with opportunities for growth in faith, service and fellowship.

Since 1982, the church community has welcomed theological exploration and diversity, equally embracing life-long believers and those still seeking truth.

Lutherans believe in God’s love for humankind and all of creation, salvation by grace through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the “priesthood of all believers.” More information about Advent Lutheran Church may be found at AdventBrevard.org or 321-259-8515.

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