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Perhaps we might explore the ways Ash Wednesday fulfills Valentine’s Day by teaching us how to love. There’s no question that “love” is a compelling topic: according to a National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics survey , this year Americans expect to spend an average of $143.56 each on Valentine’s Day; total The Ash Wednesday valentine starts us on the journey to the cross, to the passionate love of God shown in the Passion of Christ. And after the cross, the resurrection. No more pretense, freedom. A monthly message from the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Her email address: bishop@elca.org. Read more about: Today’s post is by Tim Knauff, Jr., Senior Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana. By now you’ve probably been asked, half-jokingly, if you will be celebrating Ash Wednesday or Valentine’s Day on the 14th. For me it was my 7th grade Confirmation students who were appalled whe. As congregations and worship leaders prepare for Ash Wednesday in this most challenging year, the ELCA Worship team offers this set of reflections by those serving the church as scholars, pastors, and bishops. Our hope is that their perspectives will provide thinking points as you reflect and prepare worship in your context. Repentance [] The juxtaposition of Ash Wednesday falling on Valentine’s Day has preachers and worship planners thinking ahead. This blog post from 2018 (the last time this convergence happened) may guide your An odd pairing? This year Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton suggests we think of Ash Wednesday as a valentine from God. On Valentine’s Day, we send cards and buy gifts as expressions of our love for spouses, family, and friends. The Responsorial Psalm for the liturgy of Ash Wednesday is also an expression of love. Psalm 51, which begins Have mercy on me, O God , is a psalm attributed to David who begs God to forgive his great sin which is recounted in the Valentine’s Day. Rooted in love this Valentine’s Day Ash Wednesday, this liminal place of death and life, is a day of strange contrasts. When I smudge ash and A Valentine’s Day Ash Wednesday: Embracing Love and Lent at PHLC This year, Valentine's Day shares its calendar space with Ash Wednesday, presenting a unique opportunity for us at Perry Highway Lutheran Church (PHLC) to reflect on the convergence of love and the beginning of Lent. As we enter this solemn season of reflection and repentance, An ELCA deacon imposes ashes for Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is a poignant day for many rostered ministers. We trace the assurance of death on faces we love: old faces wrinkled with stories, newborn faces with eyes too big for tiny heads, furrowed faces sagging with worry, bright faces warm with joy, beloved faces of so many colors and It’s almost that favorite feast day, when love is in the air, red heart-shaped boxes line the shelves from grocery stores to gas stations, and Catholics remember the great devotion of St. Valentine as we shower our spouses or significant others with heartfelt cards and flowers, hoping to score a seat at a romantic restaurant. Shelby County commissioner says she saw mold, leaking pipes during 201 Poplar jail visit Limited-edition Valentine's Day cards are available for gifts featured on this page. View Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W Higgins Road Chicago, IL Today is Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day. In our life in Christ, these holy days aren’t incompatible but inseparable. This year Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same date. Valentine’s Day is likely named for several saints.The Catholic Encyclopedia mentions three Saint Valentines, all with a connection to February 14.One was a Roman priest; one a bishop in modern Terni, Italy; and the third, a saint in the Roman province of Africa. Ash Wednesday Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Decorah, Iowa Rev. Amy Zalk Larson. Click here to see scripture passages for the day. Beloved of God, grace to you and peace in the name of Jesus. Amen. On Ash Wednesday we’re told, “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Sermon - Ash Wednesday - Year C March 02, 2022 The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice from the pulpit. After perhaps a year or more of not gathering on-site for Ash Wednesday services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, worshiping communities across a large swath of the US are dealing with or expecting severe weather that would prevent gathering on-site. This solemn observance is a treasured one in the liturgical year, a day to be [] Pinterest. Today 1.7K subscribers in the elca community. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. God's work. Our hands.
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