Ash Wednesday Service – February 18, 2026
- Prayer
- Scripture
- Devotional
- Music
- Ashes
- Practical Application
What to Expect
Begin the Lenten journey to Easter with a family-friendly Ash Wednesday service for children, youth, and adults.
During the service we’ll worship God, lift up prayer, listen to God’s word from the Bible, and have a time of meditation and reflection in which you can receive the mark of a cross in ashes on your forehead or hand, and encourage as you commit to drawing closer to God over the next 40 days.
What is an Ash Wednesday Service?
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent — a time of repentance and reflection as we prepare our hearts for Easter. At our Ash Wednesday Service at Haven Fellowship Church in Conyers, GA, we’ll gather for worship, Scripture reading, prayer, and the imposition of ashes. All are welcome to join us on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM.
The ashes represent our awareness of sin and death and turning to God in repentance and trust. Each year, we create our ashes from the Palms left over from last year’s Palm Sunday service.
Lent: the Journey to Easter
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent and kicks off our metaphorical journey with Christ to the cross and the resurrection.Â
Lent is a season of preparation and reflection. It is a season where we choose to face some hard truths. We face the reality of sin, death, and our own weakness. These topics alone could easily become scary and gloomy. In fact, we usually run away from these topics. As Christians we can face them with confidence because we know that Christ has defeated sin and death.
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"Giving Something Up" for Lent
People customarily fast during lent. This has morphed away from just fasting by not eating meat or foods to the broader fasts of giving up something for Lent. Some people have turned towards giving up sweets or cola, giving up media or internet habits, or giving up using certain words or phrases.
It’s important to remember the point of fasting isn’t what you don’t do, it’s how fasting can change your attitude towards God. In giving up food or something else we allow ourselves to be more aware of our own neediness and use this to inspire us to turn more frequently to God during this time of fasting.
Haven Ash Wednesday Service
Date: February 18, 2025
Time: 6:45 PM
Location:Â Haven Fellowship Church, 2240 Smyrna Rd SW, Conyers, GA 30094, GET DIRECTIONS.
