The season of Lent is just around the corner! Lent is the period of 40 days preceeding Easter when Christians prepare their hearts for the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 25. Ash Wednesday worship is a time of reflection on our sins. It is a time when we come as Christians to confess our distance form God and ask for clean hearts as we begin the journey of Lent. During the Ash Wednesday Service we receive ashes on our foreheads as a symbol of out mortality. Kenwood’s Ash Wednesday Worship Service this year will be on February 25 at 7:00 p.m. here at the church.
Archive for February, 2009
Ash Wednesday Service February 25
February 23, 2009Update on the Selby Family
February 14, 2009As many of you know, the Selby family’s home burned down on Thursday morning. Mary Beth serves on Kenwood’s Finance Committee and co-leads one of our Brownie Troops. Sam and Erin are active in Kid Zone, Higher Ground and Children’s Choir ministries. We are grateful that the family is safe, and mourn with them the loss of the family pets. The Selbys are in temporary housing and hope to be in rental housing by the end of the week. Their primary need right now is for care and support, because they do not have a lot of storage space. There is a Facebook support group for them which lists sizes for them, as well as people who are coordinating various aspects of needs. We will keep you informed of specific needs in the weeks and months ahead, but for right now the best thing you can do is keep them in your prayers. If you wish to make a contribution to the Selby Family Fund here at Kenwood, you can write a check and memo it “Selby” and place it in the offering plate or send it to 11208 ELmont Road, Ashland, VA 23005.
