From sharing a delicious meal together, to exploring a variety of interactive prayer stations, to quietly ushering in the season of Lent with prayer and music in our Vespers service, Ash Wednesday was filled with opportunities to nurture the spirit in preparation for Lent. How will you feast and fast this season to nurture yours?
The evening began with a shared soup supper 
Great food… 
…and wonderful company 
We then moved up to the sanctuary to explore the prayer stations 
Kinetic sand… 
…for meditation and writing what we are sorry for… 
…then smoothing away in forgiveness 
Writing our Lenten intentions 
What are you fasting from or feasting on this season? 
Strips are now the soil for our Lenten garden 
Watercoloring strips for jars 
Lots of jars for cuttings! Pick a size for your plant! 
Attaching the colored strip… 
…and carefully choosing a plant 
Carefully pouring… 
…and planting a cutting! 
Cutting our leaves and stems for our growing paper garden 
Meditating in our mini labyrinth 
Our garden is growing… 
…and growing… 
…and growing! 
How will you nurture your spirit this season? 
Later in the evening, our Vespers service began 
