Our Lenten reflections are now in the blogosphere

Some very talented members of St. Paul's have written a series of mediations for each day of Lent, beginning with a poem by Anna Askounis for today. The mediations are a gift from the people of St. Paul's Memorial Church to you, and come in a booklet that is yours for the asking.

We've also put the mediations on a blog; a new mediation will appear each day on this new blog. The name of the blog is St. Paul's Lenten Mediations, and you can access this site by clicking HERE. I hope you will bookmark it and go back each day for a few minutes. You can also leave your own reflections in the comment section of each entry.

Thanks to all of our authors, and especially to Nancy Brockman for coordinating and editing this huge effort in honor of our Centennial celebration.

Ash Wednesday: May you have a Holy Lent

I hope you will join us for one of our Ash Wednesday services today with the imposition of ashes and Holy Eucharist. Our services are at 7:30 am, 12:15 pm, 5:30 pm, and 7:30 pm.

We also have a gift for you from the members of St. Paul's: A booklet with mediations for each day of Lent, written by members, beginning with a poem today by Anna Askounis. I've read this several times, and I hear something new each time. I leave you with these verses for your day:

Ash Wednesday

By Anna Askounis

Rend your hearts
return to me
broken and contrite
reconciled
let us journey together
pilgrim
into the
wilderness
keep me, these forty days,
in the dark
secret
quiet
of your
heart