Monthly Archives: February 2018

Singing A Cappella During Lent

Bethesda will be joining with other congregations in the ELCIC to sing hymns a cappella during Lent.  Singing a cappella during Lent is a suggestion from The Hymn Society of the United States and Canada.  Among the benefits of singing a cappella are: It connects us with the history of the church.  This was the…

Ash Wednesday

When one thinks deeply about it, it is indeed an amazing sight to behold. Babes in arms, infants, children, teenagers, adults and the elderly come before the altar and ash is placed on their foreheads.  As the cruciform ash is put on the foreheads the words, “Remember, from ash you are and to ash you…