{"id":31417,"date":"2023-02-01T02:35:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/?p=31417"},"modified":"2023-07-01T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:08:57","slug":"ash-wednesday-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/?p=31417","title":{"rendered":"ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE &#8212; BILINGUAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31417\" class=\"elementor elementor-31417\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-779d9d7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"779d9d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-714ee7cb\" data-id=\"714ee7cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378ecd5 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"378ecd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-65539 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/?p=65539\" >\n\t\t\t\t(174) 3\/31\/24 (Easter) &#8211; 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BILINGUAL\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Lent begins with Ash Wednesday &#8212; Feb 22 &#8212; 6 PM Worship Ash Wednesday emphasizes a dual encounter: we confront our own mortality and confess<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/?p=31417\" aria-label=\"Read more about ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE &#8212; BILINGUAL\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-805 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-stories tag-stories\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/?p=805\" >\n\t\t\t\tExample Post\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 15, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/?p=805\" aria-label=\"Read more about Example Post\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6731c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6731c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37664\" src=\"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M2U00167-frame-21165-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M2U00167-frame-21165-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M2U00167-frame-21165-75x42.jpg 75w, https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M2U00167-frame-21165-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/M2U00167-frame-21165.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><b>Lent begins with Ash Wednesday &#8212; Feb 22 &#8212; 6 PM Worship<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<pre>Ash Wednesday emphasizes a dual encounter: we confront our own mortality and confess our sin before God within the community of faith.\u00a0 The form and content of the service focus on the dual themes of sin and death in the light of God's redeeming love in Jesus Christ. <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">he use of ashes as a sign of mortality and repentance has a long history in Jewish and Christian worship, and the imposition of ashes can be a powerful nonverbal and experiencial way of participating in the call to repentance and reconciliation. This practice is the historical focus of Ash Wednesday observance and gave the day its name.<\/span><\/pre>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>The Season of Lent is approaching. <\/strong><strong>Ash Wednes<\/strong><strong>day is February 22 and we will have our Ash Wednesday Service at 6PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">This service will\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">include the mark of the ash on the forehead.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lent is a season of 40 days, not counting Sundays, begin-<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ning Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22) and ending on Holy Saturday (April 8). Lent is a season of preparation for celebrating Easter (this year April 9).<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Other special services during the season are Palm\/Passion Sunday, April 2, Holy Thursday (April 6), and Good Friday(April 7). This year our Holy Thursday service will be held atMarina UMC in the evening and several of our UMC&#8217;s will be participating. Good Friday will be our annual noon timecross walk around the downtown area. It is a rich and meaningful season in which we can look at\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">our lives and the things that we want to leave behind &#8212; dy<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ing to the old and rising to the new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lent begins with Ash Wednesday &#8212; Feb 22 &#8212; 6 PM Worship Ash Wednesday emphasizes a dual encounter: we confront our own mortality and confess our sin before God within the community of faith.\u00a0 The form and content of the service focus on the dual themes of sin and death in the light of God&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31417"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44989,"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31417\/revisions\/44989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salinasfirst.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}