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Ash Wednesday liturgy includes prayers, songs

Ash Wednesday liturgy includes prayers, songs

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m., First Congregational Christian United Church of Christ, 4310 Courthouse Road in Chesterfield will have a liturgy of prayers, songs and Scripture reflections. Imposition of ashes will be made optional for those who want to receive them.

A Lenten Sundays series, "Living the Questions," will begin March 1 at 9:30 a.m. Participants will interact with one another in exploring the best of today's theological thought and will explore what's next for Christianity. Twenty-minute video segments will include conversations with leading voices of faith, sermons and lecture clips, digital stories illustrating an evolving faith and concrete spiritual practices.

For details, call (804) 276-5338.

Prayer project uses Lord's Prayer as theme

Congregations participating in the Metro Richmond at Prayer project are using the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6: 9-10) as a theme for this month.

The prayer for next week is: "We pray for the coming of God's kingdom in metropolitan Richmond: for the salvation of individuals and of our common life in Jesus' name through the Holy Spirit, and for the resurrection of metropolitan Richmond as a modern metropolitan city of hope for the world." For details, visit MetroRichmondAtPrayer.org.