Local Churches Plan Ash Wednesday Services

The Lenten season is the 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays, the day of rest). For those who observe the Christian practice of Lenten sacrifice, the next six weeks will be used as a spiritual exercise to prepare for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Cumming Patch brings you a list of area churches offering services on this Ash Wednesday.

Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit at 724 Pilgrim Mill Road in Cumming will hold Ash Wednesday services at Noon and 7 p.m.

Living Faith Lutheran Church at 103 Buford Dam Rd in Cumming welcomes all to attend Ash Wednesday Service at 7 p.m.

Cumming First United Methodist Church at 770 Canton Highway in Cumming will hold its Imposition of Ashes in the Sanctuary at noon and 7 p.m.

St. Brendan the Navigator at 4633 Shiloh Road in Cumming will hold worship services as follows:

• 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. - Liturgy of the Word with Distribution of Ashes
• 8:30 a.m. - Mass, Rosary following
• Noon and 5:30 p.m. - Mass
• 7:30 p.m. - Misa/Mass in Spanish
• 7:30 p.m. - Liturgy of the Word with Distribution of Ashes in the Social Hall

Pinecrest Academy at 955 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming will hold mass at:

• 7:55 a.m. - High School Mass in Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel on Pinecrest Campus
• 8:30 a.m. - Middle and Lower School Mass in Gymnasium on Pinecrest Campus
• 10:00 a.m. - PreK and Kindergarten Distribution of Ashes (No Mass) in Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel on Pinecrest Campus

Parkway Church EPC at 5830 Bethelview Road in Cumming will have an Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. in Sanctuary.

Deer Creek Shores at 7620 Lanier Drive in Cumming will have an Ash Wednesday Communion Service at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

The Vine Community Church at 4655 Bethelview Road in Cumming will have a church-wide Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Childcare will be available.

The Church of the Good Shepherd at 3740 Holtzclaw Road in Cumming will distribute Ashes during the following times:

• 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. - Mass
• Noon and 5 p.m. - Service
• 7 p.m. - Mass
• 8:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass

Creekside United Methodist Church at 673 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming will hold its annual pancake dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Ash Wednesday worship service.

North Forsyth United Methodist Church at 6150 Highway 400 in Cumming will hold Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m.

 If there is a service we missed - add it in the comment box below.