Ash Wednesday Service
February 18, 2026 6:30pm
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, emphasizing repentance, our mortality ("Remember, you are dust, and to dust you shall return"), and the need for Jesus as our Savior. CTK's Ash Wednesday Service features the optional imposition of ashes—made from burned palm branches—on the forehead in the shape of a cross. It is a solemn service focused on the Gospel