Ash Wednesday - Trinity United Methodist Church Alexandria, Virginia Ash Wednesday March 2, 2022 Seven-thirty in the evening
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Ash Wednesday
“Return to me with all your heart”
~ Joel 2:12
Trinity United Methodist Church
Alexandria, Virginia
Ash Wednesday
March 2, 2022
Seven-thirty in the evening
Tඁൾ Oඋൽൾඋ ඈൿ Sൾඋඏංർൾ
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Please rise in body and or spirit.
Out of reverence for God and respect for fellow worshipers, please silence all electronic devices.
This Ash Wednesday worship service marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. The season of Lent began
as a time of preparation for new believers who were to be baptized at Easter. Over time, others began to share this
journey of preparation, and the season became a significant part of the church’s journey through the year.
During Lent, we turn to God through repentance, fellowship, prayer, fasting, and concentrate upon our baptismal
covenant as we prepare to share in the death and resurrection of Christ. The use of ashes in this service is a sign of
our mortality and need for repentance. Ashes remind us of the fragility of human devotion and of how quickly we
can go from celebrating Christ’s love and power to participation in those acts that led to his crucifixion. Receiving
ashes remind us that God’s love, which was so deeply revealed upon the cross, is triumphant over sin and death. In
Christ, mortality is overcome for us and we are set free to trust in the promise of the resurrection.
Instructions for Online Worship: During the service, we will invite you to add a few drops of oil to the ash mix. You
can use any oil, although olive oil is traditional. Mix together to make a paste. When instructed, place the ash paste
on your thumb or forefinger and make the sign of the cross on your forehead. If you have others in your household,
you can apply to each other. *Please do NOT mix the ashes with water as it will make lye and it can cause skin
irritation or burning.* If you do not have ashes, you are welcome to use dirt from the earth, or use this moment as a
time of prayer.
Pඋൾඅඎൽൾ Beautiful Savior arr. Sandra Eithun
Trinity Ringers
Wඈඋൽඌ ඈൿ Wൾඅർඈආൾ Pastor Grace Han
Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church. God’s love be in us and among us as we greet all who enter our
doors as children of God.
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Cൺඅඅ ඍඈ Wඈඋඌඁංඉ Pastor Grace Han
Return to the Lord, your God,
for God is gracious and merciful.
Let us Return to the Lord.
Return with all your heart,
with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
Let us Return to the Lord.
Return to the Lord
who forgives our sins and heals our brokenness.
Let us Return to the Lord.
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Uඇංඌඈඇ Pඋൺඒൾඋ Pastor Grace Han
O God, creator of all and judge of all that you have made,
from the dust of the earth you have formed us
and from the dust of death you would raise us up.
May the ashes placed upon our foreheads this day
remind us of who we are, and whose we are.
Draw us back to you, O God,
for you are gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.
Heal the hardness of our hearts,
that we may be faithful disciples of your Son, Jesus Christ,
the ones who makes all things new. Amen.
Sർඋංඉඍඎඋൾ Lൾඌඌඈඇ Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Susan Collins
Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the LORD is coming, it is near- a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness spread upon the mountains a great and powerful army comes; their like has never been from of
old, nor will be again after them in ages to come.
Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourn-
ing; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the LORD, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow
to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. Who knows whether he will not turn and
relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD, your God? Blow the
trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble
the aged; gather the children, even infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her
canopy. Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep. Let them say,
“Spare your people, O LORD, and do not make your heritage a mockery, a byword among the nations. Why
should it be said among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
The Word of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God.
Pඌൺඅආ Psalm 51:1-17
Please sing Response 1 after the choir introduces it. Then sing the response, without introduction, at each bold R.
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1
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
my transgressions,
5
Behold, I was born into iniquity,
And I have been sinful since my mother conceived me. R
6
Behold, you desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be white than snow;
8
Make me hear with joy and gladness;
let the bones which you have broken rejoice.
9
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities. R
10
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
11
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your holy Spirit from me.
12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.
13
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
14
Deliver me from death, O God, God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud your deliverance.
15
O Lord, open your lips,
and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
16
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
Were I to give burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
17
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. R
Cඁඈඋൺඅ Aඇඍඁൾආ Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace H.A, Matthews
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee. The darkness is not darkness with Thee, for the
night is as clear as the day; the darkness and light to Thee are both alike, God is light, and in Him there is no
darkness at all.
Gඈඌඉൾඅ Lൾඌඌඈඇ Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Pastor Grace Han
“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from
your Father in heaven. “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in
the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their
reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms
may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And whenever you pray, do not be
like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be
seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and
shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
“And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show oth-
ers that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head
and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your
Father who sees in secret will reward you. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust
[b] consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
Mൾൽංඍൺඍංඈඇ An Honest Faith Pastor Grace Han
Aඇඍඁൾආ Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God Healey Willan
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and
take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free Spirit.
Iඇඏංඍൺඍංඈඇ ඍඈ ඍඁൾ Oൻඌൾඋඏൺඇർൾ ඈൿ Lൾඇඍൾඇ Dංඌർංඉඅංඇൾ
Tඁൺඇඌංඏංඇ ඈඏൾඋ Aඌඁൾඌ Pastor Grace HanIආඉඈඌංඍංඈඇ ඈൿ Aඌඁൾඌ Pastor Grace Han
In-Person: At the instruction of the ushers, we invite you to come up to receive ashes. You can receive ashes on
your forehead or on the back of your hand. If you prefer to receive ashes on your hand, please indicate that to
Pastor Grace. If you do not wish to receive ashes in person, you can pick up ashes to go in the narthex and follow
the instructions below.
Online: If you picked up ashes from the church, you are invited to add a few drops of oil (olive oil is traditional,
but you can use other forms of oil) to the ashes and mix. **Please do NOT use water to mix with ashes as the
mixture will become lye.**
Once you have your ash mix prepared, after saying a prayer, place your thumb or forefinger into the mix and put
it on your forehead, making the sign of the cross. If you have other people in your household, you are invited to
impose ashes on each other. If you do not have ashes, you are welcome to use dirt from the earth, or use this mo-
ment as a time of prayer.
Sංඅൾඇඍ Pඋൺඒൾඋ ඈൿ Cඈඇൿൾඌඌංඈඇ
A Pඋൺඒൾඋ ඈൿ Pൾൺർൾ
Wඈඋൽඌ ඈൿ Aඌඌඎඋൺඇർൾ
Tඁൾ Lඈඋൽ’ඌ Pඋൺඒൾඋ
Our Father,
who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
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Dංඌආංඌඌൺඅ ඐංඍඁ Bඅൾඌඌංඇ Pastor Grace Han
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Pൺඌඌංඇ ඈൿ ඍඁൾ Pൾൺർൾ
As you leave the sanctuary, offer one another signs of grace, peace, and love.
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Wൾ Iඇඏංඍൾ Yඈඎ Tඈ Oൻඌൾඋඏൾ A Hඈඅඒ Lൾඇඍ
Lent Sermon Series: The Seven Last Words of Christ: March 2nd - April 24th.
During the season of Lent, we will encounter the seven last words of Jesus Christ. While these words were spo-
ken at the end of Jesus’ ministry, it is through these words that we best understand the purpose and meaning of
Jesus’ life and ministry. These were the words Jesus wanted us to know and remember and these words are a
guide for how we are to live our lives during this season of Lent. We encourage you to follow long with the de-
votional guide (available in the Narthex during Lent) and to participate in the Lenten Bible Study (March 16th-
April 6th).
Lenten Bible Study 2022: The season of Lent is an intentional and set apart season to grow in our faith and
discipleship. We invite you to join us for a 4 week Bible Study based on the Seven Last Words of Jesus. The
study will begin Wednesday, March 16th from 7:30-9 PM and will run for four weeks via ZOOM. We encour-
age you to pick up the devotional guide (available in the Narthex during Lent). For additional questions or con-
cerns, please contact the Church Office at office@trinityalexandria.org. To sign up for the bible study visit:
https://trinityalexandria.breezechms.com/form/BibleStudy.
Pick Up your Lenten Devotionals: We invite you to pick up our Lenten Devotional Guide (Seven Last
Words” in the Narthex. There are also Lenten Coloring Books for children of all ages.
Cൾඅൾൻඋൺඍൾ Eൺඌඍൾඋ ൺඍ Tඋංඇංඍඒ Cඁඎඋർඁ
Saturday, April 2, 2022: Easter Egg Hunt
10 AM with activities to follow until Noon
Sunday, April 10, 2022: Palm/Passion Sunday
11 AM Online & In-Person Worship
Monday, April 11-Friday, April 15, 2022: Stations of the Cross
Stay tuned for details.
Friday, April 15, 2022: Good Friday
7:30 PM Online & In-Person Worship
Service of Tenebrae
Sunday, April 10, 2022: Easter Sunday
11 AM Online & In-Person WorshipThe Welcome Statement of Trinity United Methodist Church is:
“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” Matthew 10:40
Trinity United Methodist Church is committed to be a congregation of Open Hearts, Open Minds and Open Doors.
We believe all people are of sacred worth and dignity as part of God’s creation and as demonstrated by the life and
ministry of Jesus Christ. As God’s love extends to all, we welcome everyone without exception, regardless of age,
race, ethnicity, gender, family structure, socio-economic or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physi-
cal or mental ability, faith history or life experience. We recognize that we are all different, and those differences
make us a stronger community of faith as we worship together to grow in our relationship with God and one another.
The Mission of Trinity United Methodist Church is:
Building a strong Christian community to find, share, and celebrate
the love of Christ in our hearts, neighbors and our world.Trinity United Methodist Church
2911 Cameron Mills Road
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (703) 549-5500 | Fax: (703) 549-7410
Church Office hours: Monday - Friday 10 AM - 5 PM
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Trinity United Methodist Church Staff
Pastor Rev. Grace Han pastor@trinityalexandria.org
Director of Music Linda Cancellieri music@trinityalexandria.org
Accountant Beatriz Cook accountant@trinityalexandria.org
Program Director Hannah Day Donoghue programdirector@trinityalexandria.org
Nursery Worker Jada Gragg
Nursery Supervisor Ariana Lara nursery@trinityalexandria.org
Head of School, Trinity Preschool Claire Maucieri headofpreschool@trinityalexandria.org
Office Manager Jenessa Stokes office@trinityalexandria.org
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