Sermon: Ash Wednesday

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

      Sermon - Ash Wednesday 2026 - The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell

Lessons

You can read the scriptures for this service here:
Joel 2:1-2,12-17; Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6,16-21.


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