Ash Wednesday

Please note – The YouTube recording will be updated approximately one hour following the in-person service.

 Welcome to our Ash Wednesday Online Worship at the Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC!
No matter WHO you are, or WHERE you are on life’s journey, YOU are welcome here!

February 18, 2026     ASH WEDNESDAY     7:00 p.m.

PARTICIPANTS IN THIS SERVICE:
Rev. Maureen R. Frescott, Senior Pastor
Rev. Charlotte E. Y. Bell, Associate Pastor
Shellie Brook, Student Pastor
Michael Havay, Organist/Accompanist
Sue Ruggerio, Deacon in Charge
Sally Bowkett, Sally Hooper, Doug Topliffe, Deacons

MUSIC:
Prelude – Psalm Prelude: Expectavi – Fenton Groden,
Psalm 130:5 – “I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”
         ©2017 Lorenz Publishing Co. from Jan/Feb 2017 issue of The Organ Portfolio
Communion Meditation – Dies Cinerum (Ash Wednesday) – Peter Leys, public domain
Postlude – Quoniam Si Voluisses – Giovanni Paisiello, public domain
Psalm 51:18 – “For if you had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; with burnt offerings you will not be delighted.”

Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-731944.

HYMNS:
Sweet Hour of Prayer #505
Breathe on Me, Breath of God #316

The first hymn is from The New Century Hymnal, ©1995 The Pilgrim Press.
The second hymn is from Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, ©1990 Westminster/John Knox Press.

Today’s liturgy has been adapted from the following sources: Lisa Frenz, Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell, Jessica Gazzola, K. HawkerSelf.

Our bulletin cover was created by Laura R. Norton, www.LettersAloft.com

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