Call To Worship
Leader: Create in us pure hearts, O God,
People: and put a new and loyal spirit in us.
Leader: Do not banish us from your presence, Lord;
People: do not take your Holy Spirit away from us.
Leader: Give us again the joy that comes from your salvation;
People: and make us willing to obey you.

Collect
Almighty God, we come before you in the quiet of this sanctuary, and in the company of friends and loved ones who are part of our fellowship, to offer our prayers of contrition. We bow in your presence to receive the mark of these ashes as a sign of o…