Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
February 22, 2023

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.
We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness through Jesus.

thought process of not feeling saved or worthy, reread John 3:16 and the events of Holy Week; 
focus on the facts which reveal God’s love for you, such is not based on how you feel but on how 
He is toward us. Maybe it is guilt which is holding you back; Jesus has made it possible for you to 
be set free from this too. As we ponder the opening question this Lenten journey, may the Lord 
continue to open your eyes and ears and heart to what He has done to set us free from ourselves 
(our sin and all that comes with it) and thus enabled to live the life He calls us to live – living free 
in Jesus. 
 
We will be offering the Sacrament of Holy Communion 
with this Ash Wednesday Service.  
 
Below are some words to help prepare 
your heart and your mind for the Lord’s Supper … 
 
Q: What does God tell me about myself in his holy Word? 
A: He says that I am a sinner and deserve only his punishment. 
 
Q: What should I do if I am not aware of my sins or am not troubled by them? 
A: I should examine myself according to the Ten Commandments and ask how well I have 
carried out my responsibilities as a husband or wife or single person, as a parent or child, an 

Serving at Worship 
Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander 
Accompanist: Lisa Thiesfeldt  Recorder: Michelle Le May 
 
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Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. 
Litany of the Chosen One: Felix Goebel-Komala  ©1994, 1996 by G.I.A. Publications, Inc.