Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and the journey towards Holy Week and Easter. Services on this day help prompt reflection on what it means to be human and how Lent invites us to be more adventurous.

A contemplative eucharist helps us dwell with silence and music rather than a procession of words. The Unicorn Singers will provide a wonderful setting of Psalm 61, the Miserere, by James McMillan.

Those who wish to may receive the sign of the cross on their forehead in ash made from last year’s Palm Crosses.