Palms to Ash Service

The Palm to Ash Service invites us to journey from joy to humility through prayer, scripture, and reflection. Palms that once celebrated Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem are burned in prayer, transforming Palm → Fire → Ash → Cross, and reminding us that earthly glory fades while God’s grace endures. The ashes—marked with the sign of the cross—call us to repentance, humble reflection, and remembrance of our mortality: “dust to dust.” Through readings such as Joel 2:12–13 and Psalm 51, this simple service offers a visible sign of our dependence on God’s mercy and the hope of resurrection.