Tomorrow is Lent, which means it is the beginning - the first day - of the 40 day journey towards Easter. The first day of Lent is traditionally called “Ash Wednesday”, and depending on what tradition you follow, Lent ends during Holy Week (the week following Palm Sunday). Easter this year is April 4th. Since tomorrow is the first day of Lent, that means that today is “Fat Tuesday” (or mardi gras…the last day before the fast). As with most years, many People in our community take part in Lent in very meaningful ways. I want to invite you to think about how you could participate in joining our church community in celebrating Lent. Some people take part in a fast, while others use these 40 days as a time of reflection. However you feel you would like to participate in celebrating Lent is up to you. There are a lot of amazing ways people from all over the world take part in this six week period leading up to Good Friday, and it would be amazing to celebrate it with you. Consider joining us in this time of focused devotion to God as we worship Jesus together in these days leading up to the celebration of Easter.