Service Orders - Wednesday, 18 February 2026 – Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is not the first of the midweek devotions but is the special observance of the first day of Lent. It is therefore appropriate to begin this period of fasting with the celebration of the eucharist, which is our spiritual food for the pilgrimage that leads to the foot of the cross. The Ready to Go Resources are for a service without Holy Communion because they are intended to support congregations without a pastor.
Please feel free to choose what is suitable for your congregation’s needs.
Ready To Go Resources
Please note that the resources below have been prepared for congregations with limited administrative support and represent only one combination of the available service orders, readings, etc. Public Domain hymns have been used for the benefit of congregations without copyright licences. Feel free to make changes to suit your congregation's context. Every effort will be made to vary the liturgy each week.
- Service without Communion - Ash Wednesday (Word / PPT - Standard (modernised lyrics to hymns) / PPT - Widescreen (modernised lyrics to hymns) / PPT - Standard (traditional lyrics to hymns) / PPT - Widescreen (traditional lyrics to hymns))
Service Orders without Holy Communion
- Ash Wednesday Lenten Word & Prayer (PDF / Word / PPT standard / PPT widescreen)
- Service of the Word (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard / PPT - Widescreen)
- Service without communion (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard / PPT - Widescreen)
Service Orders with Holy Communion
- Service with communion (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard)
- Service with communion - alternative form (A) (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard)
- Service with communion - Sing the Feast (Chataway) (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard)
- Service with communion - Simplified Spoken (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard)
- Service with communion - Five Songs of Faith (PDF / Word / PPT - Standard)
