LUBBOCK, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) – Ash Wednesday – the start of the season of Lent – is March 5, 2025, followed by 40 days (not including Sundays) until Easter Morning, April 20.
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2221 Avenue W, will offer an imposition of ashes with Holy Communion during the Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 p.m. Anyone, even a non-Lutheran, is welcome to participate in the ashes.
Redeemer will also offer midweek services on March 12, 19 and 26 and April 2 and 9. Our Maundy Thursday service is April 17, and our Good Friday Tenebrae service is April 18. These services all start at 7:00 p.m. The best entrance is on the east by the parking lot.
Our theme for the midweek sermons will be The Life of Christ in the Divine Service.
Our Easter Morning Service starts at 9:30 a.m. Families are welcome to arrive early for a treasure hunt (Bible verses with candy) at 8:45 and a children’s story at 9:10. Please feel free to stay for Bible study and Sunday School after the service.
Redeemer practices closed communion, meaning that only those who share our confession of faith should partake in the Body and Blood of Christ. Please speak to pastor beforehand if you are not a member. Visitors are welcome to come forward to the communion rail for a blessing.
Please see our Holy Communion statement on the home page of https://rlcms.org. Redeemer is a congregation of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at 2221 Avenue W.