First Presbyterian will be offering a service of worship to the community on Ash Wednesday. Worship will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the church sanctuary. “The symbol of ashes will be used to witness our humanity, our mortality, and our penitence before God as we enter the church season of Lent,” said Sam Lanham, minister. Worshipers also will receive a hand-carved olive wood cross from Bethlehem to aid them in their Lenten observance. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the celebration of Lent. Many churches use ashes as a symbol of penitence and confession before God on that day, Lanham ...