The Christian Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 days (not counting Sundays) before culminating in Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2024 is on February 14 this year. Easter Sunday is March 31..
On Ash Wednesday, Episcopalians, along with many other Christians in different traditions, wear a smudgy cross of ash on our foreheads to remind us of our mortality. This ancient ritual links us to countless generations who have turned humbly to God for help in absorbing the knowledge of our inevitable death in a way that will shape our living.
As always, the Ash Wednesday liturgy will mark the beginning of forty days of sitting with the knowledge of our mortality, knowledge twinned with the astonishing news of our redemption.
ARLINGTON
All Souls Episcopal Church
holding services at Theatre Arlington
305 W. Main, Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: 817-264-3083
Rector: The Rev. Kevin Johnson
Ash Wednesday services 7am in the Theatre Lobby,
7pm in the Theatre with the Eucharist
DECATUR
The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
905 S. Church Street
Decatur, TX 76234
Mailing address: P.O. Box 22, Decatur, TX, 76234
Phone: 940-222-8705
Vicar: The Rev. Tony Hiatt
Ashes to Go
6:30 – 8:00 a.m., 104 S. Miller St., Decatur, 76234.
Partnering with the First United Methodist Church.
Drive through or walk up to receive ashes
104 S. Miller St., Decatur, 76234.
Ash Wednesday service
6:00 p.m. in the church
FORT WORTH
Now worshiping at
All Saints Chapel
All Saints’ Episcopal School
9700 Saints’ Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76108
Phone: 817-732-1424
Priest in Charge: The Rev. Maddie Hill
Ash Wednesday services
12:00 p.m. in the Gray House Staff Chapel
7:00 p.m. in the All Saints’ School Chapel
featuring the All Saints’ Choir, and streamed live on our website.
St. Christopher Episcopal Church
Now worshiping at
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
5709 Wedgwood
Fort Worth, TX 76133
Phone: 817-926-8277
Vicar: The Rev. Paula Jefferson
Ash Wednesday service 7 pm
St. Luke’s in the Meadow Episcopal Church
Meadowbrook-Poly United Methodist Church
Community Life Center
2529 Mt. View Avenue, Fort Worth, 76103
Phone: 817-534-4925
Vicar: The Rev. Karen Calafat
Ash Wednesday service 6 pm
3401 Bellaire Drive So., Ft. Worth, TX 76109
Phone: 817-926-4631
Rector: The Rev. Robert Pace
Ashes to Go
Drive-by Imposition of Ashes in parking lot 7 to 8 a.m.
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist 12 p.m. in the Nave
A special Ash Wednesday children’s service 5:30 pm in the Nave
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist 7 pm in the Nave. This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel
Reconciliation of a Penitent (confession) is available by appointment on Ash Wednesday. You can explore this pastoral office through the Book of Common Prayer at this link. Please contact Father Robert Pace to set up an appointment.
209 South Main St.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
This is a new Episcopal church in the heart of the Near Southside neighborhood
whose call it is to seek God’s peace through belonging.
While regular worship services are not yet scheduled, the church plant is offering regular events
and worship opportunities for the neighborhood.
To connect, email fwchurchplant@gmail.com or call or text at (940) 274-6694
or follow on instagram @fwchurchplant
Vicar: The Rev. Joel McAlister
Ashes to Go
7 to 9 am at Sundance Square, and 11 am to 1 pm at the Diocesan Center, 209 South Main.
Ash Wednesday service
6 pm at the Diocesan Center, 209 South Main.
GRANBURY
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
4530 Acton Highway, Granbury, TX 76049
Phone: 817-326-6074
Rector: The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Mixon McCrickard
Ashes to Go – 11 am to 3 pm on the Square in partnership with Emmanuel Lutheran.
Ash Wednesday services 12:00 noon and 6:00pm
Ashes and prayers will also be available at Lake Granbury Medical Center.
HILLSBORO
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
301 S Waco Street
Hillsboro, TX
Contact: David Skelton 254-582-2255
Ash Wednesday service at noon
HURST/MID CITIES
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
463 W. Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054-2941
Southeast corner of Harwood at Hurstview, in the Village Plaza Shopping Center
Vicar: The Rev. Allison Sandlin Liles
Ash Wednesday Service at noon
KELLER/SOUTHLAKE
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
223 S. Pearson Lane, Keller, Texas, 76248
Phone: 817-431-2396
Rector: The Rev. Alan Bentrup
Drive through Ashes to Go
In parking lot 7 – 9 am and 4:30 – 6:30 pm.
Drive through and receive ashes and prayers in your car.
Ash Wednesday Services at noon and 7 pm.
STEPHENVILLE
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
595 N. McIlhaney, Stephenville, TX 76401
Mailing address: PO Box 2506, Stephenville, TX 76401
Phone: 254-968-6949
Rector: The Rev. Bradley Dyche
Ash Wednesday service at noon and 6 pm
WICHITA FALLS
Faith Episcopal Church
Now worshiping at
Faith Lutheran Church
1437 Southwest Pkwy, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
Pastor: The Rev. Ernie Barr, ELCA pastor
Ash Wednesday service at 6 pm