An increase in popularity of drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings encouraged Pastor Debbie Beissel to conduct Elysburg United Methodist Church’s first this year. She was greeted Wednesday by congregants ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the ...

ST. LOUIS — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on March 5. Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

Ash Wednesday always falls on the Wednesday six ... It is applied by a priest during a morning mass, often along with a small blessing: "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." ...

They held Ash blessing this morning from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and then again from 4 p.m. to 5:30 pm. They will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. The drive-thru allows people with busy ...

For the first time ever, Christiana Lutheran church in Rowan County is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service to ... ashes and a blessing to each person who participates in the drive thru ...

Many churches in the New Orleans area offer Ash Wednesday services as well as drive-thru ashes for those wishing to receive a blessing ahead of their work day. Here's where you can go:Gethsemane ...

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Christian tradition ... usually accompanied by a priest's or pastor’s blessing. California may face economic hit from new tariffs on Canada and Mexico: What to ...

Join us on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, as we enter the sacred season of Lent with a time of reflection, renewal, and grace. No matter where you are on your journey, all are welcome to receive, reflect, ...