Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service ...

Today, I take my own children—both born after miscarriages—to the Ash Wednesday service. The first time, I braced and squirmed to know the ashes were coming for them. Death is our universal ...

Some remove it after service, others wear it for the full day. Participating in regular activities on Ash Wednesday, like school and work, is encouraged. Unnecessary activities, like entertainment ...

ASH WEDNESDAY IS A HOLY DAY OF ... ESPECIALLY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH KIDS AND SCHOOL AND AND WORK AND ALL THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES THAT CAN HAPPEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE MAYBE DON’T HAVE TIME ...

Children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with certain health conditions are exempt from fasting on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. There are several foods that are acceptable to eat on Ash ...

School children and parishioners observed the start of the somber Lenten season with the Ash Wednesday mass at St ... often forgoing favorite foods or activities. "The things you give up can ...

However, fasting is exempted for children or the elderly. Fat Tuesday, which translates to Mardi Gras in French, is on Tuesday, March 4, which is the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras refers to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and other Christians on March 5, marking the solemn day of Ash Wednesday and the start of ...

Catholics also are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday. Fasting means consuming only one full meal a day; two smaller meals that don't together add up to a full meal also are allowed. Children and ...