Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora will open Lent with an annual Dixieland worship service, a Mardi Gras-style luncheon and Ash Wednesday services including a drive-through imposition of ashes. The ...

POTTSTOWN — Join First Presbyterian Church of Pottstown, 750 N. Evans St., on Sunday, March 2, for Faith & Friendship at 9:15 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be ...

Lent has begun for many in typical ways, with fish fries as well as Ash Wednesday worship services or occasions where one could stop and get ashes given out drive-by style. In churches such as one in ...

Editor's note: The time of this event is 5:30. Originally, the event was listed as starting at 4:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in an ecumenical Ash Wednesday worship service on Wednesday, Feb. 26, ...

New this year, on Ash Wednesday, March 5, families with young children are invited to an interactive worship experience at 5:30 p.m. at Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main St. in Wheaton.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Ash Wednesday, which marks the ...

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, marks the beginning of the journey to Easter as Christians walk with Jesus through the final weeks of his ministry. This day, we remember our own humanity and our need for God ...

PHOENIXVILLE — The next Ukraine Lunch & Learn at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, 301 Fairview St., will be on Sunday, Feb. 11, after the 11 am Liturgy (12:15 pm). The topic is the history ...