Many churches will mark the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent by holding Ash Wednesday services in which attendees receive a cross made of ashes on their foreheads. #AshWednesday #Lent #drivethru #drivethruashes #prayer #cross
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‘Aholymoment’:Churchesoffering‘drivethruashes’forAshWednesdayByMichaelGryboski,EditorMonday,March03,2025AdriverreceivesanashcrossonherforeheadaspartofCentrevilleUnitedMethodistChurchofCentreville,Virginia’sdrive-thruasheseventonAshWednesday,Feb.14,2024.|CourtesyCentrevilleUnitedMethodistChurch,CentrevilleVAManychurcheswillmarkthebeginningoftheliturgicalseasonofLentbyholdingAshWednesdayservicesinwhichattendeesreceiveacrossmadeofashesontheirforeheads.
Whilethisritualiscustomarilyperformedduringasolemnworshipservice,somechurchesbestowtheashcrossonpeoplewhoarejustpassingthroughviacarorametrostation.
OnesuchcongregationisCentrevilleUnitedMethodistChurchofCentreville,Virginia,whichhasoffered“ashestogo”forbusycommutersforthepastcoupleofyears.
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