Churchill Pinder went outside the red doors and took ashes to downtown Harrisburg, visiting Strawberry Square mall, shops and the passersby.”įrom chilly Mundelein, IL, Rev. Rev Audrey Scanlan, Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and The Very Rev. Linda Arguedas reports from Harrisburg, PA: “ The Rt. Thank you, whoever you were at the Tenlelytown metro stop on Wednesday evening!” He smiled broadly and asked me if I would like ashes and a prayer, or just ashes. Coming out of Whole Foods, I noticed this very friendly priest across the street. I usually make it to Mass at my church (Roman Catholic), but 7pm seemed very far away. “I had had a long day, dealing with 75 high school boys, and then a pre-surgical trip to the hospital. I could not believe the disrespect for something I hold so dear and precious to receive.”įrom Washington, DC, Jean-Marie Simon says But as I was receiving this holy blessing. Coming back from the appt there was Father… !!! What a blessing. No priest, a full church, and I had an appt in WH at 4. Gina Maria was in Woodland Hills, CA: “ So, yesterday, I waited 20 minutes past the time ashes were to be distributed at St C in TL. As we are on a very busy passageway with tourists, students, workers, and more, we set up Ashes to Go right in front of the church and were surprised how many people stopped by for a prayer and the imposition of ashes.”Īlex in Andover, MA, shares this news story of his experience offering ashes. Alleluia!”ĭevin McLachlan was in Cambridge, England, for “Our first experience of Ashes to Go, at the University Church - Great Saint Mary’s, Cambridge. God’s grace is at work with every single one of us. People in 45 minutes) (from 7:15 am to 8:00 am) was so
Thank you!”Ĭhurch in San Antonio, TX,shares their photos and reflects: “ It’s a great blessing. Please know that I am deeply grateful for your presence this morning.
All morning my thoughts have been consumed with the fact that I did not say how grateful I was for you being there today. When I saw Christ Church at the station this morning, I was so overwhelmed with gratitude and feeling so blessed that I teared up. I felt disappointed that I might not be able to make it to church, I’m a single full-time working mother and between rushing the kids before school care, commuting to work and rushing back to make it before the end after school care, my weekday life is a rushing circular pattern until bedtime. The openness and welcome in front of the state university’s student union was palpable this year (didn’t hurt that it wasn’t in single or teen digits this year, either)!”Įve was at the Harrison (NJ) Train Station and says, “ Yesterday, I realized that today is Ash Wednesday. Jeff Bunke was in Perrysburg, OH (coffee shop) and at Bowling Green State University: “ Now in our third or fourth year, “return customers” look for us and are bringing fellow students (and friends).
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