Winter storm, pandemic spark non-traditional Ash Wednesday services around Middle Tennessee
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and last updated 2021-02-17 18:44:33-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Christians around the world and Middle Tennessee celebrated the first day of Lent differently than in years past.
The pandemic had already complicated Ash Wednesday services scheduled before this week s winter weather.
At St. Patrick s Catholic Church on 2nd Avenue, help arrived 45 minutes before the midday service to clear snow from the steps, ramp and walkways.
The pastor kept a 7:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. mass on the schedule, not knowing what turnout would be. We ll see what happens with the weather, Fr. John Hammond said. If anyone is able to show up [at 6] I will be here.
Fellow mourners comforted Win Manning at her husband Rod Manning’s funeral at St Patrick s Catholic Church, Mackay, on Tuesday December 8. Picture: Zizi Averill
Rod Manning Former Daily Mercury editor Rod Manning never left home without a notepad and a pen in his breast pocket. During his 17 years in the role, and many years as a reporter before that, he thought of journalism as a noble pursuit of truth and justice. He was a news man, his son John Manning told the people who had gathered to bid the late journalist, historian, mentor, friend, husband, father and brother farewell on December 8.
James “Jim” J. Vainer 1936 - 2021 James “Jim” J. Vainer 1936 - 2021
James “Jim” J. Vainer, 84, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021, at Via Christi St Francis Campus in Wichita. Jim was born July 23, 1936, in Hillsboro, the son of Joseph and Elsie (Krch) Vainer. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Pflieger on November 5, 1957, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salina.
Jim had been a resident of Great Bend since 1971, coming from Concordia. He had been in the glass profession over 63 years, working at PPG as a sales rep, part owner of Jimlo and part time as an advisor for Quality Glass. His love of life was the farm and being outdoors, including hunting, fishing, boating and later, 4-wheeling and riding his gator. Jim loved spending time with his family.
Janis Ann âJanâ Wheeler, 83, Galveston, the matriarch of the Wheeler, Smith and Shepard families, passed away peacefully in her home on December 20 2020 surrounded by loved ones. She was born July 20, 1937, in Quincy, Illinois to the late Eugene and Alberta (Weichlein) Dickhoener, the eldest of four.
Jan and her family moved to Kokomo in 1939 and became parishioners of St Patrick Catholic Church. She married Robert Allen Smith on September 27, 1957 and started a family of four daughters, Deborah, Stephanie, Monica and Daphne. Robert passed away in 1968. Jan then married Mark Allen Wheeler on February 16, 1979. She received her degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University in 1979 and retired from Delco Electronics in 1993. In 1981, Mark and Jan became the parents of Christopher Wheeler.Â