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John Vrontos breads smelts before the first St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church carryout Friday fish fry of the Lenten season on Feb. 19. St. Demetrios Friday fish fries will continue 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. through April 23.
Many Mahoning Valley churches and organizations are offering fish and sides for those giving up meat on Fridays during the Lenten season.
A year ago, they were at their height for having fish dinner fundraisers until ordered by state and county health officials to shut down in the coronavirus pandemic’s early days.
The dinners have started up once again, but with social-distancing guidelines in place including no inside dining but rather drive-thru, carryout fish dinners.
Q-tips and cotton balls: Norwalk churches get creative with Ash Wednesday celebration
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Parishioners leaving St. Joseph s Roman Catholic Church with their ashes for Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. The ashes this year are being applied to the forehead with a q-tip for health reasons.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
NORWALK Typically on the holy day Ash Wednesday, Christians receive a cross on their forehead marked in ash by a priest’s or reverend’s thumb. This year, they’ll feel a cotton swab graze their faces instead.
In a world filled with coronavirus pandemic firsts, local parishes are finding new ways to celebrate the holy day while remaining socially distant.
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