Area churches taking safety precautions for Ash Wednesday services The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in downtown Savannah will hold three Ash Wednesday Masses and will limit each mass to 300 people per service. (Source: WTOC) By Zach Logan | February 17, 2021 at 7:07 AM EST - Updated February 17 at 7:07 AM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - February 17 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent.
For many Christians, it’s a holy day of prayer. Typically, many would attend special Ash Wednesday services, but the pandemic is causing churches to alter their plans.
For many people, Ash Wednesday means going to church to receive ashes on their forehead. But many may be wondering how churches plan to do this safely.
The clinic that’s been canceled was originally scheduled to take place Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church. People made the appointment for the second dose while receiving the first dose about four weeks ago. Moderna vaccine doses should generally be scheduled about four weeks apart, while Pfizer’s two doses should be scheduled about three weeks apart.
The health department is contacting the 572 people scheduled to receive their second Moderna dose Thursday to let them know about the cancelation.
Another clinic of first doses, which will be administered to older, vulnerable patients and staff at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Saturday, is not expected to be impacted by the delay.
Martha Jean (Clifton) Cary passed away peacefully on February 1, 2021 in Johnson City, Tennessee.
She was born in Gering, Nebraska on February 19th, 1930. She was always a gifted student who was affectionately called Marty by her classmates. She graduated as the Valedictorian in her class at Cedar Valley High School. In the summers Marty enjoyed working as a lifeguard at the local pool and playing catcher on the softball team. She then went to school at Nebraska Wesleyan University where she was active in the Delta Zeta Sorority. Marty always had an adventurous spirit and after graduation she traveled to Alaska to teach school to indigenous children when Alaska was still an American territory. Later, she moved to Denver and earned a Master s Degree in Library Science from The University of Denver. She began working as a librarian in the Denver Public Schools at Grant Junior High. While attending the Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver she met Donald Robert Cary and they fell
OSWEGO — For the month of February, Trinity United Methodist Church in Oswego has partnered with Vona’s Restaurant and the Human Concerns Center to provide coupons for a spaghetti and
Virginia girl does six good deeds to celebrate 6th birthday A Dinwiddie County girl with a big heart is celebrating her sixth birthday by doing six good deeds. (Source: Crystal Hendricks) By Hannah Smith | February 10, 2021 at 7:03 PM EST - Updated February 10 at 8:12 PM
DINWIDDIE Co., Va. (WWBT) - A Dinwiddie County girl with a big heart is celebrating her sixth birthday by doing six good deeds.
Carolyn “Gracie” Hendricks from Church Roads doesn’t celebrate her birthdays with a party, but rather with acts of kindness.
Her mother says Gracie collects as many birthday cards as she can and for every age she turns, she does that number of good deeds for people in the community. So, with Gracie turning six this year, it was no different.