Do-it yourself or ashes to go; Local churches get creative for Ash Wednesday
Do-it-yourself or ashes to go: Local churches get creative for Ash Wednesday and last updated 2021-02-17 19:21:35-05 NORFOLK, Va. - Bundled up in her lawn chair, parishioner Lois Gayle Davis sits ready for this year's Ash Wednesday service. "It's cold," she says. She has been attending St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Norfolk for seven decades, but this year's holy day is quite different. "This is a first for it to be outside," Davis said. About a dozen parishioners sat socially distanced on the church's front lawn, braving cold temperatures to mark the start of Lent. "It is a time of reflecti...
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