The Church of the Ascension will be offering Ashes to Go in Veterans Square from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The service is for those who wish to receive ashes and a brief prayer, but can’t make it to a regular service that day.
More traditional services with communion and imposition of ashes will be offered at the church at noon and 7 p.m. A modified form of Ashes to Go will be offered at the Bradford Regional Medical Center Chapel at 2 p.m. for patients and staff who wish to participate.
Receiving a sign of the cross made of ashes on the forehead is a traditional reminder to Christians of our mortal nature and is one way that we can mark the beginning of Lent — a season of reflection, penitence and self-denial observed by many Christians as a proper preparation for Holy Week and the Easter celebration that follows.
Ashes to Go is a worldwide movement to bring the rituals and blessings of the church out into the community to meet people where they are and make them accessible to a wider range of people.
