From Pittsburgh-This Ash Wednesday, Bishop Dorsey McConnell is thinking outside the church.
Building, that is.
Today, the leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, along with the Rev. Catherine Brall and possibly other Episcopal priests from Trinity Cathedral, will visit Market Square, Downtown, to mark the day that begins the Christian observance of Lent. The clergy will distribute ashes, traditionally a symbol of repentance and renewal.
Anyone who would like them can get ashes to go.
This year is the first time the Episcopal church in Pittsburgh is bringing ashes to the streets on Ash Wednesday. But the practice has been spreading to different Episcopal dioceses throughout the country in recent years.
The idea of "Ashes to Go" began at an Episcopal diocese in Missouri a few years ago, according to a website about the event.
Read more:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/episcopal-church-offers-ashes-to-go-to-its-flock-675122/#ixzz2KmQuJGzr
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