Christians around the world mark the beginning of the holy season of Lent on Ash Wednesday and some North Texas churches are taking the tradition of putting a cross of ashes on people's foreheads to the streets.
Area churches are offering "ashes to go" as a sort of drive-through for the blessing of ashes. In addition to Ash Wednesday church services, churches will offer blessings to people at schools, parking lots, college campuses and even some Starbucks locations as a way to help followers participate, despite a busy life.
Anyone can simply drive up and a priest will walk over to mark your forehead. Then, you can go on with the rest of your day.
Lent is the six-week period leading up to Easter. It is a time of reflection and repentance.
Locations holding "ashes to go" services Wednesday include:
St. Christopher Episcopal Church at Starbucks
5000 Trail Lake Drive - Fort Worth
To go: 9-11 a.m.
Church: Noon and 7 p.m.
St. Luke's in the Meadow Episcopal Church
4301 Meadowbrook Drive - Fort Worth
To go: 7:30-8:30 a.m. in English and Spanish
Church: 7 p.m.
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St. Alban's Episcopal Church
305 W. Main Street - Theatre Arlington Lobby
7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
4301 Bellaire Drive - Fort Worth
To go: 7 a.m.
Church: 8 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m. (children's mass) and 7 p.m.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
463 W. Harwood Road - Hurst
To go: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Church: 6:30 p.m.
St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church
223 S. Pearson Lane - Keller
To go: 5-6 p.m.
Church: Noon and 7 p.m.
Episcopal Church of Wise County at Decatur Starbucks
Junction of U.S. Hwy. 380 and U.S. 287 - Decatur
To go: 7:30-9 a.m.
Church: 6:30 p.m.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church at Tarleton State University
1333 W. Washington Street - Stephenville
To go: Noon
Church: 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Episcopal Church of Hamilton County
1101 S. Rice Street - Hamilton
To go: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Church: 6 p.m.
