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An Ohio church is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners pressed for time or reluctant to come inside the church for the Lenten observance.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Patricia Anderson Cook of Mt. Healthy United Methodist Church in Mount Healthy offered the ashes Wednesday evening for people of all faiths beginning around 5 p.m. in the church parking lot. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent, which concludes after 40 days with the celebration of Easter, and the faithful traditionally have a smudged cross drawn on their forehead.<\/p>\n

Bridget Spitler, the church\u2019s secretary and building manager, said the church had received a lot of positive feedback for offering the drive-thru ashes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people may not be too comfortable coming in for a serious service,\u201d she said, adding that people with severe arthritis or other ailments that make attending the service uncomfortable also appreciate the drive-thru opportunity.<\/p>\n

The pastor will provide a church brochure and a Lenten booklet, and the church offers a traditional Ash Wednesday service inside at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a first at her church, but some other churches have also taken more-informal approaches to the ashes. There\u2019s even a Web site called Ashes to Go.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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