St. Paul Lutheran Church to offer drive-thru ashes on Ash Wednesday

COLUMBUS — The St. Paul Lutheran Church has found a creative way to allow as many people as possible to follow the tradition of Ash Wednesday to commemorate the first day of Lent in the Catholic faith. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the church will offer ashes for mobile believers in a drive-thru line at the drop-off area of the Lighthouse at 201 Veterans Drive.

The event will be from 7 to 8 a.m. as St. Paul Lutheran attempts to provide believers an opportunity to receive their ashes before working and school hours. It is open to the public, and the church invites everyone to attend to participate in the tradition, share a prayer and receive a blessing from the clergy.

St. Paul Lutheran will also hold their Ash Wednesday worship service at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. following the morning event. The church will host services each Wednesday of Lent at 4:30 p.m. to participate in worship with St. Paul youth. Afterwords, a soup and sandwich supper will be offered to those in attendance.