Odessans took part in the celebration of the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, across town at various Ashes To Go stations offered by Connection Christian Church and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Connection Christian Church began offering Ashes To Go starting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and will conclude their service at the H-E-B parking lot at 42nd Street and Grandview Avenue at around 5 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Pastor Joe Weaks and elder Amy Hendrick offer Ashes To Go for passing motorists and pedestrians Wednesday afternoon at Connection Christian Church. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Florencio Molinar, left, receives ashes from Pastor Joe Weaks at an Ashes To Go station for Ash Wednesday at Connection Christian Church. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Florence Pride, left, receives ashes from Pastor Joe Weaks at an Ashes To Go station for Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Connection Christian Church. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Bryan Wilson, left, receives ashes from Pastor Joe Weaks at an Ashes To Go station for Ash Wednesday at Connection Christian Church. Connection Christian Church hosted multiple Ashes To Go stations across Odessa beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Stripes on Faudree and ending at the H-E-B parking lot at 42nd and Grandview Wednesday evening. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Zoe Gutierrez, 7, receives ashes from Candidate for Sacred Orders for the Episcopal Diocese of North West Texas Zachary Bartkus at an Ashes To Go station on Ash Wednesday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
