Stephens, our own parish family and beyond. Teens loved imposing ashes on the 52 people who drove through. They held posters, waved and even danced a bit to welcome people into the church parking lot. Teens met in the afternoon on Ash Wednesday and went straight to work. Meeting the week before Ash Wednesday, the teens practiced how to greet people, made posters and offered prayers for those who might experience drive-thru ashes. The EYC worked for weeks to make Lent resources to give to those who might stop in our church parking lot on Ash Wednesday. The youth had assembled a family-friendly daily or weekly reflection called Lent in a Bag and offered it to all who stopped.Īfternoon drive-thru ashes was especially meaningful for the youth of St. The simple ritual of imposing ashes and offering prayers allowed passers-by to thoughtfully enter the season of Lent.
The youth were joined by new rector Scot McComas, who is eager to meet everyone. In the Ash Wednesday evening, EYC St Martin in the Fields, the church’s youth group, led drive-thru ashes from 5-6pm. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal School from 7:30-8:30am. Henry Penner offered drive-thru ashes in the morning to commuters and early-arriving school teachers at St. Martin-in-the-Fields offered drive-thru ashes on busy Pearson Lane just south of FM 1709 on the border of Southlake and Keller. The Rev.
