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Ted Lieu on Hard Ball (Original Post) quickesst Mar 2019 OP
He might be Roman Catholic; today is Ash Wednesday. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #1
He is Catholic. dalton99a Mar 2019 #5
many denominations handmade34 Mar 2019 #6
One of the local Methodist churches had up a sign that said: DURHAM D Mar 2019 #7
Ashes mainstreetonce Mar 2019 #2
Is it Ash Wednesday? He might be Episcopal redstateblues Mar 2019 #3
Ashes. Turin_C3PO Mar 2019 #4
also Methodists DURHAM D Mar 2019 #8
To everybody who replied to this thread quickesst Mar 2019 #9

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
6. many denominations
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:15 PM
Mar 2019

celebrate Ash Wednesday… "Ash Wednesday is observed by many Christians, including Anglicans, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Old Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and some Baptists"

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)
7. One of the local Methodist churches had up a sign that said:
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:27 PM
Mar 2019
Drive-By Ashes

They were busy at lunch time.

Turin_C3PO

(13,991 posts)
4. Ashes.
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 09:35 PM
Mar 2019

It‘s Ash Wednesday which is celebrated by Catholic Christians as well as a few Protestant Christian denominations (Anglicans and Lutherans, I believe).

quickesst

(6,280 posts)
9. To everybody who replied to this thread
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 10:40 PM
Mar 2019

Thank you all for the education. I seem to remember something about this being connected to religion, but had slipped my mind until all of you chimed in and set me straight. Again thank you all very much.

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