It’s Mardi Gras time! Jason Ashley Wright Lend me your ears and let's talk about Lent Nigeria Lenten Season Begins On Wednesday 40Day Start of lent brings on annual fish frys K C fry Church events Feb. 18 2012 Fellowship St. Norbert offers meals Calendar Briefs Brazilians celebrate Carnival Faith could be display — literally at Ash CNN debate Our

Ash Wednesday: It's a counter-cultural thing Remembering our mortality, accepting responsibility, confessing to sins: There are a few of our culture's least-favorite things. Ash Wednesday marks start of Lent There's a chance Wednesday evening you will see someone at a convenience store or local restaurant with an ashen cross on their forehead. Why is this so? What do the ashes represent? Ash Wednesday is coming up this week Local churches, like Immanuel Lutheran in Webster, have planned special Lenten programs. Ash Wednesday: on your head be it SMALL PRINT:ON THE FIRST DAY of Lent, having ash on one's forehead used to be common in Ireland. But has Ash Wednesday's sacramental ritual depleted in popularity or are Catholics still marking themselves out in the act of repentance before God? Ash Wednesday: Lent a time to reflect, repent St. Mary's Catholic Church, 2108 Ridgewood, 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Longview, 400 N. Fredonia St., 6:30 p.m. Lent 2012: Lenten Fast Begins On Ash Wednesday With Prayers, Poems, Reflections Prepares For Easter The 40 days of Lent that lead to Easter are the most sacred and spiritually powerful in the Christian calendar. From the Ash Wednesday reminder to 'remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,' to the the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, to the joyful Easter song of 'Christ the Lord Is Risen Today' -- Lent is a time when Christians are invited to examine our faith, and deepen ... Tagle: Prepare for Ash Wednesday THE Catholic Church will begin the penitential 40 days of Lent through the observance of Ash Wednesday, February 22. Ash Wednesday service slated A spoken Ash Wednesday service, with communion, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansford. Pastor Roy H. Koehler will officiate. All are welcome to attend this service. Faith could be on display — literally — at Ash Wednesday CNN debate Viewers of this Wednesday's CNN presidential debate in Arizona could see the candidates' faith on display quite literally. That's because the debate takes place on Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Catholic holy season of Lent. Read full article >> Cardinal O'Brien sends message of support to Ash Wednesday vigil at MoD Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh has sent a message of support to Christian peace campaigners who are planning to hold a prayer vigil and demonstration outside the Ministry of Defence on Ash Wednesday. Cardinal O'Brien writes: "I am firm in my belief that in making this protest you are in excellent company - following on the leadership of
Key Words: ash wednesday

References:
http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/gras-341111-mardi-orleans.html
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20120221_44_D1_Asakid182022&rss_lnk=208
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/17/church-events-feb-18-2012/?partner=RSS
http://www.yoursouthhills.com/southhillsrecord/article/fellowship-st-norbert-offers-fish-fry-meals
http://pixelhat.net/