![]() In 2012 Weeks organized the first Ashes to Go in Portland. It’s a way of bringing the church’s presence outside a building and offering an opportunity for people to practice their faith as they go about their daily life and work,” said the Rev. “Not everyone is able to be in their church today. ![]() First offered on a commuter rail platform, the practice has spread to dozens of cities across the U.S. Started by Episcopal clergy in Chicago in 2007, Ashes to Go marks its seventh year in Maine communities. On Wednesday, February 14, a group of Episcopal clergy will take the traditional Ash Wednesday practice of the imposition of ashes from inside of church buildings out to the people on the streets of Portland, Bath, Old Town, Rockland, Windham, Brunswick, Winthrop, Wilton, and Farmington.
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