Sign of the season
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The Rev. Michael Peck forms the sign of the cross in ashes on a parishioner’s forehead during the Ash Wednesday service at Bentleyville Main Church.
Parishioners wait to receive ashes from the Rev. Michael Peck as part of Ash Wednesday services. About 75 people attended Bentleyville Main Church's noon service.
Katherine Mansfield/Observer-Reporter
The Rev. Michael Peck places ashes on a parishioner’s forehead during the Ash Wednesday service.
Parishioners gathered inside St. Katharine Drexel Parish Bentleyville Main Church Wednesday afternoon to observe the start of Lent with the Word Service and Ash Distribution, led by the Rev. Michael Peck. A fish fry followed in Drexel Hall and will be held every Friday through Easter. For more information on Saint Katharine Drexel Parish or its fish fry, visit https://www.katharinedrexelpgh.org/.