ASH WEDNESDAY

Central United Methodist Church Senior Pastor Dale Ostema delivers ashes to the forehead of Torr Williams as he and Janelle Jewel sat in their car in place of traditional Ash Wednesday services in Traverse City. The ashes, from palm fronds used in Palm Sunday services, are applied to foreheads as a symbol of mortality and repentance, on the Christian holy day marking the beginning of Lent -- the 46 day period leading to Easter Sunday. Lane said

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