Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, invites all to join its congregation to celebrate the return of Lent on Ash Wednesday, March 5. For the second consecutive year, from 7 to 8:30 ...

Christians worldwide celebrate a special day in the church calendar known as Ash Wednesday. The day marks the start of the ...

This Ash Wednesday many Christians will have a black cross smudged on their foreheads. A historian of Christianity explains ...

Community events • Oakland County Farmers Market offers a free cooking demonstration, 10-11 a.m. March 8, held in cooperation with edibleWOW, at Oakland County Farmers Market, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road ...

Mardi Gras—also known as “Fat Tuesday”—is a time of lively parades, colorful beads, and festive music. But beyond the party atmosphere, this celebration has deep roots in history and faith.

Our traditional Lenten practices can certainly be shared with the younger members of the Church, helping us to pray together ...

Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church will host a drive-through imposition of ashes in observance of Ash Wednesday on March 5 from noon to 2 p.m.

Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church will host a drive-through imposition of ashes in observance of Ash Wednesday on March 5 from noon to 2 p.m.

Mardi Gras happens every year. It's the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday starts Lent for Christians. Lent is when people give things up. Mardi Gras is a big party before that.

Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, addresses the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Feb. 28, 2025. (photo: EWTN News / ...

The man with the bowl of ashes asked, "What do you want from Lent?" But maybe the real question is, "What does Lent want from ...

Lent begins March 5, and different denominations of Christianity have varied traditions for the 40 days leading to observance ...