I have to say that I am very pleased with the front page coverage that Ashes to Go got in this morning's Buffalo News.
Here's the link if you haven't seen it.
Ashes to Go
One of the things that I love about Ashes to Go is that it is the Church responding with what we do best - pointing the way to the Holy in our daily lives - and at the same time adapting it to what our daily lives look like in 2013.
The best part about this is that it is a perfect example of "both and" or parallel development.
We are continuing to offer the regular Ash Wedensday liturgy at noon and 7 p.m. for those of us who want the Eucharist and the full experiance of taking real time for prayer and contemplation. And we are offering Ashes for those who want to respond to the Holy but who can't or won't come to a full service.
This is what we are talking about when we talk about reaching out in new ways to new groups of people. We have to keep doing what we do that feeds those of us who are here now and we also need to find new ways to point to God in the lives of people who need something different.
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Our parallel development efforts are exciting. Hopefully they will reach new people as intended, but they also help me question, refine, recommit or develop new personal spiritual responses, keeping my faith fresh and meaningful. Thank you for all your work in this area.
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