Ash Wednesday has looked a little different for the past two years, but as coronavirus cases have precipitously dropped — and masks have come off — ministers bearing palm ash plan to go directly to the people.
Pastor Hannah Kardon from Urban Village Church said last year, her Methodist congregation mailed ash to people’s home with a prayer and also set up in two locations in the city to distribute it.
This year the church’s members will be at 12 locations across the city in addition to returning to in-person Ash Wednesday services.“It feels good to be doing things in more ways than we have,” said Kardon. “In the pandemic people really need a space to grieve and talk about death, and this is a good time for people to recognize death and everything is temporary.”
Urban Village Church will be at Metra stations, Chicago Transit Authority “L” stops, Daley Plaza, Loyola University and outside a busy commercial corridor in Hyde Park. For a complete list of times and “I always found it to be really important to meet people where they’re at,” Kardon said. “Lots of people won’t know it is Ash Wednesday and they will see us and be reminded, or a lot won’t feel comfortable in a church setting so being out there helps us reach these folks.
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