NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Some people in the Detroit area are marking the first day of Lent with a drive-thru stop at church.
The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/WJ3feM ) the Rev. June Marshall Smith of the Novi United Methodist Church took ashes outside and presented them to people participating in the church's drive-thru ashes program. It followed two Ash Wednesday services at the church.
Smith says she decided to try drive-thru ashes as a way to bring the church to the people. She says many don't have an opportunity to attend a full service.
Similar drive-thru programs for Ash Wednesday have been held in the past in the Detroit area.
