Ashes to Go - Ash Wednesday in Downtown Pittsfield

Name: Ashes to Go - Ash Wednesday in Downtown Pittsfield
Start: 2025-03-05T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-05T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Pittsfield, Mass.

Schedule

Wed Mar 05 2025 at 08:00 am to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Pittsfield, Mass. | Pittsfield, MA

The Pittsfield Campus of Downtown Churches invite you to observe the beginning of the church season of Lent by receiving ashes on your forehead at various locations in downtown Pittsfield.
Find clergy and pastoral staff:
- 8-10am: Fenn St outside First United Methodist Church (Rev. Steve Dale, First UMC)
- 9am-12pm: South Community Food Pantry (Rev. Mike Denton, UCC Pittsfield, and Rev. Steven Canfield, First Baptist)
- 11am-1pm: BMC Cafeteria (Rev. Joel Bergeland, Zion Lutheran)
- 12-1pm: Intermodal Transportation Center (Rev. Jenny Gregg and Becky Crane, Cathedral of the Beloved)
- 12-2pm: Allen St: drive-up, outside St. Stephen's Episcopal (Rev. Nina Pooley, St. Stephen's)
- 4:30-5:30pm: South Community Food Pantry (Rev. Mike Denton, UCC Pittsfield)
- 5-7pm: Price Memorial AME Zion Church on Bank Row/Park Square (Rev. Don Harris and Rev. Connie Harris, Price Memorial)
For Christians, the 40 days before Easter comprise a season called Lent, which is marked by the spiritual practices of prayer, fasting, and generosity toward those in need. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent; people are invited to begin this season of repentance by receiving a cross of ashes on their forehead while someone reminds them of their mortality, saying "remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
The Pittsfield Campus of Downtown Churches is a collaboration of Cathedral of the Beloved, First Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church, Price Memorial AME Zion Church, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, United Church of Christ Pittsfield, and Zion Lutheran Church.