Photos: Drivers line up at Ashes-to-Go drive-thru at Tucson church
The First Christian Church hosted an Ashes-to-Go drive-thru event in the parking lot on Ash Wednesday. Minister Ailsa Guardiola González says she reminds people that humans are imperfect and that God's grace and forgiveness is always offered. Ash Wednesday signifies the start of Lent. The drive-thru was canceled last year because of COVID-19 but started at least six years before the pandemic.
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Annelisse Santana receives ashes on her forehead from Minister Ailsa Guardiola González during the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church on Ash Wednesday.
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Minister Ailsa Guardiola González, right, and Lori Bryant, a parishioner, talks to a driver during the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church on Ash Wednesday.
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Drivers line up at the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church onAsh Wednesday.
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Teresa Soqui receives ashes on her forehead from Minister Ailsa Guardiola González during the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church on Ash Wednesday.
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Rachel Lopez takes a moment to reflect after receiving ashes on her forehead during the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church on Ash Wednesday.
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Minister Ailsa Guardiola González talks to a driver during the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church on Ash Wednesday.
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A sign directs people to the Ashes to Go drive-thru at the First Christian Church on Ash Wednesday.
Mamta Popat
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