John Reed receives ashes on his head, not forehead, from Eucharistic Minister Frank McGinty as parishioners of Sacred Heart Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Bennington attended afternoon Ash Wednesday services on Wednesday.
Above: Parishioners of Sacred Heart Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Bennington received ashes on their head, not their foreheads, from Fr. Robert A. Wiseman, C.S.C. during Ash Wednesday services. Left: Parishioners attend service at the church.
Parishioners of Sacred Heart Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Bennington attend Ash Wednesday services at the afternoon service on Wednesday.
Karen Smith bears ashes on her head along with other parishioners of Sacred Heart Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Bennington who attended Ash Wednesday services, during a global pandemic, at the afternoon service on Wednesday. Normally ashes on put on the foreheads of the faithful.
Gillian Jones
staff photographer
is a staff photographer for the Bennington Banner and The Berkshire Eagle. She began her career in 1992 at The North Adams Transcript.