Where To Get Ashes In Chicago For Ash Wednesday
CHICAGO (CBS)-- If you cannot attend mass on Ash Wednesday, you can still get ashes on-the-go throughout the city.
Here's where you can find ashes on Wednesday.
Chicago's Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church will be offering ashes at the following locations:
- Union Station: Receive ashes in the Great Hall from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
- Morgan CTA Station: Stop by the green and pink lines from 8 to 9:30 a.m.
For commuters heading to work in The Loop, the First United Methodist Church of Chicago will be offering ashes-on-the-go. Anyone interested can get ashes at the church's Washington and Clark entrances from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
The Urban Village Church will be offering ashes throughout the city as well, including Chick-Fil-A restaurant, 177 N. State in the Loop, Daley Plaza, a Target store. 1346 East 53rd Street, in Hyde Park, near Northwestern University's Evanston campus, and outside various CTA and Metra rail stations. Pastors, staff and volunteers will be walking around with ashes.
Full UVC schedule:
UVC'S South Loop/Downtown congregation will offer ashes at:
- Morning:
o Daley Plaza: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.; CTA Roosevelt Station: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- Noon:
o Chick-Fil-A Restaurant (177 N. State Street): Noon – 1 p.m.
- Evening:
o CTA Roosevelt Station: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
UVC's Wicker Park congregation will offer ashes at:
- Morning:
o CTA Logan Square Blue Line Station: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- Evening:
o CTA Division Blue Line Station: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
UVC's Edgewater congregation will offer ashes at:
- Morning:
o CTA Bryn Mawr Red Line Station: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- Noon:
o Clark & Berwyn Intersection: Noon – 1 p.m.;
o Evanston, near Northwestern University (Sheridan & Chicago): Noon – 1 p.m.
- Evening:
o CTA Bryn Mawr Red Line Station: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
UVC's Hyde Park / Woodlawn congregation will offer ashes at:
- Morning:
o CTA Garfield Red Line Station: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
- Noon:
o Target, 1346 East 53rd St.: Noon – 1 p.m.
- Evening:
o Metra Station at 55th-57th: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
UVC's River Forest/Oak Park west suburban congregation will offer ashes at:
- Morning:
o Metra River Forest Station: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
o CTA Harlem Green Line Station: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- Evening:
o Metra River Forest Station: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
o CTA Oak Park Green Line Station: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
