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Ashes To Go
Event Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Time: 9 am - 11 am
Location: Ace Hardware
1560 S Highway 29,
Cantonment, FL 32533
Contact: Vivin Welch
+1 (850) 449-3627


CANTONMENT, FL - Need to do Ash Wednesday in a hurry? Several churches are offering outdoors imposition of ashes to help people start Lent today, even without leaving their cars.

St. Monica’s Episcopal Church Rev Deacon Rachel Iversen says they will be on the porch of Ace Hardware Cantonment just across from Tate HS next to the BurgerKing and Winn Dixie off of Hwy 29 from 9 am until 11 am., offering ashes to observe Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.

"This is for people on their way to work - it’s a window of opportunity," Iversen said. "People can pull up, we’ll have a guided meditation, a prayer on a bulletin. They can read the prayer, prepare mentally and spiritually. If they want to pray, we’ll pray with them."

It has been our experience that people receive ashes on their foreheads and prayer from clergy in robes while sitting in their cars. Some people just want to pray. Some are overcome with emotion and cry as they roll down their windows.

The drive-through concept welcomes people who have never observed Ash Wednesday before. They don't have to be churchgoers, Iversen said. "There’s no stipulation - wherever you are in your spiritual journey," she said. "If they’re curious, they can experience the ashes. It’s a spiritual experience. If people want a time of prayer, repentance and reflecting on their own mortality, we want to let them know that the call to turn and focus on God is present anywhere."

"We make a shape of the cross with ashes on the forehead and say what the ancients said, ‘Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.’ It’s a wonderful reminder of our mortality but the grace of it all too.”

Iversen said they will hand out sheets with answers to frequently asked questions about Ash Wednesday, such as "Do I have to wear the ashes all day?" "Only if you want to," Iversen said. The ashes are worn as a sign of penitence.

"The church is called to take the church out to the streets.

"We are going to dress like clergy so people know we are fulfilling that role," Iversen said. "If I we were out there in blue jeans people wouldn’t know we were ministers."

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day penitential period of Lent, leading up to the celebration of Easter, which will be observed March 31 in most churches.

Ashes to go is an outreach ministry of St. Monica’s Episcopal church located at 699 SR-95A. There will be an indoor Ash Wednesday service at 6 PM with readings, homily, Eucharist and imposition of ashes.

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Viven Welch, Communications Minister
St. Monica's Episcopal Church
699 S. Highway 95-A
Cantonment, FL 32533
850-449-3627

The University of West Florida Department of Theatre presents Shakespeare in Love based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall with music by Paddy Cunneen. Performances will be held Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 5-7 with shows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. All performances will take place in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the UWF Pensacola Campus.

Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block and is late in finishing his most recent play “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter”. He is in desperate need of inspiration until he finds his muse – Viola, a beautiful young woman who wants nothing more than to perform onstage, where women are not permitted.

Set amidst a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will and Viola’s love blossoms and their passionate, forbidden love affair goes on to inspire Shakespeare’s masterpiece, the most romantic tragedy ever written.

Director Christine Kellogg leads the creative team consisting of current students and alumni Brittney Barton, set designer; Kristen Taylor, costume designer; Cole Hudson, wig and makeup designer; and Kelley Finn, lighting designer (’12).

General Admission ticket prices are $18 per person for adults, $14 per person for senior citizens and active military, $12 per person for non-UWF students and UWF faculty and staff, and $6 for high school students. UWF students are admitted free with their Nautilus cards. Reserved seats can be purchased for a $2 upcharge.

Tickets can be purchased at the CFPA Box Office, Building 82, 850.857.6285 or online at uwf.edu/tickets.

A Whole-Body, Whole-You Experience for the Parkinson’s Community

This is your chance to empower your body and mind in interactive movement and learning sessions designed specifically for people with PD. We’ll raise our spirits with fun & functional ways to move our bodies for more flexibility, balance, and control, and we’ll hear from experts who will provide tips for enhancing overall wellbeing. You’ll leave buoyed by community and feeling refreshed.

Pensacola, Florida: Refresh!™
This is an indoor gathering.
Arrival and Exhibits - 9:30-10 am
Program - 10-12 noon

Speaker: Dr. Deborah Boland Movement Break: Susan Brogden PT, MS, DPT Plus, more to be announced!

You’re invited! Anyone impacted by a movement disorder is welcome at this FREE event. We provide these events at no charge to you because you deserve to feel empowered.

“Among the many disruptions from the pandemic were the much-needed social interactions that both Parkinson's patients and their care partners enjoy and thrive on at PMD Alliance events. These events not only supply great information, but give us the opportunity to socialize, converse, make new friends, see old friends and, hopefully, laugh a lot."

-John and Bernadette Baumann, spouses navigating PD together

*For the wellbeing of our entire community, masks and social distancing are required.