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Fish fries help fund fire companies, churches

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season recognized by Catholics around the globe. Regardless of your religious affiliation, however, it also means the return of fish fry season. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and for Fridays throughout Lent, churches and other ...

ItĢƵ fish fry season again!

ItĢƵ the time of year when volunteers start preparing for a very popular Southwestern Pennsylvania tradition: the Lenten fish fry. My wife, Mary Jeanne, and I love a good fish fry, and we look forward to visiting churches, fire departments, and local clubs throughout the area. Fish fries ...

Fire department fish fry a staple of Lent

Loaf by loaf and container by container, the Nemacolin Volunteer Fire DepartmentĢƵ Ash Wednesday fish fry was taking shape Tuesday night. Several members of the department assembled the night before the dinner around the kitchen table at the fish hall to prepare for the first night of the ...

Ashes To Go

Debbie Williams, a deacon at Pleasant View Presbyterian Church in Smock, applies ashes to Katherine Barbabella of Smock for the churchĢƵ “Ashes to Go” service on Ash Wednesday. Parishioners were able to drive up to the church to take part in Ash Wednesday services without leaving their ...