Ash Wednesday �To Go� hosted by 22 WNY churches

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) Those interested in receiving the Christian tradition of Ash Wednesday, have the option of getting their ashes on the go in the cold and busy winter season.

The tradition marks the beginning of Lent, and Wednesday those interested in observing can do so both by participating in mass and by stopping by one of the many churches and locations hosting Ash Wednesday ash distribution.

Following is a list of all locations across western New York participating in Ashes to Go.

Buffalo Downtown

7:30 9 a.m. at the corners of Church & Pearl and Church & Main

1 2 p.m. at the corners of Church & Pearl and Church & Main

5 6 p.m. at the corners of Church & Pearl and Church & Main

Sponsored by St. Pauls Cathedral

Buffalo Downtown North

7:30 8:30 a.m. at Utica Street Metro Station

Sponsored by St. Johns-Grace Church

Buffalo East Side

7 to 9 a.m. outside Terrace View Long Term Care Facility

7 to 9 a.m. inside Terrace View Long Term Care Facility

Sponsored by St. Philips Church

Buffalo North Buffalo

7:30 9 a.m. at LaSalle Metro Station

3:30 6 p.m. at LaSalle Metro Station

Sponsored by St. Andrews Church

Buffalo North Buffalo

11:30 a.m. at N. Buffalo Community Center 203 Sanders Rd

Sponsored by Diocese of WNY

Buffalo Parkside

7:30 8:30 a.m. at 96 Jewett Pkwy

4:30 5:30 p.m. at 96 Jewett Pkwy

Sponsored by Good Shepherd & Ascension at Good Shepherd Churches

Buffalo Riverside

11:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. just inside 311 Ontario Street

5-6 p.m. just inside 311 Ontario Street

Sponsored by St. Marks & All Saints Church.

Buffalo South Buffalo

11:30 a.m. at Seneca Babcock Community Center 1168 Seneca St.

Sponsored by St. Matthews Church

Buffalo South Buffalo

7:30 8:30 a.m. at Cazenovia & Piermont

4:30 6 p.m. at Cazenovia & Piermont

Sponsored by St. Simons Church

Buffalo University Heights

7:30 9 a.m. UB Metro station Sponsored by St. Peters, Amherst

3:30 6 p.m. Sponsored by St. Andrews Church, Buffalo

Cheektowaga

6 7:30 a.m. in parking lot at 1395 George Urban Blvd.

Sponsored by St. Patricks Church

East Aurora

7 9 a.m. in the drive through parking along Maple St near Main

5 6 p.m. in the drive through parking along Maple St near Main

Sponsored by St. Matthias Church

Grand Island

7:15 8:15 a.m. in circular driveway at 2587 Baseline Road

Sponsored by St. Martins-in-the-Field

Harris Hill

7:30 8:30 a.m. in parking lot at 4275 Harris Hill Rd

5 6:30 p.m. in parking lot at 4275 Harris Hill Rd

Sponsored by St. Pauls Church

Lancaster

11 a.m. 1 p.m. at 5448 Broadway

Sponsored by Trinity Church

Lockport

3 4 p.m. roadside at 100 Genesee Street

Sponsored by Grace Church

Niagara Hospice

8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. at Hospice House

Sponsored by the Diocese of WNY

Olean

4 5:30 p.m. at 109 S. Barry Street

Sponsored by St. Stephens Church

Orchard Park

7 8 a.m. in parking lot at Potter Avenue and East Quaker Street

5 6 p.m. in parking lot at Potter Avenue and East Quaker Street

Sponsored by St. Marks Church

Warsaw

3 6 p.m. in front of 62 West Buffalo Street

Sponsored by Trinity Church

Westfield

Throughout the day along Main Street and elsewhere

Sponsored by St. Peters Church

Youngstown

12 1 p.m. at Mallonis Grocery in the village

Sponsored by St. Johns Church

Source: http://wivb.com/2015/02/17/ash-wednesday-to-go-hosted-by-22-wny-churches/