Ashes To Go

No apologies made for posting yet again an illustration from the ministry of my friend Fr Newcombe of Hoxton who took the custom of Ashing on Ash Wednesday to Old Street Station this year. He hasn't invented it, as I understand His Grace of Chichester did it last year in Brighton (Bishop Warner can do with some distraction from other events in the Diocese of Chichester). I rather like this, and wonder how it would work in Swanvale Halt, as we have a very well-used commuter station. At least being ignored by dozens of people hurrying past attempting to pretend you aren't there would be a suitably mortifying start to Lent ...