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Ash Wednesday observed by Christians in central Maine

Images from services in Augusta and Waterville that mark the start of the Christian season of Lent.

Posted February 26, 2020

Updated February 26, 2020

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Eve Blackwell faces the Rev. John A. Balicki as he applies ashes to her forehead during the Ash Wednesday Service at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Waterville. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting for Christians that begins the penitential season of Lent that leads to Easter. Morning Sentinel photo by Rich Abrahamson

Christians across central Maine attended services Wednesday to mark Ash Wednesday, which begins the prayer and fasting season of Lent and culminates in the days before Easter.

Easter this year is Sunday, April 12.

Here are some images from Ash Wednesday services in the Augusta and Waterville areas on Wednesday.

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