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06-03-2025
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Ash Wednesday services held at Christ Episcopal Church
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Today is Ash Wednesday which signifies the start of Lent for Christians. Christ Episcopal Church in downtown Binghamton held a noon-time service today with imposition of ashes. The Lenten season is a time of meditation and reflection for Christians leading up to the celebration of Easter. Today, Father Scott Parnell marked worshippers with the sign of the cross on their foreheads, signifying a commitment to penance and renewal. Ash Wednesday services continue at various churches across our area this evening, including another mass at Christ Church at 7 o'clock. Women's History Month flag raising in Binghamton Binghamton woman sentenced for escaping federal custody, selling meth Concerns over CDPA transition What's next for DOGE? Lost Dog host annual Mardi Gras celebration Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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06-03-2025
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Christ Church celebrates Shrove Tuesday with pancake celebration
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – On the night before Ash Wednesday, commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday, the parishioners of Christ Church gathered in their Great Hall for a pancake supper, followed by pancake Olympics. The tradition of eating pancakes on what some call Shrove Tuesday comes from a time when people gave up leavening for Lent, so pancakes were an easy way to use up your leftover yeast. This year, Father Scott Parnell decided to add some additional revelry to the celebration by organizing some pancake competitions. Ash Wednesday services held at Christ Episcopal Church Participants engaged in a frying pan relay and a pair of pancake tossing games, one for closest to the pan and the other for who could throw the cake the farthest. 'We want to celebrate the abundance of this life, the ability of us to come together as a parish family, as a community, and have some fun together and to live into that joy,' said Parnell. Parishioners also brought their dried palms from last year's Palm Sunday where they were burned in the church's courtyard to produce the ashes used for today's Ash Wednesday service. Women's History Month flag raising in Binghamton Binghamton woman sentenced for escaping federal custody, selling meth Concerns over CDPA transition What's next for DOGE? Lost Dog host annual Mardi Gras celebration Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
