Religious congregations offer acts of service ahead of 40-day Lenten season

Religious congregations offer acts of service ahead of 40-day Lenten season

Local churches are helping neighbors prepare for Lent by offering free gas and other acts of generosity across the community. More than 100 neighbors received $10 worth of free gas from local Methodist churches at a Holt gas station as the Lenten season begins. The Catholic Diocese of Lansing emphasizes almsgiving as one of three core Lenten disciplines alongside prayer and fasting, encouraging congregants to address both physical and spiritual …