Sewickley pastors partner to distribute ashes on the go

The Rev. Ryan Kobert (right), pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sewickley, and the Rev. Hannah Loughman, pastor at Sewickley United Methodist Church, (left) pray with (from left) Ray Pluechel of Sewickley, Chad Wolfe of Imperial and Liz Powell of West Virginia before distributing ashes. Kobert and Loughman brought Ashes To Go to the Wolcott Park Gazebo on Broad Street in Sewickley on Ash Wednesday on March 5 .

Rev. Ryan Kobert, pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sewickley (back left) and Rev. Hannah Loughman, pastor at Sewickley United Methodist Church, (back right) pray with two people who stopped by for ashes. Kobert and Loughman brought Ashes To Go to the Wolcott Park Gazebo on Broad Street in Sewickley on Ash Wednesday on March 5 .

Rev. Hannah Loughman, pastor at Sewickley United Methodist Church, (right) makes the sign of the cross in ashes on the forehead of Breonna Frisk, of Sewickley (center). Loughman and Rev. Ryan Kobert, pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sewickley brought Ashes To Go to the Wolcott Park Gazebo on Broad Street in Sewickley on March 5 .

Rev. Ryan Kobert, pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sewickley (left) places ashes on the forehead of Trevor Reed (right) of Coraopolis as Rev. Hannah Loughman, pastor at Sewickley United Methodist Church, looks on. Kobert and Loughman brought Ashes To Go to the Wolcott Park Gazebo on Broad Street in Sewickley on March 5 .

Rev. Ryan Kobert, pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sewickley, holds a container of ashes for Ashes To Go at the Wolcott Park Gazebo on Broad Street in Sewickley on March 5, 2025.