"Two deacons, one Episcopal, one Catholic, were standing on a street in Beverly Hills, in front of Tiffany's, across from Louis Vuitton.
"It could have been the set-up for a joke - and some passersby thought it might be. Or maybe somebody was filming something? They stood and stared at the men dressed in purple stoles, white surplices and long black cassocks.
"'Are you real? For real?' one woman in oversized Chanel sunglasses asked Scott Taylor of All Saints Episcopal Church and Eric Stoltz of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
"Others who noticed the sign that said, 'Hey Beverly Hills, Lent Begins Today!' or saw the deacons' blackened right thumbs or heard Taylor cheerily call out 'Ashes for Ash Wednesday' realized that, right there on the sidewalk, church was coming to them."
A recent Los Angeles Times article reported of the collaborative out reach initiative.
To access the complete Los Angeles Times report, please visit:
Los Angeles Times: On Ash Wednesday, two deacons deliver on the streets of Beverly Hills (19 FEB 15)
Background information:
Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills, CA
Thank you, Deacon Greg Kandra, for the tip!
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