Father Darryl J. Pepin places ash on the foreheads of parishioners during mass at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Bark River Wednesday morning. Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Many area churches held Ash Wednesday services throughout the day. (Photo by Clarissa Kell, Escanaba Daily Press)

Father Darryl J. Pepin places ash on the foreheads of parishioners during mass at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Bark River Wednesday morning. Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Many area churches held Ash Wednesday services throughout the day. (Photo by Clarissa Kell, Escanaba Daily Press)