Eleanore Dennis

1.    Do you practice Lent? “Yes I do.”
2.    What did you give up this year and how does it connect to the recession? “I’m not going to really give up anything. I want to be more prayerful. Sacrificing is not necessary for the economic problem. It’s doing more for the community. My mother lives with me so it’s a dual effort. I’m giving up but being more helpful to the community. I am introducing my granddaughter to this practice as well.”


Kathleen DeJesus
56 years old.
1.    Do you practice Lent? “Yes, I take it very seriously.”
2.    What did you give up this year and how does it connect to the recession? “I would like to give up smoking and be a better person. I feel that I should not only do it for the 40 days but forever. You have to do a lot more with a lot less. I’ve been through it all and it’s all the same thing since the 60’s and 70’s. I mean how do mothers feed their children when milk is 5 dollars. The public wants Obama to do so much when he is left with so little to work with. Bite the bullet and deal with it as well as pray.”

Doris

1.    Do you practice Lent? “Yes and I would like to give up lotto and certain foods. Also, spending a lot of money.”
2.    How does this connect to the recession? “The recession doesn’t change anything.”


What are you doing for lent? Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent; it is when worshippers attend services at which they receive ashes on their foreheads. The pastor marks the forehead often saying, "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Ashes are  viewed throughout Christian history as a symbol of humility and sacrifice for those who wear them. Starting on Ash Wednesday Christians are asked to give something up for the 40 days of lent