Observance of Ash Wednesday will be different this year due to COVID-19 and necessary safety precautions. 

During the day, chaplains will administer ashes at the locations and times listed below. There will not be a Roman Catholic Mass held on campus. Catholics are invited to receive ashes at the stations listed below. Services are only available at Nebraska Medical Center.

Ash Wednesday services on March 2

Nebraska Medical Center

Imposition of ashes and ecumenical Holy Communion on Ash Wednesday: 

• 8:30 a.m., Ecumenical Blessing of Ashes and consecration of Holy Communion (no in-person attendance allowed). Broadcast on channels 75/31

Distribution of ashes and Holy Communion will be offered at the following locations:

• 9:15 to 11 a.m., Buffett Conference Room 0.12.103
• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lied Transplant Center, concierge desk on level one
• 2:15 to 4 p.m., Storz Pavilion
• From midnight to 7 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, and 8 to 11:59 p.m., March 2, evening staff may call the night chaplain on Voalte phone 531.557.4559 to check availability for ash distribution