Some ideas include leaving ashes for people in church sending packets of ashes home having packets available for congregants to pick up and forgoing ashes completely. On-line services are planned, and creative suggestions about ashes have surfaced, many involving Ziploc bags, plastic containers, a long stick, and lots of gloves. What will the day look like? Will churches be open? Will there be the imposition of ashes? Will the imposition of ashes be safe? Will there be restrictions? Will the vaccine be available in time? The beginning of Lent 2021 is mere weeks away, raising questions about how to approach Ash Wednesday during a pandemic.