CHURCH members will be hitting the streets on Ash Wednesday, offering to say a prayer for the people they meet.

The Bishop of Dudley, Graham Usher, will be among those collecting prayers on February 10.

He will be joined by the Archdeacon of Dudley, Nikki Groarke and other clergy and lay people, who will be approaching members of the public to ask them for their prayer requests.

Requests will be written on prayer cards to be prayed later at Ash Wednesday services.

Prayers will be collected in Stourbridge town centre from 10.30am to 11.30am and Dudley town centre from 1.30pm to 3pm.

Bishop Graham said: “Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent, a time of prayer and preparation for Holy Week and Easter when we remember Jesus’ death and resurrection.

“I’m looking forward to being in Dudley high street alongside other Christians this Ash Wednesday, inviting passers-by if I can pray for anything in their lives, or for those they are concerned about. I’ll be praying throughout Lent for the people I meet.”