The Congregational Church of Patchogue is standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter said on Ash Wednesday their 850-pound tower bell will ring every 6 seconds for 10 hours.
This is to show support with the Ukrainians who are being attacked by Russian forces.
There will also be an interfaith service at 7 p.m. at the church’s back door, he said.
“Bring a short prayer, poem or affirmation that you have written about Ukraine to be taped to the wall,” said Wolter.
The church is located at 95 E. Main St.
Top: A Ukrainian Army helicopter flies over a column of Ukrainian Army combat vehicles on the way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (AP Photo/ Evgeniy Maloletka)
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