First African Slaves Arrive In Jamestown On This Day In 1619. The arrival of the â20 and oddâ African captives aboard a Dutch âman of warâ ship on this day (August 20) in the year 1619 historically marks the early planting of the seeds of the American slave trade.
1 Everyone 14 years of age or older is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. 2  Everyone 18 or older, and under 59 years of age, is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 3  On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, only one full meatless meal is allowed.
On Ash Wednesday, the Christian Church entered the season of Lent. The forty days of Lent are meant to be a time of intense introspection, penance, forgiveness, reconciliation, and fasting. For centuries, many Christians have chosen to express the sense of self-denial inherent in this season by giving up something. This Lent, I invite everyone in our church family to be shaped by the spiritual discipline of fasting. Reverend Lynn Smilie Nesbitt has developed a wonderful fasting guide for our church to follow. As you read the guide(below), you will see that each week we are invited to observe a different fast.