NEWS BRIEFS: Church plans Vigil, Stations and Triduum … and other items

FORKS — St. Anne Catholic Church invites the public to its celebration of the Easter Triduum.

The will be service to the Stations of the Cross at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Veneration of the Cross at 6 tonight.

The church will hold an Easter Vigil at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Easter service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, an Easter egg hunt will follow Mass.

All services will be held at the church, located at 511 Fifth Ave.

Easter celebrations

PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church invites the public to Easter celebrations this weekend.

At noon today the church will hold a service of the passion gospel, the veneration of the cross and a communion from reserved sacrament.

The church will hold a Great Vigil of Easter at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Easter service will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday and will be followed by a potluck breakfast and an Easter egg hunt.

All services will be held at the church, 510 E. Park Ave.

Good Friday service

PORT LUDLOW — There will be a Community Good Friday Service at 6 tonight.

The service will be held at Grace Christian Center in the Port Ludlow Conference Center, 200 Olympic Place.

The annual service is hosted by Grace Christian Center, Port Ludlow Community Church and Peace Lutheran Church.

The service will examine the seven last statements of Jesus on the Cross through readings of the Scriptures and with special music and congregational songs.

Easter services

SEQUIM — Bill Green will present the sermon “The Worst Thing is Never the Last Thing” at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday.

The services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.

The service will feature the Trinity Singers.

Attendees are invited to place blossoms on a flower cross in the sanctuary before each service.

Refreshments will be available from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and following the 11 a.m. service.

Celebration plans

PORT TOWNSEND — The First Baptist Church of Port Townsend will host a Resurrection Celebration Service at 10 a.m. Sunday.

The free, public service will be held at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.

The service will feature readings, activities and both traditional and new music celebrating “Ordinary People Amidst Extraordinary Events.”

Coffee and pastries will be served.

For more information, call 360-385-2752 or visit www.firstbaptistpt.org.

Easterfire gathering

PORT TOWNSEND — Easterfire, a community sunrise Easter gathering, will be held at 6:10 a.m. Sunday.

The free, public gathering will be held at North Beach Park, 5787 Kuhn St.

Music will be offered by the Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil.

Muffins, coffee and tea will be served.

For more information, call 360-344-2255.

Unity speaker

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Donna Little will present “Roll Your Stone Away” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Little will be teaching at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.

Child care is available.

For more information, call 360-457-3981 or visit www.UnityintheOlympics.org.

Taize Service

PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to an ecumenical Taize service at 7 p.m. Monday.

The service will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth St.

The service is held in a meditative candlelit atmosphere which includes singing simple repetitive songs.

Attendees may simply sit peacefully during the service or join in with the chorus.

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