Eyewitness reports from the scene on that fateful Good Friday approximately 2,016 years ago are also conflicting.
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Members of the Christian community observed Good Friday with holy mass, special prayers, morning service, and fasting.
The Catholic Bishop Kenneth Richards is imploring residents not to let the true meaning of Good Friday and Easter get lost among the many competing considerations this Holy Weekend.
“It touches your heart so much to see what Christ went through”, said Terri Jouty, a UL mother. But, he said, the group will meet again next year for another walk. By contrast, the origin of god is debatable, which does not mean that we know nothing about its derivation.
David Gatling, vice president of the local chapter of the NAACP, said he was a little disappointed with the turnout, considering there are eight churches in a one-mile radius.
“Jesus Christ came to deliver all human beings from the power of darkness and to grant us all eternal life in God’s Kingdom”.
Father Gerlach said, “I will not leave you in death”.
Bishop Richards is encouraging residents to shrug off the bandwagon mentality, which he says was evident on Palm Sunday and again when Jesus was crucified.
Weighty, theological issues aside, Christians, too, will incorporate purely fun aspects of the season into their celebration.
Boozell took her chance to carry the cross from the police station to the next stop at Cornerstone Assisted Living.
Greek-Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches mark Easter Sunday on May 1.
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“We’re centering on the Passion of Christ, and in that passion we’re working to understand or listening to understand the tragedy of climate change in our time”, said the Rev. Steve Gordon, pastor of Mayflower Congregational Church, as he walked down First Avenue North. But because Jesus defeated death, we will live again.
