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St. Ann's Way of Cross procession marks Holy Week
Bishop John Ricard of the Catholic Diocese of Pensacola- Tallahassee and St. Ann Rev. Monsignor Luke Hunt led the procession of about 100 Christians who strolled eastward along the south side of Gulf Breeze Parkway and made 14 stops, celebrating the 14 Stations of the Cross. Songs and prayers were shared along the way. The local event commemorates Jesus' Biblical entrance into Jerusalem that drew crowds waving palm branches. St. Ann parishioners carried small palm strands that were to be burned to provide ashes for Ash Wednesday observances. Holy Week events continue at St. Ann with Holy Thursday Mass today at 6:30 p.m. Good Friday observances will include a Stations of the Cross ceremony at 3 p.m. and worship service at 6:30 p.m. Holy Saturday Mass will occur at 7 p.m. on Saturday. There will be no Saturday 4 p.m. Reconciliation Service this week. On Sunday, Easter Masses will be held at 8:15 and 11 a.m. at the main campus at 100 Daniel Drive, and Mass will be celebrated at 9:45 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption on Pensacola Beach. St. Francis Episcopal Holy Week services at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 1 St. Francis Drive, Gulf Breeze: April 9: Maundy Thursday, 6 p.m., Maundy Thursday Liturgy and Stripping of the Altar. April 10: Good Friday, noon, Good Friday Liturgy with Communion from Reserved Sacrament; 5 p.m., Good Friday, Stations of the Cross. April 11: 9:15 a.m., Holy Saturday, Readings and Prayers; 7 p.m., The Great Vigil and Lighting of New Fire. April 12: 9 a.m., Easter Day, Festival Holy Eucharist, First Communion of Easter. Call (850) 932-2861 or send an e-mail to stfrangb1@bellsouth. net to learn more. Gulf Breeze UMC Holy Week worship services will be as follows: Holy Thursday, today, 7 p.m. Fairpoint Campus Sanctuary Holy Communion, childcare available; Good Friday, April 10, 7 p.m., Tenebrae - A Service Of Darkness, Fairpoint Campus Sanctuary, childcare available; Easter Sunday, April 12: Fairpoint Campus, 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.; Soundside Campus, 9 and 10:30 a.m. All programs of the church are open to the public. Call 932-3594, 916-1660, or visit www.gbumc.org to learn more. Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze will hold three unique services celebrating Easter 2009. First, on Friday, April 10, at 6 p.m., the church will celebrate Good Friday with a special service focused on the Cross of Jesus. The service will include contemporary worship, a message from Pastor John Spencer and a special time of communion. Second, starting at 7 a.m. on April 12, Easter Sunday, a special Sunrise Service and Beach Baptism will be held at the Pensacola Beach Gulfside Pavilion. Also, join the congregation for its 6th annual Easter Celebration, this year in the Pensacola Civic Center, at 11 a.m. Sponsored by Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze, the service will feature live music by national recording artist Phil Wickham, and an Easter message by Pastor Spencer. A Children's Ministry service will be held in the Civic Center's meeting rooms for children preschool through fifth grade featuring a special puppet ministry by "James and the Professor." The kids will enjoy their own celebration with music, outdoor super slides, bouncy houses and other big toys. This Easter Celebration is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, visit www.pensacolaeaster.com or call Calvary Chapel Gulf Breeze at (850) 932-8197. The church is located at 1140 Harrison Avenue, Gulf Breeze. St. Paul UMC St. Paul United Methodist Church at 4901 Gulf Breeze Parkway will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. on church grounds. Easter Services on Sunday, April 12, will be as follows: Sunrise Service, 7:15 a.m.; breakfast, 8 a.m.; Contemporary Service, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Traditional Service with Special Music, 11 a.m. For more information, call 932-8002. PB Community Church Pensacola Beach Community Church will host an Easter Egg Hunt at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 11, on the church grounds at 920 Panferio Drive, Pensacola Beach. All children ages Pre-K through fifth grade are welcome. Each child will receive a gift as well as plenty of eggs. Maundy Thursday service is today, April 9, at 6:30 p.m., with living tableau of DaVinci's painting of the Last Supper. Easter Worship will be Sunday, April 12, at 10 a.m. To learn more, call 932-6628, or visit www.thebeach church.com. Navarre BeachSide Church The Navarre Community- Wide Easter Sunrise Service will begin at 6:30 a.m., rain or shine, on April 12 and meet in the parking lot of Navarre Beach under the white tents. The service is sponsored by Navarre BeachSide Church. The church's 8:30 a.m. Easter Service will follow at the same location. The Navarre BeachSide Church a non-denomination Christian church offering contemporary worship every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. year-round, rain or shine. Rev. John Kerns is the pastor. Call 939-1533 for more details. St. Ann Catholic The Gulf Coast Chorale will present a tribute to the music of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles at St. Ann Catholic Church, 100 Daniel Drive in Gulf Breeze on Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available in the St. Ann parish office. For more information, please contact Nancy at 934-3034. |
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