Medina churches planning Cross Walk today, sunrise service for Easter
Photo by Ginny Kropf: Three crosses on the front lawn of the First Presbyterian Church welcome worshipers on Easter weekend. A Cross Walk will begin at noon today for Good Friday.
MEDINA – A re-enactment of Jesus carrying the cross has been a tradition in Medina for at least 25 years, according to the Rev. Vincent Iorio, retired pastor of Calvary Assembly of God and vice president of Medina Area Association of Churches.
Residents are welcome to participate in the walk which will begin at noon at City Hall with readings at several stops along the way.
From City Hall, the walk heads to the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street, then Rotary Park, the Canal Basin, Medina Historical Society on West Avenue, Cooper Funeral Home on West Center Street, First Baptist Church at West Center and West Avenue and back to the Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Iorio said everyone is welcome to participate in the Cross Walk, and if they are unable to walk, they may follow in their vehicle. Some have even taken part using their walkers, he said.
Also on Good Friday, Pastors Aligned for Community Transformation (PACT) will sponsor a service at 6:30 p.m. at Harvest Christian Fellowship on East Main Street in Albion, with Kevin Lawson, pastor of The Vine Church in Medina, as speaker.
The public is also reminded of a sunrise service at 7 a.m. Sunday in Boxwood Cemetery.
