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Article: SEASON BLOOMS WITH EASTER SERVICES, EVENTS; CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK CELEBRATED WITH SPECIAL SERVICES, PLAYS AND MEALS.(Neighbors Oswego)(Column)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2005
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Byline: Janet Clerkin Contributing writer
Christian churches across Oswego County will share communal meals and services to observe the final days leading up to Easter Sunday. Many churches will hold Maundy Thursday services this evening, and others plan special programs for Good Friday, which is tomorrow.
Christians will celebrate Christ's resurrection Easter Sunday in early sunrise programs and later in the morning at traditional worship services.
Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, commemorates Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. There is much symbolism in the Christian observance. It is a celebration of the Eucharist, the Christian ...
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