Sarasota Celebrates 25 Years of Good Friday “Stations of the Cross” Pilgrimage on Main Street

Twenty-seven Ministers of fourteen Denominations will participate in the Good Friday, Stations of the Cross down the center of Main Street Sarasota. With four Ministerial Associations and denominational prelates participating, over 100 congregations are represented. This Good Friday,

April 3rd is the 25th year Sarasota will observe the worldwide Stations of the Cross tradition. What began in mid-15th century Jerusalem is now celebrated in over 200 nations on Good Friday of Holy Week. The fourteen Biblically recorded events that happened to Jesus on his way to crucifixion are remembered, Station by Station. A service booklet sharing the acts of worship corresponding to the historic, fourteen physical Stations in Jerusalem will be distributed to all pilgrims.

Pilgrims begin to gather at 7 a.m. and the pilgrimage starts at 7:15 a.m. in front of the Regal
Hollywood movie theater, 1993 Main Street, just off Washington Blvd., 301. For those who would like to park at the final Station location (Church of the Redeemer at 222 S. Palm Ave.), the Siesta Trolley will transport you to Regal Hollywood from Redeemer starting at 6 a.m. Pilgrims will reach the final Station, Church of the Redeemer, at about 8:30 a.m. At that time, all are invited to attend a brief Morning Prayer Service reflecting on Good Friday inside the church.

Observe Christ’s passion on the day the world stops to celebrate it. For more information, contact Grier Ferguson, Church Of The Redeemer Episcopal Church, [email protected], Call 941-955-4263 or email the Sarasota Ministerial Association President, Rev. Dr. Tom Pfaff at [email protected].

1-minute Good Friday Pilgrimage video : https://youtu.be/RVQf0MKXgiM
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