Ministerial Association procession of the cross planned Friday morning
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association (BAMA) invites the community to join in the annual Community Good Friday observances on Friday, April 2.
The event begins with the procession of the cross through town at 11:30 a.m. The procession will start from St. Mary's Catholic Church and will end at English Lutheran Church, the host site for the worship service (located at 111 Grove St.).
The route for the procession follows:
oFrom St. Mary's, east on Elm to Jackson, south on Jackson to First United Methodist Church,
oFrom First United Methodist across Church Street to First Mennonite Church,
oFrom First Mennonite east on Church to Main and Bluffton Presbyterian Church,
oFrom Bluffton Presbyterian south on Main to College Avenue, then west to St. John's United Church of Christ,
oFrom St. John's UCC south on Jackson to Grove and English Lutheran Church.
A prayer will be said at each of the six church stops along the route. Those wishing to participate in the procession may join at any point along the route.
Following the procession of the cross through town, a Tennebrae contemplative service focusing on the seven words of Christ from the cross will begin at English Lutheran Church shortly after noon.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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