Easter in Spokane
The annual Easter sunrise service at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane has been going on for more than 50 years and the tradtion continued Sunday, April 16, 2017. Temperatures were in the 30s. Over at Audubon United Methodist Church, an egg hunt was squeezed between the Easter Sunday services. Here are some photos.
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Worshippers gather around the giant cross at Greenwood Memorial Terrace for the sunrise Easter service Sunday, April 16, 2017. At the beginning of the 6:30 a.m. service temperatures were just above freezing, but warmed up through the service.
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Anthony Carollo, left, delivers the sermon Sunday, April 16, 2017 during the Eastern sunrise service at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Christian churches and organizations take turns planning the annual event. Carollo represents the Greater Spokane Association of Evangelicals.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Courteney Himsel and Donald Jackson lead worship at the Easter sunrise service at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Sunday, April 17, 2017. The two are students at Moody Bible Institute.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Anthony Carollo delivers the sermon Sunday, April 16, 2017 during the Eastern sunrise service at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Christian churches and organizations take turns planning the annual event. Carollo represents the Greater Spokane Association of Evangelicals.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Christian worshippers gather at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane for an Easter sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 2017. At the 6:30 a.m. start of the service, the temperature was just above freezing.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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From left, Kent Allen, Mary Jo Olson and Kari Allen sit in the front row and use blankets and coats to stay warm while seated around the large cross at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane for the Easter sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 2017. At the 6:30 a.m. start of the service, the temperature was just above freezing.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Worshippers gather at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane for an Easter sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 2017. At the 6:30 a.m. start of the service, the temperature was just above freezing.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Christian worshippers gather around the large cross at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane for an Easter sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 2017. At the 6:30 a.m. start of the service, the temperature was just above freezing.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Christian worshippers gather around the large cross at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane for an Easter sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 2017. At the 6:30 a.m. start of the service, the temperature was just above freezing.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Courteney Himsel and Donald Jackson lead worship at the Easter sunrise service at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Sunday, April 17, 2017. The two are students at Moody Bible Institute.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Members of the Audubon United Methodist Church youth group spread dozens of eggs around the church yard Sunday, April 16, 2017 for the annual Easter egg hunt at the church.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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A plastic egg filled with candy is stuck to a tree Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Audubon United Methodist Church in Northwest Spokane. The church held their egg hunt between services on Easter morning.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Rebekah Helton, 2, center, puts a plastic egg into the bucket held by her father, Pastor Geoff Helton at Audubon United Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. The church held their egg hunt between morning services.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Twenty-two-old Audrey Vasquez leads her mother, Karyn Vasquez through the grass outside Audubon United Methodist Church Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the annual egg hunt, which took place between Easter services.
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Kyla Isham, 4, proudly hauls her load of plastic candy-filled egg back to the church fellowship hall after the Audubon United Methodist Church’s annual egg hunt Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. The church held their egg hunt between services.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Sansa Hume, 3, gives an egg a shake to make sure there is candy inside Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Audubon United Methodist Church during the annual egg hunt at the church.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Ansel Owens, 2, picks up an a plastic egg filled with candy Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Audubon United Methodist Church in Northwest Spokane. The church held their egg hunt between services on Easter morning.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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Children scan the grass for eggs outside Audubon United Methodist Church during the annual egg hunt Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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