Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene

Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene holds a Good Friday service.

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Sat., April 3, 2021

Grace Sexton, 14, and Grace Ayer, 15, sit in the front row and wait to participate in the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Though church attendance is more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Grace Ayer, 15, left, extinguishes one of several candles during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. The extinguishing of candles during scripture reading is part of a "tenebrae" service, which is common on Good Friday in both Catholic and Protestant churches. Tenebrae means darkness and putting out candles during the reading of Easter passages from the Bible symbolizes the impending death of Christ in the readings. Though church attendance is more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Lanet Herring, left, reads a scripture passage during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Though church attendance is more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Grace Ayer, 15, left, extinguishes one of several candles during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. The extinguishing of candles during scripture reading is part of a "tenebrae" service, which is common on Good Friday in both Catholic and Protestant churches. Tenebrae means darkness and putting out candles during the reading of Easter passages from the Bible symbolizes the impending death of Christ in the readings. Though church attendance is more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Brian Morgan, right, operates a TV switcher to livestream the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Though church attendance is more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Grace Ayer, 15, right, extinguishes one of several candles during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Watching at left is Lanet Herring. The extinguishing of candles during scripture reading is part of a "tenebrae" service, which is common on Good Friday in both Catholic and Protestant churches. Tenebrae means darkness and putting out candles during the reading of Easter passages from the Bible symbolizes the impending death of Christ in the readings. Though church attendance is more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Grace Ayer, 15, left, extinguishes one of several candles on Friday during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene.

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Youth Paster Billy Buisman, left, and Senior Pastor Mark Walker, right, stand and sing with the congregating during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Though church attendance guidelines at the state level are more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Ciara Jones, left, waits to read while Lanet Herring reads scripture from the pulpit during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Though church attendance guidelines at the state level are more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it.

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Senior Pastor Mark Walker speaks during the Good Friday service at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene Friday, April 2, 2021. Though church attendance guidelines at the state level are more relaxed than last Easter, most churches are still practicing social distancing, masking and livestreaming services to those who can't make it. Behind Walker are Nathan Edmonds, Ciara Jones and Lanet Herring who wait to read scripture passages during the service.

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