Lake George Churches to walk The Way of the Cross; hold Easter Sunrise Service

Lake George Churches will continue their annual tradition of Walking the Way of the Cross along the Village streets on Good Friday and celebrating Easter with a sunrise service on the lake shore.

The Walking of the Way of the Cross will begin at noon on Friday, March 29. The observance will start at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Mohican Street and travel to St. James Episcopal Church on Montcalm Street. The procession will continue to Lake George Community Methodist Church and end at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, both also on Montcalm Street.

Retracing Jesus’ final footsteps is a Christian tradition that dates back to the 4^th Century when pilgrims would travel to the Holy Land to walk the original Way of the Cross. The path is marked with 14 stations beginning with Pontius Pilate’s Court condemning Jesus to death and ending with Jesus being laid in his tomb. During the season of Lent, Christians worldwide celebrate the Stations of the Cross each Friday.

On Easter Sunday, the four Lake George Churches will celebrate the Resurrection with an ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service on MacDonald Pier in Shepard Park. The service will begin at 6:30 a.m. A free continental breakfast at Caldwell Presbyterian Church will follow the Easter Sunrise Service.

Featured image: Parishioners walk The Way of the Cross on Montcalm Street, Good Friday 2019.