People sing a hymn during a sunrise Easter service along the banks of the Kennebec River on Sunday in Gardiner's Waterfront Park.
The Revs. Mark Wilson and Maureen Ausbrook took part in an Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service on the steps of Miller Library at Colby College in Waterville on Sunday. Six area churches and their members sang hymns and listened to scriptures held outside at Colby College in Waterville.
A little bit of the orange glow of dawn can be seen just on the horizon in the overcast sky at 6:36 a.m. at the cold and cloudy start of the sunrise Easter service along the banks of the Kennebec River on Sunday in Gardiner's Waterfront Park. Over a 100 people gathered for the service that was presented by Gardiner Area Ministers Association and included pastors and members from eight churches.
Shantel Walsh and the Rev. Ted Chaffee present a skit "Good Question — Great Answer" about the grammatical and religious stories behind the phrase "He is Risen" during a sunrise Easter service along the banks of the Kennebec River on Sunday in Gardiner's Waterfront Park.
Shantel Walsh, left, and the Rev. Ted Chaffee present a skit "Good Question — Great Answer" about the grammatical and religious stories behind the phrase "He is Risen" during a sunrise Easter service along the banks of the Kennebec River on Sunday in Gardiner's Waterfront Park.
Despite the chilly morning at dawn on Sunday 50 people sang hymns and participated in the Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service on the steps of Miller Library at Colby College in Waterville.
Guitarist Nancy Stetson smiles and rubs a pair of hand warmers between her cold fingers after someone handed them to her during a sunrise Easter service along the banks of the Kennebec River on Sunday in Gardiner's Waterfront Park.
Despite the chilly morning at dawn on Sunday 50 people from six area churches sang hymns and listened to scriptures during Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service on the steps of Miller Library at Colby College in Waterville.
The Rev. Kathleen Decker-Szakas, pastor of Highland Avenue United Methodist Church, gives a sermon during a sunrise Easter service along the banks of the Kennebec River on Sunday in Gardiner's Waterfront Park.
A full breakfast featuring eggs, sausage, bacon, cottage fries, fruit, pastries and biscuits with sausage gravy was served in the First Baptist Church after the outdoor sunrise Easter service on Sunday in Gardiner.
A full breakfast featuring eggs, sausage, bacon, cottage fries, fruit, pastries and biscuits with sausage gravy was served in the First Baptist Church after the outdoor sunrise Easter service on Sunday in Gardiner.
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