Procession links churches

Two Saanich churches, the Lutheran Church of the Cross and St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church, are hosting a community Palm Procession and Palm/Passion Sunday service to observe Holy Week on Sunday.

This year marks the fourth year of the event, in which the congregation take parts in a procession between the churches, crossing the corner of Cedar Hill Road and Cedar Hill Cross Road.

“We are again inviting the community to take part in this procession. Everyone is welcome,” said Barb Prescott, a warden at St. Luke’s.

The principal service of the day starts at the Lutheran Church of the Cross with the blessing of palms, coats and blankets. Items collected will be donated to Our Place Society. Parishioners will then embark on a procession to St. Luke’s, where the service will continue.

Parishioners are asked to contribute by bringing new or gentlyused blankets and coats to the service at Church of the Cross.

Light refreshments will be served at St. Luke’s afterward.

The service begins at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Cross, 3787 Cedar Hill Rd. For information, call 250-477-6741 or visit stlukesvictoria.ca.