Members of Oamaru’s various churches participate in the Walk of the Cross, from St Patrick’s Basilica to St Luke’s Anglican Church yesterday. PHOTO: WYATT RYDER
Barry Tipler carries the cross as fellow members of the Caversham Baptist Church head off on a march of prayer around the suburb on Good Friday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY
Greg Hughson leads parishioners up Whitby St, from St Mary’s Church in Mornington yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY
Dunedin siblings Will and Clara Stevens, 10, rest with a cross while listening to scripture during the Walk of the Cross in Cromwell. PHOTO: RUBY SHAW
Tony Kortbaoui, of Gore, carries a wooden cross as he leads the Good Friday Crosswalk in Gore. About 80 people from churches throughout Eastern Southland and a dog took part in the walk from the clocktower to the Gore Baptist Church. PHOTO: SANDY...
Hundreds took to the streets around Otago and Southland yesterday to walk in Jesus Christ’s sandals, by carrying a large wooden cross around their respective communities.
Many participants also sang hymns and gave bible readings about Easter along their journeys.
