Members of the public are invited to attend Easter services, when many churches will celebrate the true meaning of Easter.
Fr John Harrison, of St Joseph's Cathedral, extended an invitation to the public to attend services at the cathedral.
‘‘Easter is the highlight of our spiritual journey, and we would like people to join us to share the journey.''
Services for Holy Thursday would begin at 7.30pm, with a Good Friday service from 3pm.
At St Paul's Cathedral, a Maundy service will be held tomorrow at 12.10pm, with a last supper service at 8pm. Stations of the Cross would begin on Good Friday at 10am, with further services during Holy Week.
The Dean of St Paul's, the Very Rev David Rice, said Easter was an ideal opportunity for people to become pilgrims back to the church.
‘‘We try to make each service as engaging as possible. They are full of symbolism and appeal to many people, including those with little knowledge of the church.''
People were invited to attend the Knox Church service to reflect on Easter, its minister, the Rev Sarah Mitchell, said. ‘‘Easter is about the sadness that happens in life, when power and control take over. It is a time to reflect on that, and to see that there is hope and love from following Jesus".
Knox Church will hold a special Maundy service tomorrow night at 6.30pm.
On Good Friday, a church service reflecting on the death of Christ will be held at 9.30am, with a communion service on Easter Sunday at 8am, with further services at 10am and 7pm.
First Church will hold services tonight and Thursday from 7pm, a Good Friday service from 10am and an Easter Sunday service from 10am.
Extending an invitation to the public to attend Easter service at First Church, the Rev Tokerau Joseph said if people could not commit to regularly attending on Sunday, Easter was an ideal service to attend.
‘‘Easter is a good time to encourage people, regardless of their level of faith, to come along and attend.''
Mr Joseph hoped to hire a Henderson kilt for a special Easter Sunday service, which would also celebrate Otago Anniversary Day and the anniversary of First Church.
A Cook Islander with Scottish heritage, Mr Joseph said people often dressed in national costume for the special service to celebrate their heritage.
