EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
INCE it was inaugurated two years ago, the Easter Sunrise Service on Mount Victoria, Wellington, has come to play a part in the Easter observance of people all over New Zealand. It is held on Easter Sunday morning at dawn, which this year will be at 6.48 a.m., and is broadcast from all the commercial stations, including 2ZA Palmerston North. The point at which the huge cross is erected commands one of the most beautiful views in Wellington, stretching, on a clear day, over the whole of the Capital City and, to the south, to the water of Cook Strait and the mountains of the South Island. Last year stars were still twinkling in the moonlit sky when the first worship-
per made his way to the foot of the cross at five o’clock in the morning. When the service started there was a congregation of 7000 people spread over the mountain side. The order of service will be practically the same as last year, the Rev. Percy Paris (Methodist) will give a short address, and the Rev. Harry Squires (Church of England), will also take part, For the people who are unable to make the fairly strenuous ascent on foot, buses will run almost to the top of the hill. The Easter Sunrise Service was originated here by Aunt Daisy, who was: present at a similar ceremony in Honolulu.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 94, 10 April 1941, Page 13
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233EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 94, 10 April 1941, Page 13
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