Peninsula communities will observe Easter Sunday with public sunrise services.
Later in the morning, a community service is planned in Port Townsend.
Unity of Port Townsend will offer its seventh annual Community Easter Event at Fort Worden’s Wheeler Theater at 11 a.m. Sunday.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will bring “The Arising of Divine Light,” with practical insights on living.
In addition to a multimedia presentation, there will be music from the Unity Chorale and a four-piece ensemble. A reception will immediately follow the service.
Children are welcome to this family friendly event that also includes an Easter egg hunt.
For more information, phone Unity at 360-385-6519 or visit www.unitypt.org.
Here is a sample of services planned to greet the sun.
■ In Port Angeles , Civic Field will once again serve as the base for a public sunrise service organized by a group of churches.
The service will start at 7 a.m. and feature the Rev. Jason Noble from Lighthouse Christian Center in Port Angeles delivering the message.
Music will be provided by First Baptist Church, with a special performance by Jessie Spicher from The Crossing Church.
The Rev. Glen Douglas of The Crossing Church in Port Angeles said 100 percent of offerings received during the service will go to MANNA, a nonprofit organization that serves the homeless and low-income population in Port Angeles.
Douglas said the nondenominational service usually draws 300 to 400 worshippers, no matter the weather.
Civic Field is a covered facility.
■ In Port Townsend , the Rev. Wendell Ankeny of Trinity United Methodist Church will lead a public sunrise service outside the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., beginning at 6:30 a.m.
The public is invited to attend breakfast afterward at the church, 609 Taylor St., at 7:30 a.m., by donation.
■Calvary Chapel is sponsoring a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. at Tillicum Park in Forks .
■ The Port Hadlock Community United Methodist Church plans a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service Sunday in the outdoor chapel at the church at 130 Church Lane.
A breakfast, open to the public, will follow.
At 10 a.m., the church will conduct a regular service indoors.
■ The Fairview Bible Church, 385 O’Brien Road, Port Angeles , will celebrate a 6 a.m. sunrise service at the church.
Another Easter service will be at 10:30 a.m.
■ The Little Brown Church of Blyn , 142 Zaccardo Road, will celebrate a 6 a.m. sunrise service at Port Williams Beach in Sequim.
■ The Sequim Worship Center, 640 N. Sequim Ave., will celebrate Easter at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at the John Wayne Marina, 2577 West Sequim Bay Road.
