Shining the way

Posted 4/23/19

Shining the way Warwick Light has been a beacon for Easter sunrise services for decades, and that tradition was kept Sunday as people started gathering as early as 5:30 a.m. to celebrate the risen Christ. Clouds obscured the sunrise, but the joy of

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Shining the way

NO SUN…AND NO RAIN: Worshipers were blessed with warm weather and no rain at Easter sunrise services at Warwick Neck Light.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

CELEBRATING EASTER: Pastor George Barclay of Norwood Baptist Church delivered the sermon at the sunrise service.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

FEELING THE POWER: Earlier risers found the power of the word in services at Warwick Light overlooking Narragansett Bay.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:53 pm

Warwick Light has been a beacon for Easter sunrise services for decades, and that tradition was kept Sunday as people started gathering as early as 5:30 a.m. to celebrate the risen Christ. Clouds obscured the sunrise, but the joy of Easter couldn’t be dimmed. The Rev. George Barclay, pastor of Norwood Baptist Church, delivered the message, speaking of the wonderment of the women who came to properly bury Jesus after his crucifixion to discover the stone had been rolled away from the tomb and his body gone. “Death has been challenged and conquered by Jesus,” he said.