In the dim light of Christ Episcopal Church, the newly installed rose window funnels in the daylight through its colors and designs. The window is a replacement for a beloved rose window that lasted more than 60 years. The new window was installed over Easter weekend to the surprise of churchgoers Sunday.

Dozens of people from a number of Maumee churches got together for an event on this Good Friday. It's called the Community Way of the Cross.

The joy of Easter was mixed with grief following the dreadful attacks that morning on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, bombings that left hundreds dead and wounded. Our hearts ache for the all those who mourn this week, and as Episcopalians join with countless persons of good will I’m praying for the power of love to overcome the forces of hatred and violence. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercies of God, Rest In Peace.

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Only in Matthew’s Gospel are we told who rolled away the stone that covered Joseph of Arimethea’s burial cave, in which the body of the crucified Jesus had been laid. “Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone, and sat on it.” (Mt 28:2)

At Trinity Cathedral on Maundy Thursday, bells rang in solidarity with Notre Dame.