Leechburg churches observe Good Friday with outdoor 'cross walk' service
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Josh Young (left), 14, of Leechburg, with help from Don Sheaffer (center), of West Leechburg and Sean Wrona, of New Kensington, stake a wooden cross in front of a Leechburg business on Friday, April 18 during the annual Good Friday cross walk hosted by First United Methodist Church and Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church.
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Don Sheaffer, of West Leechburg, a church member of First United Methodist Church in Leechburg, along with a group of about two dozen fellow church members, stakes a wooden cross in front of the Leechburg Primary Care Center on Friday, April 18 during the annual Good Friday cross walk hosted by First United and Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church.
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The Rev. James Arter of Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church and First United Methodist Church in Leechburg, leads a group of about two dozen church members through town on Friday, April 18 during the annual Good Friday cross walk hosted by the churches.
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Cannon Rowe, 5, of New Kensington, hammers a small wooden cross into the yard of First United Methodist Church in Leechburg on Friday, April 18 during the annual Good Friday cross walk hosted by First United and Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church.
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The Rev. James Arter, of Lower Burrell, with Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church and First United Methodist Church in Leechburg, alongside Josh Young, 14, of Leechburg, leads a group of about two dozen church members carting wooden crosses around town to place in front of businesses and institutions during the annual cross walk on Friday, April 18.
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Faith Young, of Leechburg, reads a prayer while next to her son, Josh, 14, and the Rev. James Arter, of Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church and First United Methodist Church in Leechburg during a prayer before placing a small wooden cross in front of a local business in town on Friday, April 18 during the annual Good Friday cross walk hosted by the churches.
Shane Dunlap | TribLive
Lori Klingensmith, of Gilpin, helps Cannon Rowe, 5, of New Kensington, hammer a small wooden cross into the ground while the Rev. James Arter and Rowe’s uncle, Sean Wrona, of New Kensington, help on Friday, April 18 during the annual Good Friday cross walk hosted by First United Methodist Church and Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church.
Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church and First United Methodist Church in Leechburg held a Good Friday cross walk in which a group of about two dozen church members carted small wooden crosses around town to place in front of businesses and institutions.
Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.
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