Journey to Easter

Palms are attached to St. Anne’s processional cross.

Children of the parish take turns reading the gospel, assisted by Shauna Cairns Gundy.

The Rev. Jo-Anne Billinger and Randy Williams wash feet during the Maundy Thursday service at St. Paul the Apostle, Rexdale.

Exchanging the Peace at St. Paul’s.

Stripping the altar after the service.

After the stripping of the altar and sanctuary at St. Paul’s, the church is darkened and the cross is carried out.

The Rev. Sherman Hesselgrave of Holy Trinity, Trinity Square speaks during the Ecumenical Good Friday Walk for Justice in downtown Toronto.

Walkers listen to speeches at Old City Hall, one of the stations on the walk, which explored the importance of the $15 minimum wage, workers’ rights, poverty and the law, and the impact of homelessness on the Indigenous population.

The Rev. Margaret Rodrigues of St. John, West Toronto, carries a placard in the walk.

Archbishop Colin Johnson lights a candle during the Easter Vigil at St. James Cathedral.

The Procession with Paschal Candle and candles are lit at The Great Vigil of Easter in the Holy Night at The Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Photo/Michael Hudson

Archbishop Colin Johnson baptizes members of the Mandarin Ministry during the service.

Archbishop Colin Johnson baptizes members of the Mandarin Ministry during the service

The cathedral’s choir.

Members of St. Bride, Clarkson and others from local Baptist, United and Presbyterian churches gather on a beach beside Lake Ontario in Mississauga for a sunrise service on Easter morning.

Members of St. Bride, Clarkson and others from local Baptist, United and Presbyterian churches gather on a beach beside Lake Ontario in Mississauga for a sunrise service on Easter morning.

Members of St. Bride, Clarkson and others from local Baptist, United and Presbyterian churches gather on a beach beside Lake Ontario in Mississauga for a sunrise service on Easter morning.