Basin churches come together for Lent, fellowship
Immanuel Lutheran Church Interim Pastor Mary Anthony, left, and Rev. Ellie Shapton of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church lead a Lenten service at Immanuel Lutheran Wednesday. Churches in Moses Lake, Ephrata and Othello are marking Lent, the period leading up to Easter, with cross-denominational soup suppers and worship.
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Fr. Jerome Bonneville conducts a traditional Compline service at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Ephrata. St. John’s rotates with three other Ephrata churches to lead services during Lent.
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Soup and bread are laid out on a table at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Ephrata for the weekly Lenten meal.
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Mike Harris of Immanuel Lutheran Church serves as cantor at a Lenten service Wednesday.
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About 40 people from different churches sing the Holden Evening Prayer service at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Moses Lake Wednesday. The rotating services in Ephrata draws about 35 people every Wednesday, said Fr. Jerome Bonneville of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Ephrata.
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MOSES LAKE — For some local churches, Lent is more than a time for giving things up; it’s also a season of fellowship and community.
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