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Church steps out 'A Cross the Island'

by isleofman.com 29th March 2015
Christians on the Island are making a unique pilgrimage around the Island this Holy Week.
An eight foot wooden cross will be carried north, south, east and west in a series of walks from tomorrow (Monday 30 April), ending in Peel at an Easter Praise service next Sunday.
For Christians, it is a symbolic journey which remembers the cross on which Jesus suffered and died.
An open invitation's been offered to the Manx public to join in any of the walks, criss-crossing the Island.
Bishop Robert Paterson says various modes of transport will be used during the unusual journey:
For more details of the route, go to the diocese website, sodorandman.im
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Posted by isleofman.com
Sunday 29th, March 2015 09:35pm.

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