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✝️ 14 Stations, One Powerful Journey – Join Us April 18th at 7 AM. 1,000 Expected for Good Friday Main Street Pilgrimage in Sarasota This year, 27 ministers from 14 denominations will participate in the Good Friday Stations of the Cross Pilgrimage down the center of Main Street in downtown Sarasota. With four denominational leaders participating, including The Rt. Rev. Dr. Douglas F. Scharf, VI Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of SW Florida over 100 congregations will be represented. This Good Friday, April 18, is the 24th year Sarasota will observe the worldwide Stations of the Cross tradition. What began in 15th-century Jerusalem is now celebrated in over 200 countries on Good Friday of Holy Week. During the pilgrimage, the 14 Biblically recorded events that happened to Jesus on his way to crucifixion are remembered, station by station. A service booklet sharing the acts of worship corresponding to the historic 14 stations will be distributed to all pilgrims. Church of the Redeemer, in collaboration with the Sarasota Ministerial Association, coordinates the walk each year. Everyone is invited to attend the free pilgrimage and experience this community event. The Sarasota Ministerial Association began to co-host the observance with Church of the Redeemer 23 years ago. Redemer’s Friday Men’s Breakfast Prayer Group founded the event in 1996. At that time, about 15 people participated. In 2024, nearly 1,000 pilgrims participated, and even more are expected in 2025. Pilgrims begin to gather at 7 a.m., and the pilgrimage starts at 7:20 a.m. in front of the Regal Hollywood movie theater (1993 Main St., just off U.S. 301). City of Sarasota Commissioner Kyle Battie and Sarasota County Commissioner Tom Knight will preside over the first station. Sarasota Police officers will escort the procession so people can safely walk down the center of Main Street. The pilgrimage offers an opportunity to reflect on the moments of Christ’s journey to his crucifixion 2,000 years ago. Pilgrims will reach the final station, Church of the Redeemer, at about 8:30 a.m. At that time, everyone will be invited to attend a brief Morning Prayer service inside the church. PARKING INFORMATION Parking is available at the final station (Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave.), where a free trolley will transport people to Regal Hollywood starting at 6 a.m. There is free street parking in front of Redeemer on Gulfstream Avenue. People can also park at Redeemer's Strawberry Hill parking lot on the southeast corner of Palm Avenue and Ringling Boulevard. There is public parking in the garage across the street from the front of the United Methodist Church (104 S. Pineapple Ave.). There is also parking available at First Sarasota, The Downtown Baptist Church’s parking lot behind the sanctuary at 1661 Main St. (First Sarasota is the sixth station on the pilgrimage). Contact: Sarasota Ministerial Association | 941-724-5018 | ChaplainTomPfaff@gmail.com Church of the Redeemer | 941-955-4263 | GFerguson@RedeemerSarasota.org #GoodFridayWalk #SarasotaTradition #SarasotaEvents #ViaDolorosa #ChurchOfTheRedeemer #SarasotaCommunity