By Daily Press staff
A Santa Monica religious leader will participate in a sunrise Easter service in Hollywood Hills.
Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills today announced plans for its annual, non-denominational Easter Sunrise Service to be held March 27 beginning at 6 a.m.
Reverend Patricia Farris of the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica will share an inspirational message. She will be joined by Reverend Anton Bosch from Burbank Community Church and Reverend Larry Maib of the First Baptist Church, Canoga Park. The Glendale Adventist Choir will provide music under the direction of Brenda Mohr.
The service offers community residents an opportunity to gather in an outdoor setting.
“Forest Lawn is an ideal setting for the Easter Sunrises Service with its park-like grounds, majestic artwork, and location at the heart of Los Angeles,” said Alison Bruesehoff, museum executive director at Forest Lawn. “We take great pride in bringing this service as well as many other patriotic and educational events to Los Angeles throughout the year.”
The Hollywood Hills service will take place in the forecourt of the “Birth of Liberty” mosaic. America’s largest historical mosaic, the Birth of Liberty stands 162 feet long and 28 feet high, depicting 25 famous scenes of our nation’s struggle for independence including General George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas Eve and Betsy Ross presenting him with the first United States flag. Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Dr. in Los Angeles.
All services are offered at no charge to community members and their guests. For more information and directions to the memorial parks, call 1 (800) 204-3131 or log on to www.forestlawn.com. Young surfers wanted to compete
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 24, 2005. Read the original PDF.