From traditional Holy Week services to Easter plays to Passover services, a number of special church events are scheduled this week throughout Lawrence County.

In Athalia Friday, members of Dillon Chapel will have a cross walk. Church member Doris Ann said people will take turns carrying a life sized cross through town in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's walk to Calvary before he was crucified.

"This is to remind us of what Christ did for us," Ann said. "He saw fit to die for our sins. He did this for us."

This is the fourth year that Dillon Chapel has had its cross walk. Ann said last year 30 people took part, some of them congregation members from other churches. This year she said she hopes for 100 participants.

The New Jerusalem Christian Center in Ironton will have a Passover service Friday at 7 p.m. Approximately a dozen people will participate in Passover, which includes a Seder meal.

"We want to demonstrate what the Passover is all about," New Jerusalem Christian Center pastor, Bishop Kenneth L. Lisath said. "We hope they walk away with a deeper understanding of the suffering of the people, and a deeper understanding of God and the love and compassion of The Lord." This is the second year the New Jerusalem Christian Center has had a Passover service.

New Jerusalem Christian Center will also offer "Pages of Life," an Easter play 7 p.m. Saturday.

First Church of the Nazarene in Ironton will have an Easter drama at 7 p.m. Friday and during the morning worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Other services this week include:

First United Methodist Church in Ironton will have a Maundy Thursday Communion service at 6 p.m., Community Good Friday service at 12 noon, and Tennabrae service at 7 p.m., and then Easter service Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

LaGrange Freewill Baptist Church will have Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m.

Lick Creek Independent Baptist will have Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday. Morning services will be at 10 a.m. An Easter egg hunt will be at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Lucinda United Baptist will have Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m., followed by breakfast. Revival will begin Easter Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and continue each evening that week.

Mt. Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church will have a communion service and foot washing at 7 p.m. Friday. Easter Sunrise service will be at 6:30 a.m., and breakfast will follow, with Sunday school at 10 a.m.

Royersville Missionary Baptist Church will have Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. Breakfast will follow, with the Easter service at 9:30 a.m.

St. Paul Lutheran Church Holy Week schedule is as follows:

Good Friday

Tenebrae service will be at 7 p.m. Easter Sunrise service will be at 6:45 a.m.; and Easter worship service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Sugar Creek Missionary Baptist Church Easter Sunrise service will be 6 a.m.. The choir will present "How Great Thou Art."

Union Baptist Church, Ohio 141, will have Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m., followed by breakfast. Easter service will be at 11 a.m. The youths will present a play, "The Easter Story" at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

First Presbyterian Church in Ironton will have a Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m.. Worshipers will join in the Community Good Friday service at First United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. On Sunday, there will be a youth service at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Great Service of the Resurrection at 10:30 a.m.