Lockport parishioners walk the cross up the steps of the First Presybterian Church, the fifth stop on this year's Cross Walk. (PHOTOS BY HEATHER N. GRIMMER / ENP PHOTOGRAPHER)

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Church-goers leave Grace Episcopal Church.

About two dozen parishioners from Lockport churches walked with a life-size cross from station to station this afternoon, stopping at six churches along the way to celebrate Good Friday.

The theme for the annual Cross Walk was "Reflections on Bearing Witness in the Valley of the Shadow of Death." Starting at noon and concluding around 3 p.m., participants listened to sermons at each of the churches based on the theme.

Churches participating included Lockport United Church of Christ, 98 East Ave., Rev. Steve Hall, Pastor; First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 23 South St., Rev. William Cobb, Pastor; First English Lutheran Church, 185 Locust St., Rev. Flavia Skillbred, Pastor; Grace Episcopal Church, 100 Genesee St., Rev. Cynthia Sever, Rector; First Presbyterian Church, 21 Church St., Rev. Jim Hardy, Pastor; and Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 75 East Ave., Rev. Duane Priset, Pastor.

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