Good Friday service to be presented

Bill and Linda Poplin Contributors Covenant First Presbyterian Church in Live Oak will worship with A Service of Darkness on Good Friday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. The service will include scripture readings and choral meditations. After each meditation, the sanctuary will be darkened a little as a candle is snuffed out. The only candle left will be the Christ candle, which will be removed from the sanctuary. The congregation will sit in darkness for a short while to represent the tomb. The Tenebrae Service dates from the sixth century. It is a dramatic service to remember the death and passion of Jesus Christ. The literal translation of the Latin word “tenebrae” is “shadows”; thus,