Good Friday procession in Waukegan

March 20, 2008
By RYAN PAGELOW rpagelow@scn1.com
WAUKEGAN -- Three Catholic parishes are planning a procession and re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross through the streets of Waukegan on Good Friday for the second year. The re-enactment will begin at 12:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 508 Grand Ave., and end three miles away at Holy Family Parish, 450 Keller Ave., around 3 p.m.

The re-enactment in Spanish of the Biblical story of Jesus's crucifixion will include more than 30 actors from Holy Family Parish in Waukegan, Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan and Queen of Peace in North Chicago.

The procession will go north on West Street, west on Julian Street, west on Porter Street, south on the bicycle trail, west on Melrose Avenue, south on Orchard Avenue, west on Dodge Avenue and south on Keller to Holy Family.

Organizers expect about 700 spectators and ask drivers to drop their families off at Immaculate Conception and park at Holy Family.

Salvador Murrieta of North Chicago will play the role of Jesus for the second year and has participated in the church productions for six years.

"It's a reminder of our faith, a reminder of the struggle that our savior went through for us," said Carmen Patlan, human concerns director at Holy Family.

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