Church program will appeal to the senses

Manoa Valley Church, a United Church of Christ congregation, is inviting the public to take part in a multisensory Experience Easter program.

The program, according to a news release, offers participants a "walk with Jesus through his final days" to experience the "excited crowds of Palm Sunday, the love of the Last Supper, the fatigue of the Garden of Gethsemane, the unfairness of the trial, the pain of the crucifixion, the emptiness of the tomb, and the joy of the resurrection."

The free 75-minute program is set to get underway at 7 a.m. Sunday, starting in the church’s first-floor elevator lobby and ending in the Hiro Higu­chi Christian Life Center at 2728 Hua­pala St., across from Manoa Marketplace.

A continental breakfast will be served from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m., and photo opportunities in front of the flower-laden cross will be available from 8:15 to 9 a.m. A worship service from 9 to 10 a.m. will feature music, a story for children and a brief meditation. Visit www.manoavalleychurch.org or call 988-3271.

Other Easter Sunday events are scheduled at:

» New Hope Windward, Regal Theaters at Windward Mall, 261-5975. A free production called "ALIVE" will be shown at 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday. The program will include a teaching by Pastor Dave Barr, inspirational videos, keiki activities, free snacks and a hip-hop dance by 24-7 Danceforce.

Videos will include a personal testimony by KRTR 96.3 radio morning show co-hosts Gregg and Shaw­nee Hammer, who have been married for 11 years. Reservations are not required. Free child care will be provided.

» Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Queen Kapiolani Hotel, 150 Kapa­hulu Ave., 551-2596. A musical quartet will celebrate "The Resurrection of Our Lord" in a service at 10 a.m. in the hotel’s Queen’s Room. Call Pastor Yukio Hamada or visit www.princeofpeacewaikiki.com.

» The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Queen Emma Square, 524-2822, ext. 217. Festival Evensong at 5:30 p.m. will feature works by Irish composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford under director of music John Robert Renke. Visit www.thecathedralofstandrew.org.