EASTER CELEBRATIONS BEGIN IN SOUTHLAND.Byline: Phillip W. Browne Daily News Staff Writer In the early 1970s, actress Jayne Meadows helped save lives on the television drama ``Medical Center.'' To kick off the Easter weekend Saturday, Meadows and handfuls of celebrities helped in another way - serving meals to more than 4,000 homeless people in Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . ``It especially breaks my heart seeing the hungry children,'' said Meadows, wife of entertainer Steve Allen. ``In the '30s, my mother ran a soup kitchen. The family has been helping out with events like this ever since.'' Millions of people will celebrate Easter today, with special religious services, Easter egg An undocumented function hidden in software that may or may not be sanctioned by management. Easter Eggs are secret "goodies" found by word of mouth or accident. They are also used in video games, movies, TV commercials, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and every so often in hardware. hunts and a variety of traditional activities commemorating the holy occasion. But many of those celebrations began Saturday, at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Mission and at the annual Blessing of the Animals Celebration on Olvera Street Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is otherwise known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument and is a department within the city. downtown - an event marked by the street's merchants since 1930. Los Angeles archdiocese leader Cardinal Roger Mahony His Eminence Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. led a procession to Plaza Park, where he blessed hundreds of house pets and exotic animals - a tradition that dates back to the fourth century in recognition of the animal kingdom's contribution to humanity. In Los Angeles, Mahony's Blessing of the Animals has become a customary part of the Easter weekend. ``It's very traditional to acknowledge the goodness pets and animals give us,'' said event spokeswoman Caroline Asencio. ``There are about 1,000 animals being blessed, from horses to greyhounds to chickens and cows.'' At the Mission, celebrities such as Erik Estrada, Tom Arnold and People Magazine editor Christina Ferrari helped dish out thousands of plates of ham, corn and mashed potatoes to the homeless. Children were given Easter baskets and listened to readings of the Easter story, said event spokeswoman Julie Fosselman. ``This is a fantastic event that offers up hope to homeless men, women and children,'' Fosselman said. Celebrations will multiply into the thousands Sunday morning, with sunrise services and other religious and community events to be held throughout the day. Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, will deliver his Easter message at St. Martin of Tours Church in Brentwood at 9 a.m. He will conduct a Spanish-language Mass at noon at St. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and Lorraine. church in West Los Angeles
In statements prepared for the occasion, Mahony said his message will emphasize the power of Christ's resurrection and how it transforms lives. He will ask worshippers to call on that power to bring peace to their lives and dispel the evils of racism, discrimination and prejudice. Easter is celebrated as the day Jesus Christ was resurrected or reborn after his crucifixion and death. Christians celebrate Easter as a reaffirmation of Christ's divinity and hope for their own resurrection after death. It's one of the most important sermons of the year, as pastors expect pews to be packed with worshipers - many of whom don't attend services regularly. In the Valley, as many as 8,000 celebrants are expected at the California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. football stadium for what is being billed as the largest Easter celebration in the region, hosted by Shepherd of the Hills Church. Festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will begin at 8:30 a.m. for children and 10:30 a.m. for adults and will feature performances by Grammy Award-winning artist Deniece Williams and 14-year-old vocalist Blake Ewing, Ovation award nominee for his role in the hit musical ``Ragtime ragtime: see jazz. ragtime U.S. popular music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries distinguished by its heavily syncopated rhythm. Ragtime found its characteristic expression in formally structured piano compositions, the accented left-hand .'' The United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). in Hollywood will host its yearly public Easter Sunrise Service at 5:30 a.m., which is normally held at the Hollywood Bowl. The annual service was moved to the church on Franklin Avenue near Highland Avenue because the centerpiece of the Hollywood Bowl service - the ``Living Chorus Cross,'' which holds 200 children - was found to be unstable from wear and tear, said event producer Norma Foster, a Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise Service Inc. board member. With a few exceptions, the sunrise service has been held at the Hollywood Bowl since the 1920s. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) A group of children hold their baskets while waiting for the signal to search for Easter eggs at Santa Clarita Park on Saturday morning. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News (2) Mikaela Blaak, 3, gets bowled over by Domino, a friendly golden retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). , during Easter festivities at Mae Boyer Park in Moorpark. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Special to the Daily News (3--4) In honor of all she gives to humanity, a cow traditionally leads the procession of animals to be blessed, as she did Saturday at the annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony held at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, left. Cardinal Mahony blesses the animals with holy water, above. Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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