EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE AT CABRILLO MONUMENT

Cabrillo National Monument, Point Loma, Sunday, April 8, 2007 -- The Kiwanis Club of Point Loma will again present an ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service at the Cabrillo National Monument . The services will be held in the lower parking lot, giving those who attend a great early morning panoramic view of San Diego Harbor and the city behind it.

Club President, Charles Perdue points out that this year’s services will mark the 58^th consecutive year that the Kiwanis Club of Point Loma has provided this popular community service for the people of San Diego.  

The gates will open at 6:00 a.m. with the non-denominational service beginning at 6:30 a.m.   There is seating for approximately 500 attendees and the public is encouraged to arrive early.  

The speaker this year is Captain Douglas Waite, Force Chaplain, US Navy and Lieutenant Robert Pete, Command Chaplain, Naval Base Point Loma, who will conduct the service. This year our soloist will be Ken Labertew, Lieutenant Governor, Kiwanis Division 21 and a member of the La Jolla Kiwanis Club. He will be accompanied by Brent Johnson. A musical interlude of patriotic music before the service will be provided by the Navy Band and the Naval Dental Center color guards will open the ceremony.  

The National Park Service has generously provided the Cabrillo National Monument facilities for the past 58 years for Easter Sunrise Services. The visitor and parking fees imposed by the National Park

Service for visiting the Cabrillo National Monument are not in effect for the Easter Sunrise Services.  A fellowship time with coffee, tea and pastries occurs immediately following the services.