The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island is preparing to host its sunrise service on Easter Sunday.
With sunrise expected at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, April 20, the event will begin about 6:30 a.m. at Manatee Public Beach at the west end of Manatee Avenue in Holmes Beach.
About 1,200-2,000 people typically attend the beachfront service.
The Rev. Phillip Schweda of St. Bernard Catholic Church will deliver the sermon.
The Rev. Dirk Rodgers of Roser Memorial Community Church will deliver the offertory and benediction.
The Rev. Stephen King of Harvey Memorial Church will read from the Scriptures.
Belinda Strickland of the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation will deliver the invocation.
The service also will feature “inspirational Easter music” by Morgan Bryant.
The beach offers free public parking and the fare-free island trolley begins operations at about 6 a.m.
The Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe will open at 6:30 a.m.
Sunrise is forecast at 7:01 a.m.
Attendees may want to bring a flashlight or a cellphone with a flashlight app, as well as blankets or chairs.
An offertory will be collected to benefit island churches, the Kiwanis club and its scholarship program.
For more information, including the program on the day of the service, go to amikiwanis.com.