Local churches rise above pandemic to worship Easter

For the second straight year La Conner churches found a way amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to celebrate the miracle of Easter.

Historic Sacred Heart Catholic Church, one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle; La Conner United Methodist Church, known throughout the area as “a home for all God’s children;” and La Conner Christ the King Church, a true “meet and greet” congregation, each offered worshippers options for celebrating Holy Week here.

“We met in small home groups and as individuals on-line,” pastor Jon Skiffington of La Conner Christ the King Church told the Weekly News. “...