As Christians around the world commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ on Friday, people of all denominations in Sewickley will come together for their own celebration.

As part of Holy Week services, Sewickley Ministerium will host a community prayer service and procession taking participants through the streets of Sewickley.

The event, which includes music and prayer, is open to all faiths according to the Rev. Dan Valentine, head of the Sewickley Ministerium.

At noon, parishioners will convene at St. James Church on Walnut Street, where the service begins with music and prayer.

Led by a wooden cross, the group will travel Broad Street to Sewickley United Methodist Church, where a guided reflection on the "Seven Last Words of Jesus" will occur.

Valentine, who is pastor at St. James, made sure the event was open to all.

"A difficult part of the planning process was to make the event inclusive for all Christ-ians to pray together," he said.

"We need to be sensitive so no one feels left out."

Good Friday, the Friday of Holy Week for Christians, commemorates the anniversary of Christ's crucifixion and death. Worship services typically begin at noon that day and end at 3 p.m., which is the time, believers say, Jesus Christ died.

Even though many of Sewickley's religious leaders are new to the community, Valentine said the non-denominational service remains a tradition.

"Many of our pastors in the Sewickley area are brand new," he said.

"We're trying to continue what we have and keep alive the Good Friday tradition."

Valentine hopes passersby will reflect on their own faith while seeing the procession through town.

"As they are driving along the street, they'll see our procession and hopefully, it'll spark something," he said.

"It might drive them to find their faith."

Sewickley's ministerium in-cludes representation from many faiths, Valentine said. Many of the services held by the ministerium involve more than Christian beliefs.

"We wanted to make sure the ministerium was broad enough to include all faiths," he said.

"We have to come to terms with other religions, and the ministerium is to reflect all faiths."

While differences exist among churches, even within the Christian community, Valentine said events such as the Good Friday service are steps in the right direction for bringing together various religions.

"It is great seeing Christ-ians coming together witnessing, in a visual way, what is important to our lives," Valentine said.

"One day a year, we can go beyond our differences and show our community that we're united in faith.

"This is a celebration of unity in a world, where there is very little."