{"id":421196,"date":"2025-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=421196"},"modified":"2025-04-21T23:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:36:26","slug":"army-garrison-hawaii-celebrates-easter-with-sunrise-services-across-oahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=421196","title":{"rendered":"Army Garrison Hawaii celebrates Easter with sunrise services across Oahu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii \u2014 As the sun rose over Oahu on Easter Sunday, Soldiers, families and members of the local faith community gathered in two locations for sunrise services hosted by U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii\u2019s Religious Support Office.<\/p>\n

The dual events \u2014 one at Weyand Field on Schofield Barracks and the other near the shoreline at Fort DeRussy Chapel in Waikiki \u2014 offered distinct worship experiences but were united in their message of hope, renewal and community.<\/p>\n

At Schofield Barracks, the Unplugged Gospel Service held an outdoor celebration beginning at 6:30 a.m. The 25th Infantry Division Band provided live music as the congregation worshipped under the early morning sky.<\/p>\n

Chaplain (Maj.) Tammy Briggs, 130th Engineer Brigade chaplain, led the Weyand Field service, providing invocation, sermon and benediction.<\/p>\n

\u201cSunrise on Easter morning is a powerful reminder that light always follows darkness,\u201d Briggs said. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to worship together in community, especially in a setting as beautiful and symbolic as this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scripture readings, from Psalm 16:8\u201311, Romans 6:3\u201311 and Matthew 28:1\u201310, were provided by Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Joikenen, Chaplain (Maj.) Peter Pyo and Chaplain (Capt.) Brian Fruchey.<\/p>\n

On the south shore, the Fort DeRussy Chapel community hosted a sunrise service at 6 a.m., with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William Breckenridge, 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support) chaplain, delivering the Easter message from Psalm 23. The service also included readings from Isaiah 12:2\u20136 and Romans 6:3\u201311.<\/p>\n

The oceanfront setting offered a peaceful atmosphere for reflection and worship, with the sound of waves underscoring the day\u2019s message.<\/p>\n

Though held miles apart, both services reflected the spiritual strength of the Army community on Oahu.<\/p>\n

\u201cEaster is not just a story we remember \u2014 it\u2019s a truth we live,\u201d Briggs said. \u201cAnd this morning, we did that together, across the island.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii religious services and programs, visit the Religious Support Office at: https:\/\/home.army.mil\/hawaii\/index.php\/garrison\/rso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Chaplain (Maj.) Peter Pyo, U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii chaplaincy resource manager, prays with an Army family during an Easter sunrise service on Weyand Field April 20. (Photo Credit: Nathan Wilkes) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 \/ 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Chaplain (Maj.) Tammy Briggs, 130th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421198,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=421196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421209,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421196\/revisions\/421209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/421198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=421196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=421196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=421196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}