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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 22

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Friday, April 23. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Good Friday: It is Good Friday, a Christian holiday that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The major Good Friday event in the two towns is at Christ Church in Hamilton, which is hosting an ecumenical service of the “Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross" from noon to 3 p.m. The service will feature local clergy and religious leaders including Rev. Michael Duda of First Church in Wenham; Rev. Patrick Gray of Christ Church; John Grothjan, leader of Young Life Boston North Shore; Dr. Greg Carmer, Dean of Chapel at Gordon College; Rev. Elisabeth Smith of First United Methodist Church of Hamilton; Dr. Frank James, Provost of Gordon-Conwell…

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