River Valley area churches are offering opportunities to worship during Holy Week, including a few events that differ from the traditional.

One is offered by the Mexico First Baptist Church. From 1 until 5 p.m. on Good Friday, the church will be open for people to meditate on Christ’s death on the cross.

A wooden cross will be displayed and nails provided for each family to pound into the cross to commemorate the belief that every human is responsible for crucifying Christ.

Also on Good Friday, stations of the cross will be portrayed twice by people from St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church and school, at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The Rev. Al Jacques, pastor of the Catholic churches in Rumford, Mexico and Dixfield, said the film “The Passion of the Christ” has helped some children to more closely follow the liturgy during Mass and communion.

Most churches are holding services from Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday.

Some Holy Thursday services marking the Last Supper are:

• Andover: 5:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, light supper and garden meditation.

• Rumford: 7 p.m., St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church.

• Rumford: 7 p.m., joint service of the Mexico Congregational Church and the United Methodist Church at the Rumford church, a living dramatization of the Last Supper.

• Rumford: 7 p.m., St. Michael’s Orthodox Church Mission.

• Rumford: 6:30 p.m., Rumford First Baptist Church.

Good Friday services:

• Andover: 7 p.m., First Congregational Church.

• Dixfield: 8 p.m., Congregational Church, with a short drama.

• Mexico: 3 p.m., St. Theresa’s Catholic Church.

• Mexico: 1-5 p.m., First Baptist Church, meditation on the death of Christ.

• Mexico: 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, music and drama.

• Mexico: 7 p.m., Congregational Church, choir and drama.

• Rumford: 3 p.m., St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church, stations of the cross.

• Rumford: 7 p.m., St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church.

• Rumford: 10:30 a.m., St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church, stations of the cross.

• Rumford: 12 noon, St. Michael’s Orthodox Church Mission, procession of the cross down Congress Street.

Holy Saturday services commemorating the time between Christ’s crucifixion and His resurrection:

• Rumford: 7 p.m., St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church, Easter vigil.

• Rumford: 7 p.m., St. Michael’s Orthodox Church Mission.

Easter Sunday:

• Andover: 6:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, sunrise service, followed by breakfast, then 10 a.m., Easter service.

• Dixfield: 6 a.m., Congregational Church followed by breakfast; 10 a.m., Easter service.

• Dixfield: 11:15 a.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Mission, Easter Mass.

• Mexico: 7 a.m., First Baptist Church, Sonrise service, followed by breakfast; 10:45 a.m., Easter service.

• Mexico: 10 a.m., Congregational Church, Easter service.

• Mexico: 6 a.m., ecumenical sunrise service, Mountain Valley Middle School, followed by breakfast at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church.

• Mexico: 8 a.m., St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Easter Mass.

• Rumford: 11 a.m., St. Michael’s Orthodox Church Mission, Easter Mass, followed by buffet lunch on the mezzanine of Hotel Harris.

• Rumford: 7:30 a.m., First Baptist Church, sunrise breakfast; 8:30 a.m., sunrise service; 11 a.m., Easter service.

• Rumford: 10:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Easter service.

• Rumford: 9:30 a.m., St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church, Easter Mass.