Staging the Scene for Easter

On a sunny but windy Sunday morning, more than 5,000 people gathered at the Cal State Northridge football stadium for Easter services sponsored by the Shepherd of the Hills Church.

Four of the university’s athletic coaches, who belong to the congregation, attended. “I think we just broke the attendance record,” football Coach Ron Ponciano said in welcoming the crowd.

The service was one of various Easter celebrations held across the region, and included a play called “Resurrection at the Rocks.”

The play was acted out early Sunday at Vasquez Rocks Park.

The service included performances by entertainers who are members of Shepherd of the Hills--singer Blake Ewing, 13, from the musical “Ragtime,” and Cindy Herron, of the pop group En Vogue.