Roll away the dew

The heavy fog on Easter Sunday, April 24, didn’t discourage a crowd of about 35 people from attending the ecumenical sunrise service at 6 a.m. at Lake Wononscopomuc.Eric Chin, a Salisbury Central School student, stood across the lake on a dock of The Hotchkiss School and welcomed the sun with a trumpet solo. The sounds floated across the lake through the mist.The service was led by the Rev. Diane Monti-Catania and by Richard Vreeland. It was accompanied at various points by loud birdcalls from the nearby woods and the sound of a woodpecker vigorously pounding a tree trunk in search of breakfast. A man floated by silently on the lake, balancing on a stand up paddle board. The fog slowly rolled away as the group sang hymns and shared prayers. After the service, all adjourned to the Grove recreation building for conversation and coffee.