Alaskans continue to pay respects to former Sen. Ted Stevens today. His casket was brought to All Saints Episcopal Church this morning, and people are invited to the closed-casket viewing until 8 p.m.

The church is at 545 W. Eighth Ave, near the Atwood Building downtown. There is free parking for the viewing at the Linny Pacillo Parking Garage, 517 W. Seventh Ave.

Wednesday's funeral service for Stevens will be at the Anchorage Baptist Temple. The speakers will be Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Others planning to attend include Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran and Missouri Sen. Kit Bond.

There were rumors going around Anchorage today that former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush would also be attending. But former Stevens staffer Elliott Bundy, who is coordinating the services, said organizers have received no indication they are coming.

People are steadily filing into the All Saints Episcopal church today to say farewell to Stevens, whose body lies in a flag-draped casket. A military honor guard stands nearby. Many people sit in the pews and pray. Members of Stevens' family shake the hands of those leaving after paying respects, thanking them for coming.

Nancy Struempler, a 41-year resident of Anchorage, came out of the church weeping softly. She never met Stevens but said she valued him through the years and has learned more of his accomplishments through tributes following his death last week in a plane crash north of Dillingham.

"He meant so much to all of us," said Struempler, who lost her father in a plane crash in Southeast Alaska.. "It's just a great time to come together and realize what a great man he was."

Ted Mala, director of the traditional healing clinic at the Alaska Native Medical Center, said he knew Stevens for more than 40 years. Mala, a doctor originally from Buckland in Northwest Alaska, said the establishment of the medical center is a good example of how Stevens worked to prepare the next generation of Alaska Natives to guide their own destinies. "We will never forget it," he said.

At 8 tonight, a motorcade will transport Stevens' body to the Anchorage Baptist Temple, where his funeral service will be held Wednesday. The motorcade will travel west on Eighth Avenue to L Street; south on L Street as it becomes Minnesota Drive, to Benson Boulevard; left on Benson and continuing via Northern Lights Boulevard to the Baptist Temple.

The public is encouraged to line the procession route, particularly the overpasses near West High School, at UAA Drive, and near East High School.

Three days of remembrances for Stevens began Monday when several hundred people attended a Catholic Mass at Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage.

Wednesday's funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. and be followed by a reception. It is open to the public. The Baptist Temple sanctuary has seating for 2,100 and there will be an additional 2,000 overflow seats with closed circuit video of the service.

The service will also be broadcast statewide on a variety of television and radio stations, as well as C-Span.

There won't be public parking available at the Baptist Temple for Wednesday's service. People are advised to park between Lowe's and Kohl's at the Tikahtnu Commons mall at North Muldoon Road and the Glenn Highway. Shuttle buses will run from there from noon to about 1:30 p.m.