Easter Events Calendar

[April 15, 2011]   --Local churches plan to celebrate the Easter season with a variety of worshipful activities. If you have not found a church home, we encourage you to take this opportunity to visit a church and find out how you can connect with God through the combined worship of people searching for communion with God together.

Celebrate the Resurrection

Maundy Thursday - April 21
Good Friday - April 22
Resurrection Sunday (Easter) - April 24

Local churches plan to celebrate the Easter season with a variety of worshipful activities. If you have not found a church home, we encourage you to take this opportunity to visit a church and find out how you can connect with God through the combined worship of people searching for communion with God together.

Mt. Pulaski Christian Church
Resurrection Sunday:
Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. in the church sanctuary Breakfast at 7:45 a.m. in the church basement Easter Celebration Service at 9:30 a.m. in the Family Life Center

Jefferson Street Christian Church
1700 N. Jefferson St., Lincoln

The Maundy Thursday April 21 at 6:30pm
Resurrection Sunday at 8:30 and 10 a.m.
“When Resurrection Confronts Failure”
Children’s ministries are available only at the 10 a.m. service.
Breakfast will be served before each service (7:30 – 8:30 and 9:00 – 10 a.m.)

Good Friday Service at Cumberland Presbyterian
at 7pm

United Methodist Church (Chestnut, Latham and Mt. Pulaski)
Maundy Thursday at Mt. Pulaski Methodist Church at 7 p.m.
Good Friday at Latham Methodist Church at 7 p.m.
Easter Sunday:
Chestnut - 8 a.m.
Mt. Pulaski - 9 a.m.
Latham - 3 p.m.

United Methodist (Lincoln)
302 Broadway, Lincoln
732-2204
Holy Thursday – April 21 at 7 p.m. Special music by Contemporary Choir
Easter Sunday Morning – April 24 at 9 a.m. Worship featuring special music by Chancel and Contemporary Choirs

The Community Good Friday Service
at Cumberland Presbyterian
at 7pm. Dustin Fulton (Jefferson Street Christian Church) will be preaching.

LifePointe Church of God

Goin’ Buggy for Jesus – I’m a Bee-liever Children’s & Family Worship Experience, Friday, April 22^nd & Saturday April 23^rd at 6:30 p.m. Singing, black light puppets, stories to encourage and fun, fun, fun!

Sunday, April 24^th at 10:45 a.m.  Family Day.  Bring Everyone!  An Easter like you have never experienced before!

For information or rides call 217-732-8989.

Located in downtown Lincoln at 601 Pulaski St.

Open Arms Christian Fellowship

311 Broadway, Lincoln.

Sunrise Service 6:30 AM -- Come and take a Fresh Trip to Calvary as Pastor Larry shares a message the Lord gave him while he was visiting the Holy Land.
Sunrise Breakfast 7:45 AM -- Come and enjoy breakfast casseroles, coffee, milk, juice and most of all the love God through fellowship!
Resurrection Service 9:00 AM -- Come and celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ with us. D.O.T.K. (Daughters of the King) will minister in dance. There will also be an skit/drama by our Extreme 320 Youth/D.O.T.K. led by Amanda Robbins and a drama presentation by the OACF Drama team led by Debbie Denny. Wendy Crawford will share special music.

Atlanta Christian Church
Good Friday -7 pm at Olympia South Grade School Gym Easter Sunrise - 6:30 am at ACC
9 am Donut Time Fellowship
Easter Worship - 10 am at ACC
 

Lincoln Christian Church
Maundy Thursday Service, April 21, 7:00 p.m.
"The Shadow of the Cross"
Children three years - 4th grade will have their own service.
Easter Sunday Service, April 24, 10:00 a.m.
Earl C Hargrove Chapel on the campus of Lincoln Christian University
Ron Otto preaching

Prairieland Christian Church
208 N. First St. Hartsburg, IL 62643 [phone]
Sunrise Service at 8:30 AM
Breakfast at 9:30 AM
Easter Service at 10:30 AM
Everyone is welcome!

Immanuel Lutheran
Maundy Thursday Service – 7 p.m. with communion
Good Friday Service – 7 p.m.
No Saturday night service.
Easter Sunrise Service – 6:30 a.m.
A breakfast will be served by the choir immediately following Sunrise Service.
Easter Worship – 9 a.m.

Good Shepherd
Maundy Thursday Service – 7 p.m.
Good Friday Service – 7 p.m.
Easter Service – 8 a.m. with brunch to follow

St. John’s United Church of Christ
204 Seventh Street, Lincoln
Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday, April 17th
The Sunday School children will process during the morning worship service waving palm branches in celebration of Palm Sunday. Palm crosses will be distributed at the close of the morning worship service.
Maundy Thursday, April 21st
The church will be open 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Worshippers are invited to come at their convenience between these times for a private candlelight service of the Lord’s Supper.
Good Friday, April 22nd
The community Good Friday Service will be held on Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Easter Sunday, April 24th
Easter Breakfast from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.
Celebration of the Resurrection

First Baptist Church

Fifth and Connolley; 101 Broadway
 Everyone is invited and welcome
 Sunrise service at 5:57 am at Fifth Street and Connolley Road, home of future church building.
Sunrise breakfast and devotions at 8 am, followed by Sunday school at 9 am, then Easter worship and communion at 10 am at 101 Broadway St.
 5:57, 8, 9 and 10 am

Lincoln Church of the Nazarene
Easter Communion Service -9 am
Potluck Breakfast - 9:30 am
Easter Celebration - 11 am
 

Zion Lutheran Church in New Holland
Maundy Thursday - 7 pm
Easter Service - 8 am
Easter Breakfast - 9 am

Atlanta & Ebenezer United Methodist Churches

Maundy Thursday - 7 pm Community Good Friday Service - 7 pm at Olympia South Gymnasium Easter Service - 8 am at Atlanta UMC
9 am at Ebenezer UMC

First Presbyterian Church
Lincoln
Maundy Thursday – 7 p.m. Worship Service
Good Friday – noon until 4 p.m. – Prayer Stations at the church
Easter Sunday – 10 a.m. Worship Service
 

Holy Family Parish, Lincoln
St. Mary’s Parish, Atlanta
Stations of the Cross
6:30 pm, Monday, April 18 @ St. Mary’s
Tuesday, April 19 (following the 5 pm Mass &
Novena) @ Holy Family

Reconciliation Confessions will be held from 4:30-5 pm Tuesday, April 19 @ Holy Family
HOLY WEEK
Wednesday, April 20
6:45 pm Shadow Stations (by ACT students) @ Holy Family
Holy Thursday, April 21
7 pm Mass of The Lord’s Supper followed by
Eucharistic Adoration till 10 pm @ Holy Family
Good Friday, April 22
3 pm Prayer at the Cross @ Holy Family
7 pm Shadow Stations (by ACT students) @ Holy Family
Holy Saturday, April 23
No 3:45-4:30 pm Confessions @ Holy Family
7 pm Easter Vigil Mass @ Holy Family
Easter Sunday, April 24
8 am and 10 am Masses @ Holy Family
9 am Mass @ St. Mary’s

Regulations for Lent and the Easter Triduum
Lent is the principal season of penance in the Christian year. Priests, religious and laity are strongly urged to develop and follow a program of voluntary self-denial, attentiveness to prayer, and especially to works of charity and mercy.
Everyone of 14 years of age or over is bound to
abstain from meat on all the Fridays in Lent.
Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years of age is bound to fast on Good Friday, April 22, with only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids including milk and fruit juices
are allowed. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. To disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence is a serious matter. 
 

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