November 21, 2024
Religion

Holy Week: From palms to sunrise services

Following is a list of area services from Palm Sunday through Easter:

Bangor – Easter Sunrise Service by Columbia Street Baptist and Essex Street Baptist churches at 6:30 a.m. March 23, at Thomas Hill Standpipe.

Bangor – Holy Thursday 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday 7 p.m. March 21; Holy Saturday 8 p.m. March 22; and Easter Sunday, 10:15 a.m. March 23, St. Johns Catholic Church, 207 York St.

Bangor – Palm Sunday open house 10 a.m. March 16; Easter Sunday celebration 10 a.m. March 23, Abundant Life Church, 1404 Broadway, 945-5577.

Bangor – Maple Syrup Communion 10 a.m. March 16; Easter service 10 a.m. March 23; Humor service 10 a.m. March 30, Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor, 120 Park St., 947-7009.

Dexter – Holy Week Masses: 7 p.m. March 20, 3 p.m. March 21, and 10:15 a.m. March 23, St. Anne’s, 59 Free St., 564-2842.

Dover-Foxcroft – Holy Week Masses: 7 p.m. March 21, 7:30 p.m. March 22 and 9 a.m. March 23, St. Thomas Aquinas, 45 High St.; 564-2842.

Dover-Foxcroft – Blood drive, 1-6 p.m. March 21, Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, 824 West Main St., 564-2872.

Ellsworth – Passion Week events: Palm Sunday 10 a.m. March 16 Apostolic Advance, 6:30 March 17 and 18; Resurrection Sunday, 10 a.m. March 23, The Church of Life and Praise, 321 State St. 667-4308.

Frankfort – Palm and Passion Sunday 9 a.m. March 16; Maundy Thursday service of Tenebrae 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday noon-3 p.m. for prayer, March 21; Easter Vigil 7 p.m. March 22; Easter worship 9 a.m. March 23, Frankfort Congregational Church, Main Road, 223-5762; Easter Sunrise service on West Hill in Frankfort followed by potluck breakfast at the church.

Hampden – Easter Sunday Mass for St. Matthew’s and St. Gabriel’s Catholic churches, 10:30 a.m. March 23, Hampden Academy Gymnasium, 862-4735.

Jonesport – “Behold the Lamb,” free Easter drama, presented by The Pentecostals, 7 p.m. March 14-16 and 21-23, Jonesport Pentecostal Church, Highway 187, Indian River Road, 497-2808, 497-3100 or www.pojmaine.com.

Lincoln – Maundy Thursday Service of Tenebrae, 7 p.m. March 20; Easter Sunrise Service 6 a.m.; breakfast 6:30-7:30 a.m. to benefit Pilgrim Lodge Fund; Easter worship 9 a.m. March 23, First Congregational Church of Lincoln, 19 School St.

Mars Hill – Southern gospel songs sung by the Rev. Richard Bell 6 p.m. March 23, Mars Hill Full Gospel Assembly, 9 Maple St., 425-6661.

Milo – Good Friday 3 p.m. March 21, and Easter 11 a.m. March 23, Sts. Francis Xavier & Paul the Apostle, 128 Riverside St.; 564-2842.

North Searsport – Palm Sunday 8:45 a.m. March 16; Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday noon-3 p.m. March 21; Easter breakfast 7:30 a.m. and Easter Worship Service 8:45 a.m. March 23, North Searsport United Methodist Church, Mount Ephraim Road; 548-2239.

Old Town – Passover meal 6 p.m. and worship with communion at 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday 7 p.m. March 21, United Methodist Church; Easter Sunrise service 6:30 a.m. at the Riverfront Gazebo for UMC and Federated Church of Stillwater; Easter breakfast 7:30 a.m. March 23, Stillwater Church, bring an egg; Easter worship 9 a.m. at Federated Church and 10:45 a.m. at United Methodist; 827-3559.

Orono – Palm Sunday, 10:15 a.m. March 16; Maundy Thursday supper and communion 6 p.m. March 20; Tenebrae service 7 p.m. March 21, 10:15 a.m. March 23, Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St.; Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 a.m. March 23, at Penobscot Valley Country Club. 866-3655.

Orrington – Good Friday, 7 p.m. March 21; Sunrise breakfast Easter Sunday 8 a.m. March 23, Orrington Center Church, 468 Dow Road; 825-3492.

Pittsfield – Holy Week Masses: 7 p.m. March 20 and 21, 7:30 p.m. March 22, and 8:30 a.m. March 23, at St. Agnes Parish, 238 Detroit St., 564-2842.

Portland – Catholic Network of Volunteers Service is offering a free copy of “Response 2008,” a directory of full-time faith-based volunteer opportunities in all 50 states of the United States and in more than 100 countries. Call 1-800-543-5046 or visit www.cnvs.org.

Searsport – Palm Sunday 11 a.m. March 16; Good Friday noon-3 p.m. March 21; Good Friday, 7 p.m. March 21, Searsport Full Gospel Church; Easter Sunrise Service 6 a.m. March 23, Searsport Wharf, off Steamboat Avenue, 548-2239.

Searsport – Easter Worship Service 11 a.m. March 23, Searsport United Methodist Church, 43 East Main St.; 548-2239.

Veazie – Noon-3 p.m. for individual prayer, March 21; 10:15 a.m. March 23; Sacred Song Sunday, 10:15 a.m. March 30, Veazie Congregational Church, 1404 State St., 947-8878.

West Brooksville – Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday 10 a.m. March 16; Good Friday noon March 21; Easter worship 7 a.m. March 23, West Brooksville Congregational Church, 1827 Coastal Road. Breakfast after the early service. Family Easter service at 10 a.m.


Have feedback? Want to know more? Send us ideas for follow-up stories.

comments for this post are closed

You may also like