Lake Co. Easter services

Anglican

Anglican Chapel of the Holy Cross, 500 Park Ave. Unit 102, Lake Villa. (847) 543-7371 www.holycross-anglican.org Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, March 17-19; Maundy Thursday, March 20, liturgy at 7 p.m.; Good Friday Liturgy at 7 p.m. March 21; Great Vigil of Easter at 7 p.m. Saturday March 22, during which the first Eucharist of Easter will be celebrated with appropriate festival music and after the Eucharist, a spread of heavy appetizers will be offered as the congregation gathers for fellowship.

Baptist

Crosspoint Church, 27430 W. Nippersink Road, Ingleside. at (847) 587-7722. www.thecrosspointchurch.org. Good Friday Worship Service at 7 p.m. March 21 with Communion; Easter Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. March 23.

Crossroads Church, 1350 Illinois Route 137, Grayslake. www.crcsbc.org. Good Friday Service at 6:30 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday services at 9 and 10:45 a.m.

Charismatic Orthodox Catholic

Community Church of the Holy Spirit, 25291 W. Lehmann Blvd., (a block south on Grand Avenue on Route 59), Lake Villa. Passover Seder will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, the service is a re-enactment of the meal Jesus ate at Passover that includes a celebration of the Holy Eucharist; Viewing of the Passion of Christ will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Good Friday, March 21; Vigil of Lights at 9 p.m. Holy Saturday, March 22; Easter Sunday Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. March 23.

Christian Church

Community Christian Church, 1970 Riverwoods Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 945-8824. www.ccclincolnshire.org. Good Friday, March 21, church open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for prayers and meditation; Saturday, March 22, annual Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival 2 to 4 p.m. for children fifth grade and under with their families; Easter Sunday, March 23, services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Child Care at 10 a.m. service. Easter breakfast served between services.

Episcopal

Annunciation of Our Lady Episcopal Church, 5725 Stearns School Road, Gurnee. (847) 336-3730. Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday noon reading of the Passion and 7 p.m. the Stations of the Cross March 21; Holy Saturday Great Vigil of Easter at 11 p.m. March 22, followed by a champagne reception; Easter Sunday, March 23, services at 8 and 10 a.m. (childcare available at the 10 a.m. service.)

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 31 Park Ave. (Lake Street and Park Avenue), Grayslake. (847) 223-2310. www.standrewsgrayslake.org. Holy Wednesday, March 20, 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross; Maundy Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m. service and foot washing; Good Friday, March 22, noon and 7 p.m. services; Holy Saturday, March 22, Easter Vigil at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, services at 8 and 10 a.m., Easter Egg Hunt to follow later service.

St. Lawrence Episcopal Church, 125 W. Church St., Libertyville. (847) 362-2110. www.stlawrencechurch.org. Maundy Thursday service and Agape Meal at 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday services at noon with Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, March 22, the Great Vigil of Easter, complete with story telling, at 7:30 p.m.; Easter will be celebrated at 7:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday, March 23.

Evangelical Covenant

Libertyville Covenant Church, 250 S. St. Mary's Road, Libertyville. (847) 362-3308. www.libcov.org. Maundy Thursday Communion service at 7:30 p.m. March 20; Easter Sunday services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. March 23.

Evangelical Free

Evangelical Free Church of Libertyville, 431 W. Austin Ave., Libertyville. (847) 362-8155. Good Friday service at 7 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. March 23:

Lutheran

Bethel Lutheran Church, 5110 Grand Ave., Gurnee. (847) 244-9647. Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday service at 7 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, sunrise service at 6 a.m., festival services at 8 and 10:45 a.m., Easter breakfast in Parish hall after 6 and 8 a.m. assemblies

Grace Lutheran, 501 Valley Park Drive, Libertyville. (847) 367-7050. www.aboutgracelutheran.org. Maundy Thursday Seder worship with Communion service at 7:30 p.m. March 20; Good Friday family worship service at 1 p.m. with a light lunch at 12:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. service of darkness March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, 8:30 and 10 a.m. festival worship with Communion, Easter brunch from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 29700 N. St. Mary's Road, Libertyville. (847) 367-4060. www.holycrosschurch.org. Maundy Thursday Communion service at 7:30 p.m., March 20; Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, services at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, 25225 W. Ivanhoe Road, Wauconda. (847) 526-7161. www.messiah-wauconda.org. Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday, services at 12:30 and 7 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, 7:30, 9 and 10:45 a.m. services, breakfast served from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Easter Egg Hunt for children following the 10:45 a.m. service.

St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 10 S. Lake St., Mundelein. Maundy Thursday service with Communion at 2 p.m. March 20; Good Friday, March 21, Children's Way of the Cross at 10 a.m., service of reconciliation at 7 p.m., prayer vigil at 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., pancake breakfast from 7:30-10:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. traditional service, 10:45 a.m. contemporary service.

St. John Lutheran Church, 501 W. Park Ave., Libertyville. Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. March 20; Good Friday services at noon and 7 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., breakfast at 7:30 a.m., festival service 9 a.m.

St. John Lutheran (Missouri synod), Route 176, Island Lake. (847) 526-7614. Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m. March 20; Good Friday Tenebrae service at 7:30 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, services at 6:30 (sunrise) and 9 a.m. (festival), breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

St. Matthew Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), 24500 N. Old McHenry Road, Hawthorn Woods. (847) 438-7709. Maundy Thursday, March 20, noon and 7 p.m. services of Holy Communion; Good Friday, March 21, noon with Holy Communion, 7 p.m. Tenebrae service; Easter Saturday, March 22, 5:30 p.m. service; Easter Sunday, March 23, 6 a.m. sunrise service with Holy Communion, 9:30 a.m. contemporary service with Holy Communion, 8 and 10:45 a.m. with Holy Communion, Easter breakfast served from 7 to 10 a.m. in St. Matthew's school gym.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 25519 W. Route 134, Ingleside. Call (847) 546-2109. trinityonthehill.com. Maundy Thursday services at 7:30 p.m. with Communion March 20; Good Friday services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 21; Holy Saturday, March 22, Easter vigil at 7:30 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, Resurrection services with Communion. at 8 and 10 a.m. March 23, with Easter breakfast being served at 9 a.m.

Methodist

Antioch United Methodist Church, 848 Main St., Antioch. (847) 395-1259. Easter Sunday, March 23, worship services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served after each service and Sunday School will hold an Easter egg hunt between services. Children must be preregistered for this event.

Federated Church of Wauconda (United Methodist-American Baptist affiliated), 200 S. Barrington Road, Wauconda. (847) 526-8471. www.federatedchurchofwauconda.com. Easter Sunday, March 23, services at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:45 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 101 S. Beck Road, Lindenhurst. (847) 536-7200. Maundy Thursday, Seder Meal, at 6 p.m. March 20 (bring a dish to pass); Easter, Sunday, March 23, 9 a.m. worship service, 10:45 a.m. Easter brunch, free (goodwill offering accepted), Easter egg hunt will be held following the brunch.

Nondenominational

Chain of Lakes Community Bible Church, 43 W. Grass Lake Road, just east of Route 83, Lake Villa. (847) 838-0103. www.clcbc.com. Good Friday services at 6 and 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, 6 a.m. sunrise service, 7 a.m. pancake breakfast, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Resurrection services.

Presbyterian

First Presbyterian Church, 219 W. Maple Ave. Libertyville. (847) 362-2174. www.firstpreslibertyville.com. Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. service in the Chapel March 20; Good Friday 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae service March 21 in the sanctuary; Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. chapel service with worship band, 10 a.m. festival service with brass, choir and organ. Sunday School at 10 a.m. for children ages 2 through eighth grade. Childcare available at both services.

Kirk of the Lakes, 1500 W. Hawley St., Mundelein. (847) 949-8670. Good Friday Tenebrae service at 7:30 p.m. March 21; Easter Sunday, March 23, service at 9:30 a.m.

Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church of Prairie View, 16670 Easton Ave., Prairie View (Lincolnshire). (847) 634-3333. www.WestminsterRPC.org. Good Friday service, "The Original Songs of Good Friday: Singing the Passover Psalms as Christian Hymns" at 7 p.m. March 21; Easter morning service will be held at 10:45 March 23.

Roman Catholic

St. Gilbert's, 301 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake. (847) 223-4731. Holy Thursday, March 20, 8 a.m. morning prayer, 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper, adoration in Chapel until 11 p.m.; Good Friday, March 21, 8 a.m. morning prayer, 3 p.m. Living Stations of the Cross, 7:30 p.m. Celebration of the Lord's Passion; Holy Saturday, March 22, 8 a.m. morning prayer, 2 p.m. Blessing of Food Baskets, 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil; Easter Sunday, March 23, 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. Mass (church & chapel), noon Mass (church).

St. Joseph, 121 E. Maple Ave., Libertyville. (847) 362-2073. Holy Thursday, March 20, morning prayer at 9 a.m., Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:30 p.m., adoration until Midnight; Good Friday, March 21, morning prayer at 9 a.m., Solemn Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at 3 p.m., Taize Prayer at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, March 22, morning prayer at 9 a.m., blessing of Easter food at 1 p.m., (no 5 p.m. liturgy), Great Easter Vigil at 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, Masses at 7:15, 9 and 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., 10:45 a.m. family Mass

St. Peter Church, 27570 Volo Village Road, Volo. (815) 385-5496. www.stpetervolo.org. Holy Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m. Solemn Mass of the Last Supper (Ordinary Form), stripping of the altar; adoration at the repository until midnight; Good Friday, March 21, 2 p.m. Outdoor Stations of the Cross, 3 p.m. Liturgical Commemoration of the Lord's Passion, beginning of the Novena to the Divine Mercy (following the service); Holy Saturday, March 22, 1 p.m. blessing of Easter baskets, 8 p.m. Great Pascal Vigil; Easter Sunday, March 23, 8 p.m. and 10 p. m. Mass (English), 12:15 p.m. Mass (Latin), 6 p.m. Mass (Spanish).

St. Pius V Shrine, 30 Miller Road, Lake Zurich. (847) 438-4909. www.StPiusVShrine.org. Traditional Latin Tridentine Mass. Maundy Thursday Mass at 7:30 p.m. March 20; Good Friday Liturgy begins with Stations of the Cross at 2:30 p.m. March 21; Easter Vigil 10:30 p.m. March 22; Easter Sunday Mass at 9 a.m.

St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Route 173, a half-mile east of Route 45, Antioch. 847) 395-3474. Daily Masses during Holy Week at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Wednesday; Mass for Holy Thursday at 7 p.m. March 20, followed by an Adoration Vigil at the Altar of Repose from 8:30 until 10 p.m.; Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at noon and a Celebration of the Lord's Passion at 7 p.m. March 21; Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil Mass at 7 p.m. March 22; Easter Sunday Masses at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. March 23.

United Church of Christ

Community Protestant Church, United Church of Christ, 418 N. Prairie Ave. 847) 566-4000. Mundelein. Maundy Thursday, March 20, 6:30 p.m., potluck supper in Fellowship Hall, followed by "Shadows," a musical Tenebrae service presented by the Community Protestant Church choir at 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday, March 21, 7:30 p.m., Ivanhoe Congregational Church will join the two United Churches of Christ in a service of the Word and Holy Communion, held at Community Protestant Church; Easter Sunday, March 23, 6:30 a.m. sunrise service provided by the Joint Youth Ministry of Community Protestant Church and Ivanhoe Congregational Church will feature contemporary music provided by the youth and Holy Communion at Ivanhoe Congregational Church, Mundelein, traditional Communion services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at Community Protestant Church.

St. Peter United Church of Christ, 47 Church St., Lake Zurich. (847) 438-6441. www.stpeterlz.org Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m. March 20; Good Friday, March 21, Choral Cantata at 7:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday, March 22, Casual Service at 5 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, 7:30 a.m. sunrise service, 9 and 10:30 a.m. Easter worship

Unitarian Universalist

Prairie Circle Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Bryon Colby Barn, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake. call (847) 604-1908. www.prairiecircleuuc.org. Easter Service at 9:15 a.m. March 23.