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. 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. Easter Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. March 23.

Crossroads Church, 1350 Illinois Route 137, Grayslake. www.crcsbc.org. Easter Sunday services at 9 and 10:45 a.m.

Bible

Gages Lake Bible Church, 18788 W. Gages Lake Road. (847) 223-2923. Easter Sunday brunch at 10 a.m., service at 10:45 a.m. March 23.

Charismatic Orthodox Catholic

Community Church of the Holy Spirit, 25291 W. Lehmann Blvd., (a block south on Grand Avenue on Route 59), Lake Villa. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. Easter Sunday services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. March 23:

Lutheran

Bethel Lutheran Church, 5110 Grand Ave., Gurnee. (847) 244-9647. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Holy Saturday, March 22, 5:30 p.m. Communion 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. service with Holy Communion, Easter breakfast served from 7 to 10 a.m. in St. Matthew's school gym.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 824 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan. (847) 662-2535 or www.splcwaukegan.com. Easter Sunday, March 23, sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., and celebration services at 9 and 10:30 a.m., featuring the Hallelujah Chorus open to anyone so moved to join the choir. Also, an Easter Breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cost is adults, $5; children 5 to 12 years are $3; under 5 are free.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 25519 W. Route 134, Ingleside. Call (847) 546-2109. trinityonthehill.com. 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 and 9:45 a.m., breakfast at 8:30 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 101 S. Beck Road, Lindenhurst. (847) 536-7200. 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.

The United Protestant Church of Grayslake (United Methodist/United Church of Christ), 54 S. Whitney St., Grayslake. (847) 223-8131. www.upcgl.org. Holy Saturday, March 22, a children's egg hunt at 2 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 23, informal Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., followed by an Easter breakfast provided by the Men's Fellowship from 7 to 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall, Easter celebration worship services at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m., which will include music by trumpet players, Grace Notes Bell Choir, Chamber Choir and Chancel Choir. In addition, the children's choir will sing at the 10:30 a.m. service.

United Methodist of Libertyville, 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville. (847) 362-2112. Easter Sunday services at 8:30 and 10 a.m. (sign language at 10 a.m.), contemporary service at 11:15 a.m. March 23.

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. Easter Sunday, March 23, 6 a.m. sunrise service, 7 a.m. pancake breakfast, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Resurrection services.

Harvest Bible Chapel Gurnee, church offices at 5101 Washington St., Suite No. 9, Gurnee, services at Woodland Middle School, 7000 Washington St., Gurnee. www.harvestgurnee.org. Easter Sunday, March 23, service at 10 a.m.

Presbyterian

First Presbyterian Church, 219 W. Maple Ave. Libertyville. (847) 362-2174. www.firstpreslibertyville.com. 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.

Hope Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 32475 Allegheny Road, Grayslake. (847) 543-1659. www.hopeepc.net. Easter Sunday service at 10 a.m. March 23.

Kirk of the Lakes, 1500 W. Hawley St., Mundelein. (847) 949-8670. Easter Sunday, March 23, service at 9:30 a.m., breakfast at 8:30 a.m.

Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church of Prairie View, 16670 Easton Ave., Prairie View (Lincolnshire). (847) 634-3333. www.WestminsterRPC.org. 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 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 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 Saturday, March 22, 1 p.m. blessing of Easter baskets, 8 p.m. Great Pascal Vigil; Easter Sunday, March 23, 8 and 10 a.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. 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. Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil Mass at 7 p.m. March 22; Easter Sunday Masses at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. March 23.

Transfiguration, 348 W. Mill St., Wauconda. (847) 526-2400. Holy Saturday, March 22, 11 a.m. blessing of baskets (in English and Spanish), 1 p.m. blessing of baskets (in Polish), 7:30 p.m. trilingual Easter vigil; Easter Sunday, March 23, 5:30 a.m. Easter procession and Mass (in Polish), 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses in English, 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. family Masses in English; 1:30 p.m. Mass in Polish, 3 p.m. Mass in Spanish.

United Church of Christ

Community Protestant Church, United Church of Christ, 418 N. Prairie Ave. 847) 566-4000. Mundelein. 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.

Ivanhoe Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 21078 W. Highway 176, Mundelein. www.ivanhoechurch.org. Easter Sunday, March 23, a Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. led by the church youth, the Men's Club will serve a breakfast between services, and a 10 a.m. traditional worship celebration with music from both the Junior and Senior Choirs.

St. Peter United Church of Christ, 47 Church St., Lake Zurich. (847) 438-6441. www.stpeterlz.org 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.