JAY – Bean’s Corner Baptist Church will celebrate the Easter season with a Good Friday service and special events on Easter Sunday, including a cantata by the church choir.

The Good Friday service will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, April 9, and will feature readings and music related to the crucifixion of Jesus.

Activities on Easter Sunday will begin with a “Son-Arose” service at 8 a.m. followed by a breakfast. The Sunday School hour at 9:15 will feature a family film on the Easter message.

During the worship service at 10:30 a.m., the choir, under the direction of Don Waterhouse and accompanied by Verna Pike, will present a 35-minute cantata, “Because He Lives.”

“The public is welcome to all the services and programs,” said the pastor, the Rev. Roger Nauss.

There will be no evening service. The church is at the intersection of routes 156 and 133.
Sunrise service in Wilton
WILTON – An Easter sunrise service will start at 6 a.m. at 211 Orchard Drive at Colby Miller Road. The service includes music, readings and prayer in celebration of the resurrection. All are welcome. A free breakfast will follow at 6:45 a.m. at the First Congregational Church on Main Street.
Service at Masonic Temple
FARMINGTON – Pilgrim Commandery No. 19 will hold its annual Easter service at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 11, at the Masonic Temple on Main Street.

All sir knights and Masons, invited sons and grandsons are welcome to attend. The service will be followed by breakfast. There is a minimum charge for the breakfast.
Amazing Grace’ musical
FARMINGTON – A musical, “The Amazing Grace of Jesus,” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Good Friday, April 9, at Trinity United Methodist Church.

This will be an evening of reflection through narration and music. This musical presentation was compiled by Sandra Hoyt, Trinity’s director of music, and will be sung by members of the choir.

Trinity’s choir includes Darlene Mooar, Ellie Long, Alice Redfield, Judith Tracy, Diane Bolduc, Annette Backus, Deb Farley, James W. Farley, James A. Farley, Clinton Savage and Jennie Ferris.

Refreshments will follow the music in fellowship hall. There is no charge for this performance. An offering will be taken to support missions throughout the world.
Ecumenical sunrise service
FARMINGTON – The annual Farmington-area ecumenical Easter sunrise service will begin at about 6 a.m. Sunday, April 11, on Voter Hill in West Farmington.

All are invited to gather quietly in the early dawn to wait for sunrise and then join in a half-hour service of familiar Easter hymns, prayer and Bible readings, which celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The service will be held adjacent to the intersection in the yard of Dr. Paul and Sue Taylor. Muffins and beverages will be served indoors for worshippers by members of Old South Congregational Church and the Taylors following the service.

Voter Hill is about two miles from the Farmington bridge and traffic signals. The first mile passes Maxwell’s Market, turns left onto Morrison Hill Road and then turns right onto Voter Hill. Turn left and go straight up for another mile to the intersection with Mohawk Drive. Parking is along the sides of the road.

Since 1977, an Easter sunrise service has been held in any kind of weather and is sponsored by the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry. Coordinators this year are Peg Morrill, April Hilton and Irene Berry.

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