OSCEOLA COUNTY — Local churches will hold special services during Holy Week, the week before Easter Sunday.
Below is a list of churches and their respective Holy Week schedules:
Evart
Calvary Baptist Church, 636 N Oak St.
- Easter service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
Evart United Methodist Church, 619 N. Cherry
- Community-wide service at Noon on Friday, April 18
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 9878 U.S. 1
- Seder Meal and Mass at 6 p.m. at the Marion VFW Post No. 6015, 530 Main St., on Thursday, April 17
- Stations of the Cross at Noon, Solemn Service at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 603 E. Main St. in Marion
- Easter Mass at 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
Hersey
Hersey United Methodist Church, 200 W 2nd St.
- Free Easter Dinner from 1 to 5 p.m.
Reed City
Liberty Baptist, 485 Old U.S. 131
- Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Easter Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
Reed City First Baptist Church, 4151 Wild Turkey Trail
- Easter breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
- Easter Cantata at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
Reed City United Methodist Church, 503 S. Chestnut St.
- Service and performance of “The Last Supper” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17
- Stations of the Cross at noon, beginning at the depot and continuing to the church on Friday, April 18. A short service will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
- Bible reading vigil from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 19
- Easter services at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. in the Memorial Garden on Sunday, April 20. Following the 7 a.m. service, a pot luck will take place.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 435 W. 5th
- Maunday Thursday service at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17
- Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Easter Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 20
Trinity Lutheran Church, 19778 U.S. 10
- Maunday Thursday service at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17
- Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Easter services at 6:30 and 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
Big Rapids
First Baptist Church, 200 S. Stewart Ave.
- An Easter breakfast will be held at 10 a.m. on April 20 at the church. The morning worship celebration will begin at 11 a.m., with the adult ensemble presenting “It Will Take A Cross.” All are welcome to attend.
First United Methodist Church, 304 Elm St.
- The Community Good Friday service, involving the United Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids United Methodist Parish and the First United Methodist Church, will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 18, at the First United Methodist Church. The public is welcome to attend.
- Easter Sunrise service will be led by church youth at 7 a.m. on April 20, followed by a breakfast at 7:45 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.
- Easter Worship Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the church
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 726 Fuller Ave.
- Maundy Thursday, held with the United Church and the Big Rapids United Methodist Parish, will begin with a potluck meal at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with a service of readings at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.
- Easter Sunday worship will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 323 S. State St.
- Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17
- Good Friday and Veneration of the Cross at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Relighting of the Paschal Flame and Festal Communion at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 408 W. Bellevue St.
- Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17
- Good Friday Chief service at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Good Friday Tenebrae service at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18
- Easter Divine service at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 20
The United Church of Big Rapids, 120 S. State St.
- Easter Sunday services will begin at 9:30 a.m. on April 20, at the United Church
