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April 6, 2012

Easter weekend church services

Gloucester

Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington St. April 8, Easter service, 7 a.m., at Squam Rock with Schola Cantorum and its "Tableau Vivant," followed by breakfast in the Cove Room, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-281-0376. www.annisquamvillagechurch.com.

Calvary Chapel Baptist Church, 384 Washington St. April 8, Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-283-8856.

Community Church of East Gloucester, 7 Chapel St. April 8, Easter sunrise service along Bass Rocks, 6 a.m.; and Easter service at church, 9 a.m. 978-283-5527.

First Baptist Church, 38 Gloucester Ave. April 6, Good Friday Service of Silence, noon to 3 p.m. April 8, ecumenical sunrise service at Good Harbor Beach, 6 a.m.; and Easter service, 10:30 a.m. 978-283-4808.

Gloucester Assembly of God, 211 Washington St. April 6, Good Friday service, 7 p.m. April 8, Easter sunrise service at Bass Rocks, 6 a.m.; and Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-283-1736.

Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Church and Middle streets. April 8, Easter service, 10 to 11 a.m. 978-283-3410. www.gloucesteruu.org.

Gloucester United Methodist Church, 436 Washington St. April 8, Easter sunrise service at Good Harbor Beach, 6 a.m.; and Easter service, 9:30 a.m. 978-281-1040.

Holy Family Parish: St. Ann Church, 74 Pleasant St., Gloucester. April 6, Good Friday service of the Lord's Passion and Communion, 7 p.m. April 7, Solemn Easter Vigil Mass, 7:30 p.m. April 8, Easter services, 8 and 10:30 a.m. St. Joachim Church, 60 Broadway, Rockport. April 6, Good Friday service of the Lord's Passion and communion, 3 p.m. April 8, Easter services, 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Orthodox Congregational Church of Lanesville, 1120 Washington St. April 6, Good Friday service, 7 p.m. April 8, Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-283-2345. www.lanesvillechurch.org.

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, 142 Prospect St. April 6, Good Friday service, 5:30 p.m. April 7, Easter Vigil, 7 p.m. April 8, Easter services, 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:45 a.m. 978-283-1490.

St. John's Episcopal Church, 48 Middle St. April 6, Stations of the Cross, noon; children's liturgy, 4:30 p.m.; and liturgy, 7:30 p.m. April 7, Easter Vigil, 7:30 p.m. (bring bells to ring and dessert to share). April 8, Easter services, 8 and 10:30 a.m. www.stjohnsgloucester.org.

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington St. April 6, Good Friday solemn service with veneration of the cross, 7 p.m. April 7, church open for prayer. April 8, Easter sunrise service at Good Harbor Beach, 6 a.m.; and Easter service, 10 a.m., with music and children's egg hunt. 978-283-6550. www.stpaulcapeann.org.

Trinity Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 70 Middle St. April 8, Easter service, 10:30 a.m. 978-283-1442.

Union Congregational Church, 3 Norman Ave., Magnolia. April 8, Easter service, 9:15 a.m. 978-525-3346.

West Gloucester Trinitarian Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 488 Essex Ave. April 8, Easter sunrise service in the grove, 6:30 a.m., followed by breakfast in church vestry, 7 a.m.; and Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-283-2817.

Rockport

Christian Science Society of Rockport, 2 Beach St. April 8, Sunday service, 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church, 4 High St. at Harvey Park. April 6, Good Friday prayer vigil, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 8, Easter sunrise service at Rockport Headlands, 6:30 a.m.; and Easter service, 10:30 a.m. www.FirstBaptistRockport.org. 978-546-6121.

First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 12 School St. April 6, Good Friday service, noon; and Stations of the Cross, 12:30 p.m. April 8, Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-546-6638.

Pigeon Cove Chapel, 155 Granite St. April 8, Easter sunrise service, 6:30 a.m., followed by pancake breakfast, 7:15 a.m.; and Easter service, 9:15 a.m. 978-546-2523.

Holy Family Parish: St. Ann Church, 74 Pleasant St., Gloucester. April 6, Good Friday service of the Lord's Passion and Communion, 7 p.m. April 7, Solemn Easter Vigil Mass, 7:30 p.m. April 8, Easter services, 8 and 10:30 a.m. St. Joachim Church, 60 Broadway, Rockport. April 6, Good Friday service of the Lord's Passion and communion, 3 p.m. April 8, Easter services, 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Rockport United Methodist Church, 36 Broadway. April 8, Easter service, 11 a.m. 978-546-2093.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 24 Broadway. April 6, Good Friday Liturgy of the Day, noon. April 7, Great Vigil of Easter, 8 p.m. April 8, Easter services, 8 and 10:15 a.m. 978-546-3421.

Unitarian Universalist Society, 4 Cleaves St. April 6, Good Friday service, 7 p.m. April 8, Easter service, 10:30 a.m. 978-546-2989.

Manchester

First Baptist Church, 20 School St. April 6, Good Friday service at Sacred Heart, noon. April 8, Easter service, 10:45 a.m. 978-526-4283. www.ManchesterBaptist.com.

First Parish Church, Congregational, Central Street. April 6, Good Friday service, noon, at Sacred Heart sanctuary, School Street. April 8, ecumenical sunrise service at Singing Beach, 6 a.m. April 8, Easter service, 10 a.m. 978-526-7661.

Sacred Heart Church, 62 School St. April 6, Good Friday, noon, Ecumenical service for all churches, Passion of the Lord; 7 p.m. service at St John the Baptist Church, Essex. April 7, Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart, 8 p.m. April 8, Easter service, 8:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart; 10 a.m. service at St. John's, Essex. Sunrise services: Manchester, Singing Beach, 6:12 a.m.; Essex, Conomo Point, 6:15 a.m., followed by breakfast at St. John's. 978-526-1263.

Essex

Emmanuel Community Church, 180 Western Ave. 978-768-6180.

First Congregational Church, 39 Main St. 978-768-7855.

First Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist, 59 Main St. April 8, Easter sunrise service (with Essex churches), 6:15 a.m., at Conomo Point, followed by breakfast at St. John the Baptist Church, 54 Main St., Essex. All welcome. Call Rev. Art McDonald at 978-768-3690.

North Shore Bible Church, 65 Eastern Ave., Sunday service, 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 978-768-3539.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 54 Main St. April 8, Easter sunrise service (with Essex churches), 6:15 a.m., at Conomo Point, followed by breakfast at St. John's, 54 Main St. All welcome. Call Rev. Art McDonald at 978-768-3690.

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