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Celebrating Easter in Walpole

After two years of pandemic life, Easter Sunday is a great opportunity to give church a try

Sunrise at Union Congregational Church in East Walpole on Easter morning (April 4, 2021)
Sunrise at Union Congregational Church in East Walpole on Easter morning (April 4, 2021) (Aaron Shepherd)

Sunday April 17 is Easter Sunday, and churches around Walpole will be marking the day with services and community events

Easter is about new beginnings; if ever there was an ideal time to begin or resume attending church, Easter is it!

Below is a list of worship and event opportunities around Walpole, with links for further information.

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Walpole Catholic Collaborative - Blessed Sacrament (10 Diamond Street) and St. Mary Church (176 Washington Street)

Mass will be celebrated at Blessed Sacrament at 8 am, 9:30 am (this is the "Family Mass"), and 11 am. Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 11:30 am.

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Union Congregational Church - 55 Rhoades Avenue

A sunrise service will be held at 6:30 AM outside in Bird Park, adjacent to the church parking lot. Following the service, there will be a FREE community breakfast held in the church Fellowship Hall.

The Easter Sunday Worship Service will take place inside the sanctuary at 10:15 AM (in-person and livestreamed on Facebook).

A Community Easter Egg hunt in Bird Park will follow the service at 11:30 AM.

United Church in Walpole - 30 Common Street

Worship service will take place at 10:00 AM (in-person and livestreamed on the church's website and social media pages)

Epiphany Parish of Walpole - 62 Front Street

There will be worship services at 9 am and 11 am (in-person) and will be followed by fellowship time.

South Walpole United Methodist Church - 1886 Washington Street

Worship service will begin at 10 am (in-person and livestreamed on the church's Facebook page).

All Nations Worship Center- 429 Main Street

The Easter Sunday Family Service begins at 9:00 AM (in-person and livestreamed on Facebook).

Ingreja Palavra de Vida (Word of Life Church) - 32 Main Street

Worship (in Portuguese) takes place at 10 am (in-person and livestreamed on the church's social media pages), as well as a Youth Worship service at 8 pm.

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