Easter Egg Hunts and Services: Schedule of Easter Events

Easter falls on Sunday, March 31 this year, so stock up on Cadbury Creme Eggs now!

Whether you want to attend an egg hunt, church service or get your child’s photo taken with the Easter Bunny, check out our list of Easter events happening in Belleville and Nutley.

Nutley children in grades two through six are invited to take part in the annual flashlight egg hunt on Thursday. The Reinheimer Park event starts at dusk. Children will hunt for over 1,500 eggs filled with prizes and candy, including an egg with a Grand Prize gold token that nets the winner a huge chocolate prize basket.

Church services: Belleville and Nutley have over 20 churches; check out our directory of religious insitutions here for information. 

Nutley's Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Holy Week Schedule is available online here. 

Nutley's St. Mary's Church Holy Week Schedule is available online here.

Nutley's Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Holy Week Schedule is available online here. 

Belleville's St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is holding special masses and events throughout Holy week in both Spanish and English, including a Good Friday Living Stations of the Cross event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The schedule is below. 

Tuesday Mar 26: Parish Penitential Celebration at 7:30 p.m.; Holy Thursday Mar 28: Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday Mar 29: Commemoration of the Lord’s Supper at 3 p.m. in English and 7:30 p.m. in Spanish; Holy Easter Vigil Saturday Mar 30 at 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday Mar 31 Masses: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:15 a.m. (in Spanish at the School Auditorium), 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.(Spanish). 

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