Easter Services and Egg Hunts

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 (much less traumatic than Santa Claus), check out our list of Easter events happening in Hillsborough.

Take the kids to enjoy the egg hunts offered at Pheasant's Landing and at Hillsborough High School. 

Pheasant's Landing's popular egg hunt, sponsored with the Rotary Club of Hillsborough, begins at 11 a.m. Saturday in the lawn in front of the restaurant. The free event for kids up to 8 years old offers "Golden egg prizes," as well as photos with the Easter bunny, refreshments and more.

Crossroads Community Church is sponsoring the Easter Egg Hunt at Hillsborough High, which will be held from 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sunday. Kids in up to the fifth-grade are welcome to participate. Send an email to the church to register or for more information (you can also call 908-431-4373).

You'll need to bring your own basket to either event.

Church services begin Thursday at several local churches:

Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church

Holy Thursday

• 8:30am: Morning Prayer
• 7:30pm: Mass of the Lord's Supper
• 9:30pm: Tenebrae

Good Friday

• 8:30am: Morning Prayer
• 2:00pm: Stations of the Cross (Outdoors, Bilingual)
• 3:15pm: Veneration of the Cross (Bilingual)
• 7:00pm: Stations of the Cross (Bilingual)

Holy Saturday

• 8:30am: Morning Prayer
• 11:00am: Blessing of Good
• 8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass. No Mass at 5:00pm or 6:30pm.

Easter Sunday

• Normal Sunday schedule. Overflow Masses in the gym

St. Joseph's Church

Holy Thursday

• 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper

Good Friday

• Noon: Stations of the Cross
• 7:30 pm: The Liturgy of the Passion & Death of the Lord.

Holy Saturday

• Noon: Blessing of the Food – Hospitality Room
• 8pm: Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday

• Masses: 7:15 am, 9:30 am and 11:30 am
• No Mass at 6 pm

Faith Lutheran Church

Maundy Thursday

• 7:30 pm: Confession, Holy Communion
• “The Vigil at the Altar”: Members are invited to spend an hour in meditation and prayer in the sanctuary or at home. Maundy Thursday 9 p.m. to 3 p.m. Good Friday.

Good Friday

• 7:30 pm: The Adoration of the Cross
• Saturday
• 7:30 pm: Easter Vigil 
• Easter Day Worship
• Worship services at 8 am, 9:30 am and 11 am. Holy Communion will be celebrated at all services.

Christian Community Church

Good Friday

• 8 pm: Good Friday Services

Easter

• 11 am: Easter Sunday services

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