The next week is just packed with events both secular and religious as Christians mark the death of Jesus Christ and celebrate His resurrection.
From Easter egg and Easter bone hunts, to Palm Sunday services, from commemorations of the last supper and Jesus washing the feet of his disciples to Friday’s solemn Stations of the Cross, events take place all over Delaware.
Egg Hunts and more
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sunday, and April 18-19. Additional activities. Milburn Orchards, 1495 Appleton Road, Elkton. (410) 398-1349, $7. www.milburnorchards.com
Easter Bunny Express One-hour round-trip ride to Ashland with the Easter Bunny. Departs at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and April 18-19. Wilmington & Western Railroad Greenbank Station, 2201 Newport-Gap Pike. (302) 998-1930. $16-$18, free/younger than 2. www.wwrr.com
Easter Egg Hunt Hunts start every half hour and all get a prize. Additional activities. 11 a.m. Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday and April 19, 21. Milburn Orchards, 1495 Appleton Road, Elkton. (410) 398-1349 $6/child; $3/adult. www.milburnorchards.com
Newark’s Annual Egg Hunt All children should bring a basket or bag to collect their goodies. State Park fees will be in effect. 10 a.m. Saturday. White Clay Creek State Park – Carpenter Recreation Center, off Del. 896, Newark. (302) 368-6900. www.destateparks.com
PAWS for People Easter Bone Hunt Hunt starts at 1:30, refreshments at 2. Bring a basket. Treats and activities for animals and people. 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Blue Hen Bed & Breakfast, 1202 Nottingham Road, Newark. (302) 351-5622. $8, $5/child, free/dogs.
Rose Hill Community Center Easter Egg Hunt For ages 1-12; parents or caregivers must attend. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Rose Hill Community Center, 19 Lambson Lane, New Castle. BAnderson@rosehillcommunitycenter.org.
Easter Stories Preschoolers’ story time, craft. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Kent County Public Library, 497 S. Red Haven Lane, Dover. 698-6440. Free. www.co.kent.de.us
RELIGIOUS EVENTS SATURDAY
Easter Party For K-5 will include drawing, games and refreshment. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Grace Church, 13 Pennington St., Middletown. (302) 545-5038. gracemiddletownde.com.
Vigil and Liturgies Gather with palm branches in St. Polycarp at a 5 p.m. vigil, followed by showing of “The Passion of the Christ.” St. Polycarp Catholic Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna. (302) 653-8279.
Vigilia de Domingo De Ramos/ Palm Sunday Vigil 5 p.m., St. Michael the Archangel/Mary Mother of Peace Parish, 202 Edward St., Georgetown; 6:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1010 W. Fourth St., Wilmington. (302) 576-4100; 7 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 801 N. Du Pont Highway, New Castle; 7 p.m. St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 2503 Centerville Road, Mill Creek. 633-4910; 7 p.m. St. Agnes Catholic Church, 150 S. Queen St., Rising Sun. (410) 658-9422; 7 p.m. Saint Mary, Refuge of Sinners, Cambridge; 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 532 Stein Highway, Seaford; 7:30 p.m. Saints Peter and Paul, Easton.
PALM SUNDAY
“The Choice” Dramatic presentation of the Gospel from creation to Christ’s return. 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Faith Community Church, 2240 S. Du Pont Highway, Camden. (302) 697-1673. Free.
Vigil and Liturgies 8 and 10:45 a.m. Palm Sunday liturgies. St. Polycarp Catholic Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna. (302) 653-8279.
Chruches Join for Procession of Palms Members of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church and Church of the Holy City Swedenborgian Church, one block from each other, meet at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Broom Streets to bless palm branches and begin Holy Week services. 9:45 a.m. Sunday. (302) 652-7623.
Domingo De Ramos/ Palm Sunday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1010 W. Fourth St., Wilmington. (302) 576-4100; 11 a.m. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 8734 Old Westover Marion Road, Westover, Md. (410) 651-4111; 12:30 p.m. St. Michael the Archangel/Mary Mother of Peace Parish, 202 Edward St., Georgetown; 1 p.m. Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont; 1 p.m. Holy Angels Catholic Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark; 1:30 p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 35318 Church Road, Frankford; 2 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 321 E. Main St., Middletown; 4 p.m. April 13. St. Dennis Catholic Church, 154 N. Main St., Galena, Md. (410) 648-5145; Bilingual service. 5 p.m. St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 514 Camden Ave., Salisbury, Md. (410) 742-6443; Bilingual service. 7 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 522 Main St., Marydel, Md. (410) 482-8939; 7 p.m. St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 506 Seabury Ave., Milford.
Easter Cantata Chancel Choir and musicians present “Testimony of Life,” lessons and carols by Joseph M. Martin. 4 p.m. St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1700 Limestone Road, Stanton. (302) 994-0400.
Palm Sunday 10 a.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 2 S. Augustine St., Newport. (302) 994-2029.
Palm Sunday Mass With Bishop Francis Malooly. 11 a.m.-noon. Cathedral of St. Peter, Sixth and West streets, Wilmington. (302) 654-5920. Free.
Palm Sunday Masses 7, 9 and 11 a.m. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1500 Cedar St., Wilmington.
Palm Sunday Organ Concert 1:30-2:30 p.m. Concordia Lutheran Church, 3003 Silverside Road, Brandywine Hundred. (302) 478-3004. Free-will offering.
Palm Sunday Service 8:45 and 11 a.m. Long Neck United Methodist Church, 32051 Long Neck Road, Millsboro. (302) 945-9453. longneckumc@msn.com.
Palm Sunday Service 10 a.m. Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 307 Federal St., Milton. (302) 684-8431.
Palm Sunday Service 8:30 and 11 a.m. Avondale Presbyterian Church, 420 Pennsylvania Ave., Avondale, Pa. (610) 268-2919. www.avondalepc.org.
Palm Sunday Service 8 and 10 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water streets, Dover. (302) 734-5731. www.christchurchdover.org
Palm Sunday Service Evangelist Scott Newton Smith at 10:45 a.m. and family and friends dinner/service at 5:30 p.m. 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, 4210 Limestone Road, Pike Creek. (302) 998-4105. www.fbcwilmington.com
Palm Sunday Worship 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Concordia Lutheran Church, 3003 Silverside Road, Brandywine Hundred. (302) 478-3004.
Shroud of Turin Exhibit Replica that was commissioned by Vatican. Through April 26. Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sundays noon- 6 p.m. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 800 Lea Blvd., Wilmington.
MONDAY
Misa Crismal, Chrism Mass Bilingual service. 7 p.m. Holy Cross Catholic Church, 631 S. State St., Dover. (302) 674-5905. www.holycrossnet.org
Holy Eucharist 12:30 p.m. Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, 719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington. (302) 656-6628. www.ssam.org
TUESDAY
Stations of the Cross 7 p.m. April 15. Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, 719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington. (302) 656-6628. www.ssam.org
WEDNESDAY
Community Way of the Cross Starts at Trinity Episcopal. Six Stations of the Cross will be marked on the walk through Cool Springs, Hilltop and Trinity Vicinity neighborhoods. 6-7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1108 N. Adams St., Wilmington. (302) 652-8605.
Healing Service and Holy Communion and Tenebrae The healing service 12:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., Tenebrae begins. Light is gradually extinguished, leaving the single Christ candle. Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, 719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington. (302) 656-6628. www.ssam.org
Healing with Eucharist 12:10 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water streets, Dover. (302) 734-5731. www.christchurchdover.org
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 7 p.m. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 800 Lea Blvd., Wilmington.
Prayer and Fellowship Noon. St. James Episcopal Church, 2 S. Augustine St., Newport. (302) 994-2029.
THURSDAY
Jueves Santo, Lavatorio de los Pies, Adoración con el Santísimo/Holy Thursday, Foot Washing Bilingual service. 7 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 801 N. Du Pont Highway, New Castle; p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 35318 Church Road, Frankford; 7 p.m. April 17. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 532 Stein Highway, Seaford; Bilingual service. 7 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 321 E. Main St., Middletown; 7 p.m. April 17. St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 506 Seabury Ave., Milford; 7 p.m. April 17. St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1010 W. Fourth St., Wilmington. (302) 576-4100; 7 p.m. April 17. Holy Cross Catholic Church, 631 S. State St., Dover. (302) 674-5905. www.holycrossnet.org; 7 p.m. Bilingual service at St. Mary, Refuge of Sinners, Cambridge; Bilingual service at Saints Peter and Paul, Easton, Md.; 7:30 p.m. St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 2503 Centerville Road, Mill Creek. (302) 633-4910; Bilingual se rvice. 7:30 p.m. Holy Angels Catholic Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark.
Holy Thursday Service Traditional Communion. 7 p.m. Concord United Methodist Church, 25332 Church Road, Seaford. (302) 628-8114.
Maundy Thursday Seder meal 6 p.m., followed by stripping of the altar at 7 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 2 S. Augustine St., Newport. (302) 994-2029.
Holy Thursday Mass 7 p.m. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1500 Cedar St., Wilmington. (302) 654-5519.
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual) Procession of Food Gifts for the Poor. 7 p.m. St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 506 Seabury Ave., Milford.
Holy Thursday Mass, 7 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1012 French St., Wilmington. (302) 658-4535.
Jueves Santo, Lavatorio de los Pies, Adoración con el Santísimo/Holy Thursday, Foot Washing Bilingual service. 7 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 522 Main St., Marydel, Md. (410) 482-8939.
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7 p.m. Cathedral of St. Peter, Sixth and West streets, Wilmington. (302) 654-5920; 6:30 p.m. Christ Our King Catholic Church, 28th and North Madison streets, Wilmington; 7:30 p.m. St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 2013 Gilpin Ave., Wilmington. (302) 654-5579; 7 p.m. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 901 N. Du Pont St., Wilmington. (302) 421-3743. www.stanthonynet.org; 7 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 301 N. Bancroft Parkway, Wilmington; 7 p.m. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1500 Cedar St., Wilmington. (302) 654-5519; 7 p.m. St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1010 W. Fourth St., Wilmington. (302) 576-4100; 7 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church Hall, 1013 Walnut St., Wilmington. (302) 658-4535; 7 p.m. St. Polycarp Catholic Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna. (302) 653-8279.
Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 307 Federal St., Milton. (302) 684-8431.
Maundy Thursday Worship and communion. 7:30 p.m. Avondale Presbyterian Church, 420 Pennsylvania Ave., Avondale, Pa. (610) 268-2919. www.avondalepc.org
Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) and Gethsemane Watch Maundy Thursday communal potluck meal begins at 6 p.m. followed by a Choral Eucharist, foot washing and the stripping of the Altar. Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, 719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington. (302) 656-6628. www.ssam.org
Maundy Thursday Service 7 p.m. Long Neck United Methodist Church, 32051 Long Neck Road, Millsboro. (302) 945-9453. longneckumc@msn.com
Maundy Thursday Service with Foot Washing Eucharist and foot washing, followed by stripping of the altar. 7 p.m. Old Swedes Episcopal Church, 606 Church St., Wilmington. (302) 652-8605. www.oldswedes.org
Pot Luck Dinner and Maundy Thursday Eucharist Dinner will be shared in the Parish Hall followed by the service in the church. 5:30 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water streets, Dover. (302) 734-5731. www.christchurchdover.org
Tenebrae 10 p.m. St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church, 408 S. Harrison St., Wilmington. (302) 594-1418.
FRIDAY
Sunrise Service Holy Eucharist Service after sunrise at 7 a.m. Festival of the Resurrection Holy Eucharist Service at 10 a.m. Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 307 Federal St., Milton. (302) 684-8431.
Urban Way of the Cross Journey through the streets of Wilmington begins outside Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Church and ends at The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, 719 Shipley St., Wilmington. 3:15 p.m. Tabernacle Cathedral, 501 Washington St., Wilmington.
Good Friday Mother Drexel Hall opens at 10 a.m. for silent prayer. Divine Mercy devotions at 2 pm. Confessions will be heard from 10 a.m.-noon. The empty tabernacle in the church opens at reminder of the death of Christ, 3 p.m. with congregation participating in the Passion according to John. St. Polycarp Catholic Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna. (302) 653-8279.
Good Friday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3 p.m. St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 109 Dixon St., Harrington.
Good Friday Ecumenical Service and Way of the Cross Procession Many local churches and pastors/ministers participating. The assembled will line up for the Way of the Cross processional. Noon. Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water streets, Dover. (302) 734-5731. www.christchurchdover.org
Good Friday Liturgy With Bishop Malooly. 3 p.m. Cathedral of St. Peter, Sixth and West streets, Wilmington. (302) 654-5920. Free.
Good Friday Service Stations of the Cross at noon and Holy Communion Service of the Tenebrae at 7 p.m. Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 307 Federal St., Milton. (302) 684-8431.
Good Friday Service 11 a.m. Magnolia United Methodist Church, 39 N. Main St., Magnolia. (302) 335-3304.
Good Friday Service Stations of the Cross at noon. 3 p.m. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1500 Cedar St., Wilmington.
Good Friday Service Stations of the Cross at 2 p.m. and Liturgy at 3 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1012 French St., Wilmington. (302) 658-4535.
Good Friday Service Service includes pastors from several churches. Noon-3 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, 4210 Limestone Road, Pike Creek. (302) 998-4105. www.fbcwilmington.com
Good Friday Service and Modern Day Stations of the Cross Good Friday service begins at noon. At 3:15 p.m., The Stations of the Cross begins outside Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist at 501Washington St. Participants will sing and pray outside several churches, pause at Rodney Square and finish our remembrance at SsAM for prayer. Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, 719 N. Shipley St., Wilmington. (302) 656-6628. www.ssam.org
Good Friday Services and Events Re-enactment of the Passion. Noon. St. Michael the Archangel/Mary Mother of Peace Parish, 202 Edward St., Georgetown. (302) 856-6451.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross With Bishop Malooly. Cathedral Cemetery, 2400 Lancaster Ave., Wilmington. (302) 656-3323.
Vespers for Great and Holy Friday Special music by Wilmington-based choir Opus One Vocal Arts. 7 p.m. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 800 Lea Blvd., Wilmington.
Viernes Santo, Via Crucis/Good Friday, Stations of the Cross Noon, 3 and 7 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 522 Main St., Marydel, Md. (410) 482-8939; 1 p.m. St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1010 W. Fourth St., Wilmington. (302) 576-4100; 1 p.m. Holy Angels Catholic Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark; 3 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 321 E. Main St., Middletown; 4:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 8734 Old Westover Marion Road, Westover, Md. (410) 651-4111; 5 p.m. Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont; 5 p.m. Saints Peter and Paul, Easton; 6 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 532 Stein Highway, Seaford; 7 p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Roxana; 7 p.m. St. Dennis Catholic Church, 154 N. Main St., Galena, Md. (410) 648-5145; 7 p.m. St. Catherine of Siena, Wilmington; 7 p.m. St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 506 Seabury Ave., Milford; Bilingual service. 7 p.m. St. Mary, Refuge of Sinners Cambridge; 8 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 801 N. Du Pont Highway, New Castle; 9 p.m. Holy Cross Catholic Church, 631 S. State St., Dover. (302) 674-5905. www.holycrossnet.org
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