Swampscott Easter Services and Activities

Below is a list of Easter activities and services scheduled in Swampscott this weekend.

• The Recreation Department's second annual Egg Hunt and Pictures with the Easter Bunny will be held on Saturday March 30th at Town Hall Lawn at 1 pm. The hunt is for children ages 3-10. Children will be seperated by age group for the hunt.

•  St. John the Evangelist Church's Holy Week schedule:

Holy Thursday

St. Thomas, Nahant: 7:00 pm

Good Friday

St. Johns:   Morning Prayer - 9:00 am  

Children's Stations of the Cross: 12:00 pm

Good Friday Service:  3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

St. Thomas:  Good Friday Service - 3:00 pm

Holy Saturday:

St. Johns:   Morning Prayer - 9:00 am

Easter Vigil Mass - 7:00 pm

No 4:00 pm Mass on Holy Saturday at St. Johns or St. Thomas

Easter Sunday:

St. Johns:  7:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am 

No 5:00 pm Mass

St. Thomas:  9:00 am Mass

•  The First Church in Swampscott Congregational schedule:

  The church will have sunrise Easter services at 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, at Red Rock Park. Breakfast at Clarke Hall will follow.

•  Church of the Holy Name (Episcopal) Holy Week schedule:

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 24th 
8:00 a.m. The Holy Eucharist Rite I 
10:00 a.m. The Holy Eucharist Rite II & Liturgy of the Palms 

Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar
Thuirsday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m. 

Good Friday Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross
Friday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m 

Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 31st 
8:00 a.m. Festive Holy Eucharist Rite I with Music
10:00 a.m. Festive Holy Eucharist Rite II with Music & Choir 
An Easter egg hunt will follow the 10:00 a.m. service.

• Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn (UUCGL) schedule:

  The church will hold an Easter Egg Hunt and Sermon on Sunday morning, March 31, at 10 am. “The Sermon will address the themes of rebirth, renewal and even resurrection?”, according to Rev. Dr. Judith Smith Valley, interim minister at the church.