Easter 2021 Church Services In Moorestown

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Easter celebrations across the country and in Moorestown will look different from ever before in 2021 as traditional events such as egg hunts, religious services and restaurant deals will go on virtually as well as in person.

Here is the information for Easter Services in Moorestown:
First Presbyterian Church of Moorestown:
Maundy Thursday, April 1
– 7:00 pm, Miller Commons (live stream only)
Good Friday, April 2
– 7:00 pm, Traditional Worship, Sanctuary with overflow seating in Miller Commons (in person with live stream)
Easter Sunday, April 4
– 6:30 am, Cemetery Cross (in person only)
– 8:30 am, Contemporary Worship, Miller Commons (live stream only)
– 11:00 am, Traditional Worship, Sanctuary (live stream only)

Hope Community Church: Service time is 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Visit the church’s website to register and to view the livestream of the service.

Our Lady of Good Counsel:

HOLY THURSDAY: Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00pm

GOOD FRIDAY: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - 3:00pm; Stations of the Cross - 7:00pm

HOLY SATURDAY: Easter Vigil - 8:00pm

EASTER SUNDAY

8:00am - Church
10:00am - Church and Gym
12:00pm - Church and Gym

First United Methodist Church of Moorestown:
Maundy Thursday Service of Holy Communion: Thursday April 1 7:00 PM; Sanctuary and Online

Good Friday Worship: “The Service of Shadows”: Friday April 2 7:00 PM; Sanctuary and Online

Easter Sunday Worship: Sunday April 4 9:00 and 11:00 AM; Sanctuary and Online

St. Matthew Lutheran Church:
Maundy Thursday: 7:30pm Communion

Good Friday: 3pm Children’s Service in Parking Lot

TBA Ministerium Service at Trinity Episcopal Church: 7:30pm Tenebrae Service at SMLC
Easter Sunday: 9:30am Livestream Worship; 10:20-11:50am Holy Communion (Drive-through)

Converge Church: Easter Services are 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Sunday. Register for in-person services on their website, or watch the livestream on Facebook or YouTube.

Moorestown Friends Meeting will hold two in-person, outdoor meetings for worship on Sundays beginning on Easter. Adult worshippers are invited to gather at 10 a.m. on the west lawn of Mount Laurel Meetinghouse, and all ages will be welcomed onto the playground and green space just down the hill from the south side of Moorestown Meetinghouse. Register with Barb Kreider (bquinnk@gmail.com; 856-577-3714) by the Friday before the Sunday you plan to attend. Masks, social distancing, and your own seating will be required, as will signing in when you arrive. Virtual worship will continue at the same time as outside worship. The COVID-19 Response Working Group, clerked by Marty Smith, will continue to monitor public health metrics to determine when it is appropriate to open our indoor spaces.

Mostly religious services went virtual during the Easter season last year, when the coronavirus pandemic was still fairly new and most states remained under strict shutdown orders in mid-April. This year, there’s more of a combination of virtual and in-person services taking place with the pandemic having passed the one-year mark.

Many major American archdioceses, such as in Chicago, will continue to hold virtual services that will be streamed throughout Holy Week, which includes the Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday holidays leading up to Easter.

Good Friday, on April 2 this year, marks the death of Jesus Christ. Easter, two days later, celebrates the time when he was resurrected. The Sunday holiday always occurs on the Sunday after the first full moon of spring, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Religious traditions on Good Friday include periods of silence and fasting for many Christians, prominently in the Catholic faith.

Fairfax United Methodist Church in Virginia is also streaming its Holy Week services, with an in-person service offered to a limited number of attendees on Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter.

Many Protestant churches will have their traditional sunrise services with social distancing in mind. The Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church is having its services on Easter morning, while the Colorado Council of Churches canceled its service at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre and instead will have Bishop Kym Lucas of the Episcopal Church in Colorado lead a virtual service.

One of the most celebrated Easter traditions outside of church is the Easter egg hunt, many of which were canceled last year but will return in some form in 2021. In La Grange, Kentucky, an egg hunt is planned in conjunction with a drive-in theater and movie; and St. John’s United Methodist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina, already held its egg hunt over two sessions, with early sign-ups required.