Here are just a few of the many Easter activities and services during Passion Week, April 12-20, from the more than 190 churches in Rockdale County.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
Easter Egg Hunt
2-4 p.m.; Union UMC, 4600 Ga. Hwy 138, Stockbridge; Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt; 770-483-4338
Gospel Concert
5 p.m.; Rock Temple AME Church, 1021 Bryant St.; Women's Committee holds
free concert featuring local choirs, singers; 770-922-5707
Easter Egg Hunt at Heritage Hills
2 p.m.; 2987 Georgia 212, Conyers, 30094; For children Pre-K - 5th Grade; 770-922-2027.
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
Choir Concert Easter Celebration
7 p.m.; 921 N Main St. NW, Conyers, 30012; Free; Come enjoy great songs as the celebration of the resurrection of Christ begins; 770-483-4236.
White's Chapel UMC Palm Sunday
11 a.m.; White's Chapel UMC, 2020 White's Chapel Rd; 770-679-0938
Antioch AME Palm Sunday
10 a.m.; Antioch AME Church, 1790 Ebenezer Rd; Pastor Helvis Clayton Moody speaking.
Palm Sunday at Conyers First United Methodist
10 a.m.; 921 N Main St. NW, Conyers, 30012; Free; Celebrating the resurrection of Christ; 770-483-4236.
MONDAY, APRIL 14
Early Week Easter Service
7 p.m.; 921 N Main St. NW, Conyers, 30012; Tickets are required; 770-483-4236.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Egg-Ceptional Event
6 p.m.; Johnson Park; Cost is $5; therapeutic recreation activity for developmentally challenged; dying Easter eggs, making an Easter craft, playing games; 770-278-7249; tom.mcpike@rockdalecounty.org
Mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church
7 p.m.; 2621 GA Highway 20 SE Conyers, 30013; Free; 770-483-3660.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
Good Friday Service at Epiphany Lutheran
1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; 2375 Ga. Hwy. 20; lunch served at noon; 770-483-6222.
Service for the Dedication to the Cross at St. Pius X Catholic Church
3 p.m.; 2621 GA Highway 20 SE Conyers, 30013; Free; 770-483-3660.
Good Friday Service at Rockdale Alliance
8:30 p.m.; 2020 Old Salem Road SE, Conyers, 30013; Free; Entire service will be spoken in Vietnamese; 770-483-6089.
Foot Washing Service
7:30 p.m.; Loves and Hugs Christian Tabernacle, 1701 Klondike Rd; church hosts a foot-washing service; Pastor Jaqueline Flanigan speaking; 770-366-7908.
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
Easter Egg Hunt at Conyers First United Methodist
11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 921 N Main St. NW, Conyers, 30012; Open to the community; 770-483-4236.
Community Egg Hunt
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.; 1400 Parker Rd., Conyers, 30094; Ages 2-12, ages 5 and older must hunt without help; egg hunt, bounce house, face painting; free and open to the community; hosted by The Father's House.
Underwater Egg Hunt
4:30-6 p.m.; 1781 Ebenezer Road SW, Conyers; eggs will be floating above and submerged below the surface of the water or children ages 2 - 10. Normal pool rules and admission apply. All participants must pre-register Limited spaces available. Saturday, April 19; time & ages: 2 - 4: 4:30 p.m.; 5 - 7: 5 p.m.; 8 - 10: 5 p.m. (Parents may be required to get in water with child). $3 per participant;770-278-7529
Visual Mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church
8 p.m.; 2621 GA Highway 20 SE Conyers, 30013; Free; 770-483-3660.
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
PACT Sunrise Service
6 a.m.; Wheeler Park, 1350 Parker Rd; the Pastoral Accountability for Covenant Truth (P.A.C.T.) will hold their Second Annual Community Wide Sunrise Service; Pastor Billie Cox of Macedonia Baptist Church speaking; inclement weather location White's Chapel UMC, 2020 Whites Chapel Road.
Sunrise Service at Calvary
7 a.m.; 120 Crowell Road SE, Conyers, 30094; Come join as the celebration of the resurrection begins; 770-787-0511.
Early Morning Easter Service at St. Pius X Catholic Church
7:30 a.m, 9 a.m.,11 a.m., 1 p.m.; 2621 GA Highway 20 SE Conyers, 30013; Free; 770-483-3660.
Epic Easter
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.; Discover Point Church service at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd. SW; http://epic-easter.com
Easter Sunday at Conyers First United Methodist
10 a.m.; 921 N Main St. NW, Conyers, 30012; Free; Celebrating the resurrection of Christ; 770-483-4236.
Regular Easter Worship Service at Calvary
10 a.m.; 120 Crowell Road SE, Conyers, 30094; 770-787-0511.
Antioch AME Easter Sunday
10 a.m. Antioch AME Church, 1790 Ebenezer Rd.
Special Early Morning Easter Service at Heritage Hills
8:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 2987 Georgia 212, Conyers, 30094; 770-922-2027.
Redeeming Love Christian Church Easter Service
10:30 a.m.; 1931 Old Covington Rd., Conyers, 30013; 770-922-1491.
Combined Vietnamese and English Speaking Celebration
10:45 a.m.; 2020 Old Salem Road SE, Conyers, 30013; Free; Special International meal afterwards; 770-483-6089.
White's Chapel UMC Easter Service
11 a.m.; White's Chapel UMC, 2020 White's Chapel Rd; 770-679-0938
Easter Egg Hunt at Rockdale Alliance
Noon; 2020 Old Salem Road SE, Conyers, 30013; Open to the community; 770-483-6089.
