Egg Hunt to Follow Easter Service

The Laguna Beach United Methodist Church will offer Easter services at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday. An Easter egg hunt will follow the 10 a.m. service. Child care will be provided. The church is at 21632 Wesley Drive, South Laguna. Information: (714) 499-3088.

The Capistrano Valley Baptist Church will present a concert, “The Mighty Cross,” at 7 tonight. The church is at 32032 Del Obispo St., San Juan Capistrano. Information: (714) 661-4991.

A Shabbat dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Congregation B’nai Tzedek. A family service will take place at 7:45 p.m., and dessert will follow. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children 3 to 11; reservations are required by Tuesday. The congregation is at 9669 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley. Information: (714) 963-4611.

Sunny Hills Church of Christ will present a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday. The church is at 2255 N. Euclid St., Fullerton. Information: (714) 525-1221.

Thubten Dhargye Ling will present the monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery performing “Sacred Earth and Healing Arts of Tibet” at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rancho Santiago College’s Phillips Hall. The performance will consist of Buddhist and Tibetan folk dances, chanting and music. The cost is $15, or $10 for students. The college is at 1530 17th St., Santa Ana. Information: (714) 960-7724.

The Spirit and Word Christian Center will host Easter services at 8 and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The center is a full-Gospel, nondenominational church at 25411 Cabot Road, Suite 102, Laguna Hills. Information: (714) 588-8831.

The Rev. Gail Miller of the New Thought Community Church will give the message “Christ Lives” at 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday at Halecrest Park. Meditation will take place at 10:15 a.m. The church is a member of the International New Thought Alliance. Halecrest Park is at 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 646-3199.

The Community Church, Congregational, United Church of Christ will offer an Easter sunrise service at 5:30 a.m. at Lookout Point, at Heliotrope Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. Services will also take place at 8:15 and 10 a.m. at the church. There will be an Easter egg hunt after the 10 a.m. service. The church is at 611 Heliotrope Ave., Corona del Mar. Information: (714) 644-7400.

A SonRise breakfast hosted by the Diaconate Board members will take place at 9 a.m. Easter Sunday at the First Advent Christian Church of Tustin. A Children’s Celebration program will be at 10 a.m., and worship will begin at 11 a.m. The church is at 555 W. Main St. Information: (714) 544-4290.

An Easter sunrise service presented by the United Methodist and First Baptist churches of Garden Grove will take place at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at the Garden Grove Festival Amphitheatre at 12762 Main St. After the service, the Methodist Men will service breakfast in the United Methodist Fellowship Hall. The church is at 12741 Main St. Information: (714) 534-1070.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold an Easter service at 10 a.m. Sunday. Children may bring flowers to the church for “flowering the cross.” After the service, free family portraits will be taken. The church is at 1221 Wass St., Tustin. Information: (714) 544-3141.

Christ Church by the Sea, United Methodist, will celebrate its sixth annual Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at the 14th Street beach in Newport. Pastor David Lehmberg will give the message “I Have Seen the Lord” during the “New Traditions” Easter service at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. The church is at 1400 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. Information: (714) 673-3805.

The Rev. Ed Ewart will give the sermon “Empty Tomb or Risen Lord?” at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Easter Sunday at the Geneva Presbyterian Church of Laguna Hills. The church is at 24301 El Toro Road. Information: (714) 837-2323.

The Christian Science Activity Center will offer the Easter sermon “Reality” at 9 a.m. Sunday. A testimony meeting with accounts of healing through prayer will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The center is at 31591-C Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. Information: (714) 443-2537.

The Rev. Lawrence Witherspoon, director of Campus Ministries at Azusa Pacific University, will serve as chief speaker for the intercommunity Easter sunrise service at 6 a.m. at Forest Lawn in Cypress. Clergy from many other churches and religions will also speak. Forest Lawn is at 4471 Lincoln Ave. Information: (213) 254-3131.

Pastor Kenneth McCullen will give the message “And He Shall Reign Forever and Ever!” at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday at the Laguna Niguel Presbyterian Church. The choirs will perform, and trumpets will sound outside the sanctuary. The church is at 30071 Ivy Glenn. Information: (714) 249-1218.

Father Alex Aclan will lead a Healing Mass at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Angela Merici Church. Music will be by Ruach. The church is at 585 S. Walnut Ave., Brea. Information: (714) 525-8539.

Johnson Chapel AME Church will have a Spring Revival starting at 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The program will feature the Rev. Gregory G. Ingram from Detroit. Dinner will be served each night. The church is at 1306 W. 2nd St., Santa Ana. Information: (714) 972-8983.

Mariners South Coast Church will host its second annual Easter celebration at 8:45 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center. Care for infants through 3 years old will be available, and children from age 3 through sixth grade can participate in a children’s program. The Bren Events Center is at 4242 Campus Drive. Information: (714) 854-7600.

A “Books and Bunnies Egg Hunt and Easter Event” will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Unity Church of Tustin. Marj Britt will give the message “Whatever You Do, Do All to the Glory of God” at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Easter Sunday. The church is at 14402 Prospect Ave. Information: (714) 730-3444.

A Jewish theater camp for children ages 5 to 12 will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot. A Passover-themed play, “The X-odus Files,” will be performed at the end of the week. The cost is $90 for half-day registration or $150 for full-day registration. The congregation is at 3652 Michelson Drive, Irvine. Information: (714) 857-2226.

The Presbyterian Church of the Master will have Easter services at 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday. Music will be provided by the Sanctuary Choir. The church is at 26051 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo. Information: (714) 582-2670.

The Rev. Chris Schriner will give the message “OK . . . So It’s an Orange” at 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Laguna Beach. The talk will focus on the rebirth of meaning. The church is at 429 Cypress Drive. Information: (714) 497-4563.

The Rev. George Munzing will speak on “Jesus Christ! He Is Alive!” at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Easter Sunday at Trinity United Presbyterian Church. Care for children to age 5 will be provided. The church is at 13922 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana. Information: (714) 544-7850.

A presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” will take place at 6 tonight at St. Clement’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church. A freewill offering will be taken. The church is at 202 Avenida Aragon, San Clemente. Information: (714) 492-3401.

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