Several Miami Lakes area houses of worship have announced special services and events marking the Easter season.
Elevate Church hosts largest Easter Egg Hunt in Miami Lakes
Elevate Church, located at 6250 Miami Lakes Dr., is hosting Easter services with the largest Easter Egg Hunt in Miami Lakes with thousands of hidden eggs. The services and egg hunts take place on Friday, April 14, at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 15, at 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 16, at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Services are held in English but Spanish translation is available. For more information visit the church’s website www.goelevatechurch.com or call 305-823-3888.
Miami Lakes United Church of Christ holds holy week services
Miami Lakes United Church of Christ (formerly Miami Lakes Congregational Church), located at 6701 Miami Lakeway South, will be holding special services on Palm Sunday, April 9, at 10:30 a.m., Good Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m., and Easter Sunday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m. For more information visit www.miamilakesucc.org or call 305-822-4313.
Sunrise Presbyterian Church holds holy week services
Sunrise Presbyterian Church, located at 18400 N.W. 68 Avenue, is hosting special services for Easter. Worship service for Palm Sunday, April 9, is at 10 a.m. (Spanish service at 11:30 a.m.). On Maundy Thursday, April 13, a Messianic Passover Seder will be held at 7 p.m. A Good Friday service, April 14, is scheduled for 7 p.m. and an Easter/Resurrection Sunday Worship service will be held on April 16 at 10 a.m. (Spanish service at 11:30 a.m.). For more information visit www.sunrisepc.org or call 305-821-5841.
Church of the Epiphany holds holy week services
Church of the Epiphany, located at 15650 Miami Lakeway North, is holding Holy Week services on Palm Sunday, April 9, at 9 a.m. for the Spanish service and 10:30 a.m. for the English service; and Easter Sunday, April 16, at 9 a.m. for the Spanish service and 10:30 a.m. for the English service. For more information visit
www.episcopalmiamilakes.com or call 305-362-7359.
Palm Vista Community Church holds Easter service
Palm Vista Community Church, which meets at Miami Lakes Middle School’s auditorium at 6425 Miami Lakeway North, will be holding a Good Friday service, April 14 at 7:30 p.m., and an Easter Sunday service on April 16, at 10:30 a.m. For more information visit
www.palmvista.org or call 305-822-6999.
Our Lady of the Lakes Church plans holy week mass
Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 15801 N.W. 67 Ave, is holding holy week mass beginning on Palm Sunday, April 9, with English mass at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. and a vigil at 5 p.m., and Spanish mass at 8 a.m., 12:45 p.m., and 7 p.m. Tuesday of Holy Week, April 11, the church will have confessions in English and Spanish at 7 p.m. On Maundy Thursday, April 13, the church will have a bilingual mass of the last supper at 8 p.m. On Good Friday, April 14, the church will have traditional Stations of the Cross in English at 9 a.m. and Spanish at noon, and a Good Friday reflection in English at 10 a.m., Spanish at 1 p.m. A devotional service to the divine mercy in English recitation of the Chaplet at 3 p.m. and a bilingual liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 7 p.m. On Holy Saturday, a bilingual liturgy of the Easter vigil will be held at 8 p.m. and on Easter Sunday English masses will take place at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5:30 p.m., with Spanish masses at 8 a.m, 12:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information visit www.ollnet.com or call 305-558-2202.
New Testament Baptist Church holds special Passover event
New Testament Baptist Church, 6601 N.W. 167 St, is holding a special event, Messiah our Passover, on April 15 at 5 p.m. which will feature a full course meal and presentation. Registration is required and the cost is $25 per person. An early bird price of $20 is in effect until April 9.
Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral Church holds holy week services
Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral Church, 16601 N.W. 77 Ct, is holding Holy Week services beginning Palm Sunday, April 9, with Matins at 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. along with a liturgy at 10 a.m. On Monday, April 10 and Tuesday April 11, Matins will take place at 7 p.m. On Wednesday, April 12, an Unction will take place at 7 p.m. On Maundy Thursday, April 13, a liturgy will take place at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m. a reading of the 12 Gospels. On Good Friday, April 14, at 3 p.m. Vespers and a 7 p.m. Matins will take place. On Holy Saturday, April 15, a 10 a.m. liturgy and an 11 p.m. Pascha Vigil will take place. On Easter Sunday, April 16, a Vespers will take place at noon and an egg hunt will follow. For more information visit www.orthodoxmiami.org or call 305-822-0437.