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Offerings abound for Southeast Texans seeking to celebrate Easter.
Wesley Methodist Church welcomes community members to its Good Friday service March 29 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary, and to gather for a day of praise and worship on Easter Sunday with sunrise service beginning at 6:30 a.m. in the breezeway, a traditional service at 8 a.m. in the sanctuary, contemporary service in the Praise Center at 9 a.m., and traditional service in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.
For those desiring an interactive look into the holiday, Praise Church Beaumont will offer a “Good Friday Experience,” a 60-minute interactive-guided walk through the last days of Jesus on March 29 and Easter services at 5 p.m. March 30, as well as 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on March 31. Family reservations for the Good Friday experience can be made online at praisechurch.tv/easter/.
The traditional Easter Vigil at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica in downtown Beaumont is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, with Easter Sunday liturgy times at St. Anthony Basilica set for 10 a.m. and noon Mass.
For families desiring a dining experience, reservations at the MCM Elegante Easter Brunch are available starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. March 31 and will feature traditional Easter dinner offerings such as Virginia-baked ham, roast beef, fried fish, or lighter brunch items such as spinach and goat cheese frittatas.
Beaumont offers a multitude of events for the entire family, including an enormous 25,000 egg hunt at the 12th annual Community-wide Easter Egg Hunt at Roger’s Park on March 30, sponsored by Beaumont’s First Baptist Church.
A local Easter staple, the hunt will begin at 11 a.m. and will feature six separate fields by age group, an adapted special blessings field. Children should arrive ready to run with their baskets in hand.
Following the Rogers Park event, families can make the short hop over to the John Jay French Museum grounds for the seventh annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Beaumont Heritage Society, where thousands of eggs will be filled with treats and prizes, and kids will be able to visit with the main man himself, as the Easter bunny arrives for parent photos. Considering all ages, the event space will be divided into four separate areas, with gates set to open at 1 p.m. Tickets to the John Jay French Museum event are $5 each for anyone over the age of 4.
Because of the inclement weather, patrons are asked to contact the hosting venue in case their event is canceled.
For those looking to lose the littles, hop on over an adult Easter egg hunt at Little Woodrow’s in Beaumont on March 30 or Ceccoli Vineyard in Winnie on March 23.