Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Offer Choice of Good Friday Services

With many churches in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, there are plenty of places for local residents to observe Good Friday.

Some places will have sunrise services for Easter and others will do Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. Here are the Patch listings for the local churches with a listing of some of their Good Friday services. Complete schedules are contained on the church websites:

• Church of the Covenants
• Christ Church Lake Forest will have its Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday.
• St. James Lutheran Church observes Good Friday at 7 p.m.
• St. Patrick’s Catholic Church observes Good Friday at 3 p.m.
• Faith Lutheran Church offers a Good Friday service at 7:15 p.m.
• Grace United Methodist Church observes Good Friday at 7 p.m.
• The Church of St. Mary celebrates Good Friday with an 8 a.m. mass, the sacrament of reconciliation from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with station of the cross at noon, a liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 3 p.m. and burial of our Lord at 7:30 p.m.
• Church of the Holy Spirit offers a liturgy at 7:30 a.m. and a passion at noon.
• Union Church of Lake Bluff
• First Baptist Church of Lake Forest. 
• The First Presbyterian Church will have services at noon and 7:30 p.m Friday.

Check with your favorite church or go to its website for a complete schedule of services.

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