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MC observes Easter 2021 with annual sunrise service

March 12, 2021

Maryville College’s annual Easter Sunrise Service will be held Sun., April 4, 2021 at 7 a.m. on Lloyd Beach. The outdoor service is open to the community.

The Rev. Dr. Anne D. McKee, campus minister, will deliver the sermon, titled “The One We Have Waited For.”

Scripture for the sermon will be Isaiah 25:6-9 and Mark 16:1-8.

 “It will be more joyful than ever, this year, to gather on the hillside at Maryville College and mark Easter together, at the sunrise service,” McKee said. “Because we were not able to gather last year, and because so much has been lost in this difficult time, what joy it will be to listen to the story of resurrection and to realize again the promise of new life for all. Easter is always a new start, but this year, especially so. We have waited a long time for new life, and now, it appears.”

Lloyd Beach is located behind Lloyd Hall, on the southeastern end of the campus, and offers a spectacular view of the sun rising over the Chilhowee Mountains. The service is casual, and attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather and bring lawn chairs and blankets. COVID precautions will be followed, and participants are asked to wear masks and set up chairs or blankets in family clusters, at a six-foot distance from other groups.

There is not an indoor rain location this year, so in case of inclement weather, please check the CCM Facebook page for updates. For more information about the College’s Easter Sunrise Service, please contact the Center for Campus Ministry.

Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200  students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”