Hope was the message at many Easter services across the country as worshippers came together to celebrate. For others the day was all about chocolate egg hunts, the beach, or even hitting the dance floor.
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00:00Pews filling across the country with an Easter message echoed by many.
00:11That is a hope not just of beyond this world, which is the resurrection gives us, but hope
00:16in and for this world so that Christians will be people of hope in their community.
00:21We can always have hope because there's no situation that is beyond God, there's nothing
00:26that's too far for God to get to.
00:29Hope for those facing trying times.
00:31We must pray for the millions of refugees who are displaced because of oppression, violence
00:38and conflict.
00:39It was nice to pray as a community for world peace.
00:45Greek Orthodox celebrations falling on the same weekend in an unusual alignment of alternative
00:51calendars followed by different denominations as parishioners came together across the
00:56nation.
00:57He's giving a promise every day that life goes on and we have hope in him and we will
01:02see him again in heaven.
01:04I've been coming for 82 years, but I don't remember the first few years.
01:10For the younger ones there were plenty of activities and backyard hunts for hidden chocolate eggs.
01:19I can't count.
01:20I can't count.
01:21There's all the way down the bottom.
01:23But it wasn't just people getting involved.
01:26These Easter bilbies enjoying some food too.
01:30Dozens in Darwin danced off their weekend's treats.
01:33We just celebrate the day.
01:35Hot cross buns.
01:36Dance all day.
01:37Dance for the next three hours.
01:38Dance all the chocolate off again.
01:40While swimmers on the Sunshine Coast soaked up the weather.
01:43We've just been at the beach.
01:44We're having a sausage sizzle.
01:46Been body surfing and surfing.
01:47A lot of fun.
01:48While most got the day off, workers like these ones keeping up the Easter spirit on the
01:53job.
01:54We'll see you next time.
01:55We'll see you next time.
01:56Bye.
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01:58Bye.
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02:03Bye.