Above: For many in town, tnight is about a lot more than hanging the stockings by the chimney with care. (Photo posted to Flickr by Marcuss Hansson.)
Here are the masses and festivities planned by churches in town for Christmas Eve and morning.
Christmas Eve Services
Today – Thursday, December 24, 2015:
St. Anne Parish (website)
- Christmas Mass: 5:00 and 11:00 pm
- Anyone who would like to sing Carols at their 11pm Christmas Eve Mass is welcome to join them at 10:30 pm for a quick rehearsal, and then participate in the Liturgy. All are welcome!
First Community Church (website)
- Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: 6:30 pm
Pilgrim Congregational Church (website)
- Pageant Service 6:30 pm
- Candlelight Service 10:00 pm
- Jesus’ birthday party 11:00 pm
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (website)
- Children’s Christmas pageant with Eucharist: 4:00 pm
- Festival Holy Eucharist with choir at Christmas Eve at 10:00 pm (music prelude begins at 9:45 pm)
Saint Matthew Parish (website)
- Children’s Pageant/Organ: 4:00 pm
- In the parish center – Piano and Cantor: 4:00 and 5:30 pm
- Organ, Trumpet and Cantor: 5:30 pm
- Brass Quartet Concert: 9:00 pm
- Christmas Eve Mass: 10:00 pm
Christmas Day Services
Friday, December 25, 2015:
St. Anne Parish (website)
- Christmas Mass: 8:30 and 10:30 am
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (website)
- Holy Eucharist with carols: 10:00 am
Saint Matthew Parish (website)
- Mass without music: 7:30 am
- Organ and Cantor: 9:00 and 11:00 am
(Images of pageant shephards from Pilgrim and St. Mark’s church websites)
