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Churches schedule Christmas services, special events

Berean Church, 12527 County Road 37, will hold a Christmas Eve service from 5:15 to 6 p.m.

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♦ BridgePointe Church in downtown Woodstock will be hosting two special candlelight Christmas Eve services on December 24 at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. BridgePointe is at 233 Arnold Mill Road, Suite 400, Woodstock.


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“I thought, ‘well, it would be good to have something here, we are the Main Street Church in Somerville, ‘ so we’re inviting everyone to come in and share their joy and spend time together in the season” said Rev. Janssen. The choir sets the tone for joyful worship as the birth of the Savior is celebrated in word, song and proclamation.


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Thursday, Dec. 24: Christmas Eve service, 7:30 p.m.

The pastor will preside at the traditional 8 p.m. Christmas Eve services, but says he wanted to do something different for the 11 p.m. gathering.

The Hawai’i Police Department has announced the annual traffic pattern change of Kapi’olani Street on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

5 p.m. – Christmas Service at Salem United Methodist Church, 2269 Seven Mile Ferry Rd.

Waddy Baptist Church will host a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 10 p.m. on Thursday. For churches not listed, call the church office for information. Call Jo-Ann Minishi 203-268-6282 for more information or just show.

On Tuesday, the church will hold a Longest Night Service in the chapel at 6:30 p.m. for those who have lost loved ones in the past year.

Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church will have a Christmas Eve service Thursday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m.

Dummerston: Christmas Eve Service are at 4 and 7 p.m. The 4 p.m. service of lessons, carols and candle lighting is especially appropriate for young children.

Candlelight Communion Christmas Eve Service will begin at 5 p.m. on December 24 at Simpsonville United Methodist Church.

For more information, visit or contact Pastor Hammond at 203-268-5104 or.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 621 Logan St., in Peetz, is planning an 11 a.m. Christmas Day mass.

West Brattleboro: Christmas Eve service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., when minister Rev. Lisa Mobayed will lead a celebration of the mystery and magnificence of our human journey this Christmas with candlelight, carols, readings, and a message to illuminate the way.

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Parents are invited to join an adult Bible Study, which also meets on Wednesday evenings at 7.

Services for Christmas at St Columb’s Cathedral