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Holiday Happenings: Christmas Services in Sudbury and Nearby
A look at some of the area church services taking place on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. If your house of worship is holding a service and it isn't on our list, please add the details in the comments.
We've collected the details of several area Christmas services below. Generally, these are Christmas Eve services and will take place on Dec. 24 unless otherwise noted.
If your house of worship is holding a service and we didn't include it on our list, please add it to the comments section below.
Sudbury
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- 7 p.m. -- Carol sing with the Sudbury Bell Ringers
- 7:30 p.m. -- Christmas Eve worship service
Sudbury United Methodist Church
- 4 p.m. -- Children's Christmas pageant
- 6 p.m. -- Moravian Christmas Eve Lovefeast Service
Our Lady of Fatima Parish
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- 9:30 a.m. - Christmas Day mass
Weston
Congregational Church of Weston
- Dec. 23, 10:30 a.m. -- Christmas pageant
- Dec. 24, 4 p.m. -- Moravian Love Feast
- Dec. 24, 8 p.m. -- Lessons and carols
- 7:30 p.m. - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
First Baptist Church of Weston (joint service at FBC with the Boston-West Korean Presbyterian Church)
- 7:30 p.m. -- Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Wayland
Trinitarian Congregational Church
- 5 p.m. -- Family Lessons and Carols Service. "Inspired by the traditional Christmas Eve lessons and carols service, our family oriented service proclaims the gospel story through readings, dramatic vignettes, musical offerings from children and adult choirs, wind trio, and congregational carols led by our worship team. Children are invited to lead us in the service by offering their art, acting, reading or voices. If your child would like to be involved in the service contact music@tccwayland.org," according to the church website.
- 7 p.m. -- Candlelight Communion Service. "Our contemplative communion service tells the Christmas story interspersed with organ-led Christmas carols and a Christmas message. We celebrate communion together as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ," the website reads.
Church of the Holy Spirit
- 4 p.m. -- Christmas Eve Pageant and Holy Eucharist. This family service will feature music and a living nativity.
- 9:30 a.m. -- Christmas Eve morning spoken service.
- 7:30 p.m. -- Candlelight service
First Parish Unitarian-Universalist
- 4 p.m. -- Annual Children's Tableau
- 7 p.m. -- Traditional Christmas Eve service
Good Shepherd Parish (Christmas liturgy schedule)
Christmas Eve
- 4 p.m. -- Saint Ann Church
- 4:15 p.m. -- Saint Zepherin Church
- 5:30 p.m. -- Saint Ann Church
Christmas Day (There will be only one Mass Dec. 25)
- 10 a.m. -- Saint Zepherin Church
Acton
West Acton Baptist Church
- 6 p.m. -- Christmas Eve candlelight service
Faith Evangelical Free Church
- 6 p.m. -- Christmas Eve service
Christmas Eve
- 3:30 p.m. -- Christmas Eve service for young families
- 6:30 p.m. -- Christmas Eve candlelight service
- 10 p.m. -- Christmas Eve communion service
Christmas Day
- 10 a.m. -- Christmas communion service
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