Local churches set Christmas schedules

Published 12/16/15

Christmas is a little more than a week away and area churches will be holding special services to celebrate this special time of the year.

A search in the United Presbyterian church Christmas storage room revealed a nativity scene from bygone years. It was placed at the entrance of the church with a new manger built by Ron, Marcus and Ethan Emanuel.

St. Peter Lutheran Church will have the Sunday school children’s worship program is Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. The Little Lamb Preschool program is Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight worship will be at 5:30. New Year’s Eve Service with communion will be Thursday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m.

St. Charles Catholic Church will have Christmas Eve Mass at 4:30 p.m. and midnight.

St. Leo Catholic Church in Snyder will have Christmas Eve Mass at 6:30 p.m. and will hold Christmas Day Mass at 9 a.m.

St. George Catholic will have visiting priests assisting with confessions on Dec. 20 from 4 p.m. until all confessions are heard. Christmas Eve Mass will be at 6 p.m. and Christmas Day Mass at 9 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic will sing Christmas hymns at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve with Mass at midnight. New Years Day Mass will begin at 9 a.m.

St. John’s Ridgeley Lutheran near Scribner will have its Sunday school Christmas program at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 20. On Christmas Eve there will be a service at 6:30 p.m. and on Christmas Day there will be a 10 a.m. service.

The United Presbyterian Church will hold Christmas Eve candlelight service with communion at 5 p.m. on the 24th.

Ames Community Church will have a 6 p.m. Christmas Eve service.

St. Matthew Lutheran in Pleasant Valley is planning to have a Christmas Eve candlelight service of lessons and carols beginning at 7 p.m. The church, which closed in 2002, is located near the intersection of county roads L and 4, eight miles north and three miles west of North Bend..

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