Why not take a break from the business of the Christmas season and spend some time reflecting on the meaning of it all? The Montrose Evangelical Free Church invites the community to join them for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. There is something unique about gathering together at night, on the eve of this holy day. The special music that is played and sung envelops the evening with an aura of anticipation. The Scriptures that are read remind us of the true account leading up to and including the birth of Jesus Christ. Hear the message of God’s love and grace, a message that brings true hope and joy to the world in these times of uncertainty.

The church meets at 675 Lake Avenue on the upper campus of the Montrose Bible Conference. The Christmas Eve service begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit www.MontroseEFree.org or call 278-4500.

The Christmas season is a time of praise and thanksgiving in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at the Thompson United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Lloyd Canfield would like to welcome all to join in prayer and song to celebrate the true reason for the holy season and joyfully welcome His Spirit into our hearts.

Sunday, Christmas Day service will be at 11:00 a.m.

The Worship Committee of the First Universalist Church, Brooklyn, announces the following plans for the Christmas season.

On Sunday, December 18 at 10:00 a.m., the service will open with “Deck the Halls,” followed by the “Hanging of the Greens.” The church school class, under the direction of Nicki Zaleski, will present a Christmas message. Light refreshments will follow.

At 7:00 p.m. a special Advent service will be conducted by Pastor Christianson at the former “Church of Our Savior, Universalist,” now the Eastern Star & Masonic Lodge, located on Oak Street, Nicholson. The former church, built in 1896, was the second Universalist Church built in Nicholson. In 1951 the church was sold to the Arbutus Chapter No. 29, Order of the Eastern Star.

At 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, at the Brooklyn Church, the beautiful service in candlelight, word, carols and communion will be held. Pastor Christianson will deliver the evening message entitled, “This Nativity Stirs Hope for Our Nativity.”

On Sunday, Christmas day, at 10:00 a.m., the theme for the service will be, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”

On Sunday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m., the church will celebrate the season of epiphany with a message entitled, “What Means this Adoration of the Magi?”

The pubic is invited to all services.