A Guide to Christmas Eve Services in Burnsville
Where to go if you need a American Sign Language interpretation, a kids' mass and everything in between.
Editor's Note: This is not a definitive list. If you wish to add to it, please contact me at clare.kennedy@patch.com.
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Where to go if you want...
A Christmas service specifically for kids or families
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church: Family Worship at 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, billed as an "interactive telling of the Christmas story."
• Faith Covenant Church: Family focused services at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Childcare included for kids to age 5.
•Grace United Methodist Church: Family Worship at 4:00 p.m. featuring a children’s story, carols, solos, and the story of Christ’s birth.
• Nativity Episcopal: 4:00 p.m. family service with Christmas Pageant.
• Presbyterian Church of the Apostles: Family Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 p.m.
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church: Family and Children's mass at 4:00 p.m.
A reflective Christmas Service by candlelight
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church: Christmas Eve Candlelight & Carols services at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 p.m. led by organ, brass, band and singers. Service at 10:30 p.m. led by our Nexus-Community worship band.
• Faith Covenant Church: Classic/reflective services at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.
•Grace United Methodist Church: Candlelight Communion at 10:00 p.m. with the choir and choral groups singing carols, a candle lighting and the singing of “Silent Night.”
• Nativity Episcopal: 10:30 p.m. service with special music choir and musicians. 11:00 p.m. candlelight service.
• Open Circle Church: Christmas Eve candle lighting service from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. GLBT friendly.
• Presbyterian Church of the Apostles: Communion and Candle lighting Christmas Service at 11:00 p.m. followed by “Midnight Café” at 12:01 a.m. — a reunion for young adults home for the holidays. GLBT friendly.
A Christmas service with interpretation for the deaf
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church: Christmas Eve service at 7:00 p.m. Christmas Day service at 9:45 a.m.
A Christmas Eve service in Spanish (Servicio en Español, Nochebuena)
• Open Circle Church: Spanish Congregation Service from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
A Catholic service
• Risen Savior Catholic Community: Christmas Eve Mass at 4:00, 6:00, and 10:00 p.m.
• Mary, Mother of the Church: 4:00 p.m. Liturgy with Children's Choir, 10:00 p.m. Liturgy with Choir and brass.
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church: Family and Children's mass at 4:00 p.m. Contemporary Christmas Eve mass at 6:00 p.m. Late-night mass with adult choir and woodwinds at 10:00 p.m.
A Lutheran Service
• Lutheran Church of the Ascension: Christmas Eve services at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: Christmas Eve services at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
• Prince of Peace Lutheran Church: Family Worship at 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, billed as an "interactive telling of the Christmas story." Christmas Eve Candlelight & Carols services at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 p.m. led by organ, brass, band and singers. Service at 10:30 p.m. led by our Nexus-Community worship band.
A protestant service, other
• Destiny: 7:30 p.m.
• Celebration Church: 4:00 p.m.
• Berean Baptist: Classic Christmas Eve services at 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Contemporary at 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
• SouthCross Community Church: Christmas Eve service at 6:00 p.m.
• River Hills Methodist Church: Christmas Eve services at 3:00, 4:30, 8:00, and 10: 00 p.m.
• The House Church: Christmas eve service at 4:00 p.m.
• South Metro Vineyard Church: Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. featuring the one and only performance of the church kids’ The Story of Christmas play.