Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Bedford’s Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Unitarian Universalist congregations have shared their schedule of services for Sunday, December 22, through Christmas.
First Baptist Church of Bedford
155 Concord Road
Phone: 781-275-8151
www.fbcbedford.net or [email protected]
Sunday, December 22, Fourth Sunday in Advent
- 10:30 am: Worship
Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve
- 7 pm: Worship
Sunday, December 29
- 10:30 am: Worship
First Church of Christ, Congregational
25 The Great Road
Phone: 781-275-7951
www.firstchurchbedford.org or [email protected]
Please join us for Christmas Eve Services at First Church of Christ Congregational in Bedford, MA
Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
- 4 pm: Family Service led byRev. Gail Wright. A service for all ages, featuring an instant Christmas pageant.
- 9 pm: Candlelight Service led by Rev. John Castricum. A service of lessons, carols, a special Christmas message and candle lighting.
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
100 Pine Hill Road
Phone: 781-275-8262
www.stpaulsbedford.org or [email protected]
Sunday, December 22: Fourth Sunday of Advent
- 10 am: Holy Eucharist and Christmas Pageant
Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
- 3 pm: Family Christmas Eve Eucharist, 3:00pm
- 9:30 pm: Carol sing, 9:30pm
- 10 pm: Christmas Eve Eucharist
Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas
- 10 am: Christmas Day Eucharist
Sunday, December 29: First Sunday after Christmas
- 10 am: Holy Eucharist and Service of Lessons and Carols
Lutheran Church of The Savior
426 Davis Road,
Phone: 781-275-6013
www.lcsavior.org or [email protected].
Come, celebrate the birth of Christ with us!
Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
- 4 pm: Family Worship Service. Parents and children will hear the Christmas story and sing carols.
- 7:30 pm: Candlelight Worship Service, with special pre-service music by the choir and worship band at 7pm
Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas
- 10 am: Worship Service with Holy Communion
Sunday, December 29
- 10 am: One service, but no Sunday school or adult Bible study
Tuesday, December 31
- 7:30 pm: Special New Year’s Eve Worship Service
Saint Michael Parish – Roman Catholic
90 Concord Road
Phone: 781-275-6318
www.saintmichaelparishbedford.org/ or [email protected]
Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
- 4 pm: Mass
- 7 pm: Mass
Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
- 7 am: Mass
- 10 am: Mass
First Parish, Unitarian Universalist
75 The Great Road
Phone: 781-275-0742
www.uubedford.org or [email protected]
Sunday, December 22
- 10 am: Music Director Brad Conner will conduct his annual Christmas Carol Sing Along, accompanied by organist Jennifer Lester. Brad will read Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”, the origin of this season’s Disney hit, Frozen
- 4 pm: Bedford’s Groves family will provide magical music; Jennifer Lester supplement that magic on the organ; guest David Moore will play his musical saw, and to top it all, Dick Flavin, the Red Sox Poet Laureate, will add a unique touch.
Wednesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
- 4 pm: Intergenerational Holiday service will feature the youth choirs, including KidSing, under the direction of Janet Welby, with pianist Steve Sussman and organist Jennifer Lester. Director of Religious Education Lisa Rubin will lead a telling of the Christmas story and traditional carols will be sung.
- 7:40 pm: Musical Prelude
- 8 pm: Traditional Candlelight Service led by Senior Minister John Gibbons will feature the music of Bach as interpreted by the adult choir, soloists and orchestra.
Sunday, December 29
- 10 am: The congregation will celebrate its annual lay-led Cusp Service, a tradition begun more than 30 years ago by the late Charles and Peg Schwerin.
Tuesday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve
- 11:45 pm: The community is invited to help ring in the New Year, inside the Great Road entrance to the meetinghouse.