Holiday services planned around Butler County
Following is a list of holiday services offered around Butler County in December:
Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, will host Christmas Eve services at 4 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 24.
Christmas Day service will begin at 10 a.m. Dec. 25.
Whether you’re new, visiting or a regular attendee, all are invited to “come just as you are” to a candlelight Christmas Eve ceremony at Community Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road.
Services are held at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. on Dec. 24. The 4 p.m. service will be livestreamed.
Child care is available during each of the services. Community members are asked to reserve a spot for child care for their preferred service.
Christmas Eve services are offered at 2, 4, 7 and 11 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, 8070 Rowan Road in Cranberry Township.
All Saints Parish will host a plethora of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.
On Christmas Eve, these include a 4 p.m. Mass at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St.; a 5 p.m. Mass at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church, 125 Buttercup Road; and a 8 p.m. Mass at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 127 Franklin St.
Additionally, St. Michael the Archangel Church on Center Ave. will hold a 4:30 p.m. Mass following its annual Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve.
A full list of the services across each of the churches in the parish can be found on the All Saints Parish website, allsaintsbutler.org/masses.
Christmas Eve Mass at churches in the St. Mark the Evangelist Parish include services at 4 and 6 p.m. at St. Mark the Evangelist, 7076 Franklin Road, Cranberry; 8 and 10 p.m. at Holy Sepulcher Church, 1304 E. Cruikshank Road, Butler; and 8 and 10 p.m. at Saint Kilian Church, 7076 Franklin Road, Cranberry.
Victory Family Church will offer Christmas Eve services with traditional carols and a special message of joy at its Cranberry Township campus, 21150 Route 19.
Services are set for 11 a.m., and 1 and 3 p.m.
Victory Family Church encourages all attendees to invite friends and family, whether they are regular members or first-time guests.
In addition to in-person services, the church’s online service option provides an alternative. For more information on service times and locations, visit christmasatvictory.com/eve.
Christmas Eve service at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 218 E. Jefferson St., will be at 9:30 a.m. for the Eucharist; at 6 p.m., there will be the Family Service of Lessons and Carols; and at 10 p.m. is another Eucharist service.
Two Christmas Eve services, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., will be held at North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext.
First English Lutheran Church will offer two Christmas Eve services at 241 N. Main St.
Services will be held at 4:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Covenant United Presbyterian Church will be hosting a holiday service beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, at 107 Staley Ave.
The Preludes of Christmas service will be at 3:30 p.m. The “O Come Emmanuel” worship service will be at 4 p.m.
First United Methodist Church is hosting Christmas Eve services at two of its locations. A 6 p.m. service is planned for the Route 8 campus, 1802 N. Main St. Ext., and an 8 p.m. service is planned for the downtown campus, 200 E. North St.