wfn.org | [ENS] Christmas Sampler: Part II

["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

CALIFORNIA

Beverly Hills -- All Saints' Church, 504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills
CA 90210, 310.275.0123, www.allsaintsbh.org. Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. Family
Pageant; 6 p.m. Family Pageant; 8 p.m. Choral Eucharist; 11 p.m. Choral
Eucharist. Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Eucharist. The Rev. Carol Anderson,
rector.

La Jolla -- St. James by-the-Sea, 743 Prospect St, La Jolla CA 92037,
858.459.3421, www.stjamesbythesea.org. Christmas Eve: 3 p.m. Service with
Children's Pageant; 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist. Christmas Day:
11 a.m. Holy Eucharist. The Rev. Ronald P. Jaynes, Interim Rector.

Los Angeles -- St. James' Church, 3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90010, 213.388.3417, www.saintjamesla.org. Christmas Eve: 4:30 p.m.
Family and children's pageant; 10:30 p.m. Service with choir and
instruments.  Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. with Gregorian chant. The
Rev. Paul Kowalewski, rector.

Pasadena -- All Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101,
626.796.1172, www.allsaints-pas.org. Christmas Eve: 3, 5:30, 8 and 11 p.m.
Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. Festive Eucharist. The Rev. Canon J. Edwin
Bacon, rector.

Poway -- St. Bartholomew's Church, 16275 Pomerado Rd., Poway, CA. Phone:
858.487.2159, www.stbartschurch.org. Christmas Eve: Choral Eucharist
2 p.m.; Children's Service with Pageant at 4 p.m.; Festive Eucharist
with brass and choir at 7 p.m., preceded by carols at 6:30 p.m. Festive
Eucharist with brass, choir, and incense at 9 p.m., preceded by carols
at 8:30 p.m.  Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Eucharist, Bishop Samir Kafity
(retired of Jerusalem), preacher and celebrant. The Rev. Dr. George
H. Martin, rector.

San Diego -- Good Samaritan Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego,
CA 92121, 858.458.1501, www.goodsamchurch.org. Christmas Eve: Family
service with pageant at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve: Eucharist at 11 p.m.,
preceded by carols at 10:30 p.m. Christmas Day: 8 and 10 a.m. The
Rev. Wayne Sanders, rector.

San Diego - St. Paul's Cathedral, 2728 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103,
619..298.7261, www.stpaulcathedral.org. Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. Carols
for the City - Family Service with the Cathedral Choristers and the
St. Cecilia Choir.. The Holy Eucharist with carol singing; 10 p.m. Carol
Singing in the Cathedral; 10:30 p.m. "Midnight" Mass with The Cathedral
Choir.  Christmas Day: 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist; 9:05 a.m. Misa en Español;
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with choir (interpreted for the deaf); 5
p.m. Choral Evensong.  The Very Rev. Scott E. Richardson, dean.

San Diego -- Christmas services, http://www.edsd.org/christmas2005.html

San Francisco - Grace Cathedral, 1110 California Street (at
Taylor, Nob Hill); San Francisco, California 94108, 415.749.6300,
www.gracecathedral.org. Christmas Eve: 2 p.m. Children's Pageant; 5 p.m.
Service of Lessons and Carols, sung by the Choir of Men and Boys;
7:30 p.m.  Holy Eucharist, sung by Camerata; 11 p.m. Midnight Mass,
sung by the Choir of Men and Boys with Orchestra; 10:15 p.m. Musical
prelude. Christmas Day: 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist, sung by the Gentlemen
of the Choir; 3 p.m. Carol Service. The Very Rev. Alan Jones, dean.

CONNECTICUT

Greenwich -- Christ Church, 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT
06830-4871, 203.869.6600, www.christchurchgreenwich.com. Christmas Eve:
12 noon Eucharist of Healing (designed for those who have lost loved
ones over the years and do not necessarily feel that they are ready to
celebrate Christmas with a lot of carols and Alleluias), a 4pm Family
Festival Holy Eucharist, an 8pm Festival Holy Eucharist, Rite II, an
11pm Festival Holy Eucharist, Rite I. On Christmas Day, Service of Holy
Eucharist, Rite II at 11am. The Rev. Jeffrey H. Walker, rector.

Norwalk -- St. Paul's on the Green, 60 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851,
203.847.2806, www.stpaulsnorwalk.org. Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. Holy
Eucharist; 10:30 p.m. Solemn Eucharist. Christmas Day: 11 am Solemn
Eucharist. The Rev.  Nicholas G. Lang, rector

Storrs -- St. Mark's Chapel, 42 North Eagleville Road, Storrs,
CT 06268, 860.429.2647, www.stmarkschapel.org. Christmas Eve: 4
p.m. Christmas pageant and Communion; 6 p.m. Carols and Communion; 10
p.m. Festival Choral Eucharist with Carols and Anthems. Christmas Day:
10 a.m. Communion. The Rev. Nancy Cox, rector. (Parish hosts the Episcopal
Church at the University of Connecticut with a full-time University Vicar,
the Rev. Amy Fallon.  The chapel doors have been open continuously since
the consecration in 1955, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days
a year.)

	"We have always held services on December 25th and will
	continue to
do so," writes rector Nancy Cox. "Christmas Eve services are wonderful,
candles, starlight, quiet darkness pierced by exquisite music, but it
is Christmas Day that points toward the living out, day by day, of the
incarnation. The magic, mystery and wonder so palpable on Christmas Eve
do fade in the bright light of day, but that is our experience in life.

	"Worship on Christmas day carries us forward to a place where all
the presents and feasting won't, a place that we long for what cannot
be bought or even crafted, the deep and abiding presence of God who is
Emmanuel, God with us. Coming into the church in the bright light of day,
one almost wonders-was last night real? Was it only last night? It seems
so far away. And then the story is told, the carols are sung and the
truth settles into the heart, yes, yes, yes it was not a dream, is true.

	"Each year I invite people at Christmas Eve to come again on
Christmas morning, those that take the chance return again the next year,
because they find that it answers the true longing in a way that no card,
gift, special dish or family gathering will.

	"One of those who took me up on the invitation later told me that
before they started bringing their children to church on Christmas,
they all opened their presents looked around and the question (usually
even asked by the children) was "is that all?"

	"Now that they come to church they that question does not come up.
The day doesn't have to carry the weight of all the expectations, Christ
who promises that we will find his yoke light, does."

GEORGIA

Atlanta -- The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta,
GA 30305, 404.365.1000, www.stphilipscathedral.org. Christmas Eve: 4 p.m.
Children's service; 8 p.m. Choral Prelude; 8:30 p.m. Festive Eucharist;
11 p.m. Choral Prelude; 11:30 p.m. Festive Eucharist. Christmas Day:
10 a.m.  Eucharist with hymns. The Very Rev. Sam Candler, dean. (Annual
broadcast of Christmas Eve service, ABC affiliate, WSB-TV

KANSAS

Wichita -- St. James' Church, 3750 E Douglas St, Wichita, KS 67208,
316.683..5686, www.stjameswichita.org. Christmas Eve: 5:30, 8, and 11 p.m.
Services.. Christmas Day: 10 a.m. service. The Rev. Kate Moorehead,
rector.

Topeka -- Grace Cathedral, 701 SW 8th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603, 785.235.3457,
www.gracecathedraltopeka.org. Christmas Eve: 5:30 p.m. Lessons, Carols and
Holy Communion; 9:30 p.m. Prelude; 10 p.m. Festival Eucharist. Christmas
Day: 10 a.m. Carols and Holy Communion. The Very Reverend Steve Lipscomb,
dean

MAINE

York Harbor -- St. George's Church, 407 York Street, York Harbor,
ME 03911, 207.363.7376, www.stgeorgesyorkharbor.org. Christmas Eve: 5
p.m. Family Eucharist (shorter service); 7:30 p.m. Evening Eucharist with
choir.	Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Eucharist. The Rev. Paige Blair, rector.

MARYLAND

Lothian -- St. James' Parish (1692), 5757 Solomons Island Road, Lothian,
MD 20711, 410.867.2838, www.toad.net/~stjames. Christmas Eve: 3:30 p.m.
Young Children's Service; 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist II; 8:30 p.m. Holy
Eucharist, Rite II; 10:30 p.m. Traditional service beginning with
half-hour of music by the Adult Choir and then Holy Eucharist, Rite
II. Christmas Day: 10 a.m.  Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The Rev. William
H. C. Ticknor, rector, The Rev.  Eileen C. House, assistant.

Odenton -- Epiphany Church, 1417 Odenton Road, Odenton, MD 21113,
410.674.8819, www.epiphany-md.org. Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. will be a
Saturday Sundown Coffee House Christmas, followed by Grandma's Parlor
with children and music, 8 p.m. Candlelight Eucharist. Christmas Day:
10 a.m. service.  The Rev. Phebe L. McPherson, rector. (Epiphany Church,
the only known World War I chapel, restored and now also a museum,
will have a Christmas Morning service with two Baptisms.)