BY SUSAN RUMBLE

Special to The Press

Union Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, will be offering Christmas Eve worship 3 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 24.

Masks must be worn inside the church.

Union Lutheran will also have virtual services which will be broadcast to the parking lot at those same times.

Pastor Gordon Camp provided some thoughts on what people might want for Christmas

“I want my own nativity new-life, new birth that affords me complete peace,” Camp said. I believe that new life and deep peace are what we are all longing for.

“We are called during the Advent, Christmas and Epiphany seasons to live in hope, live in love, and walk in the full knowledge that God is in charge of our world and our lives and that because of the nativity of Jesus, we too shall live.’

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St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1415 Rising Sun Road, Laurys Station, will have a family oriented service with a children’s message at 6 p.m. Dec. 24.

At 7:40 p.m., a musical prelude begins which leads to the traditional Christmas Eve worship at 8 p.m.

Pastor James Gottwald supplied some thoughts for the holiday season.

“Our celebration of Christmas is not only for us to look back on what God has done, but also to experience what God is doing today,” said the pastor. “Perhaps we will see some of these ways in our prayer, our study, and our worship. He is bringing peace, hope, joy, and love.”

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Faith Wesleyan Church, 3356 Route 309, Orefield, will have Christmas Eve services 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 24.

Weekly worship takes place at 9 a.m. and at 10:45 a.m. every Sunday at under the leadership of Pastor Brenda Smith.

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Due to precautions related to COVID-19, Union United Church of Christ, Neffs, will host Christmas Eve services on three evenings in the sanctuary.

Masks and registration will be required. Seating will be limited to 200 people in the sanctuary and 40 in Memorial Hall with overflow seating and transmission of the event on screens.

An FM radio station will be available for listening in cars on the parking lot.

Candlelight and communion will be offered at 7 p.m. Dec. 22 and on Dec. 23.

Christmas Eve services will include candlelight, communion, and special music 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 24.

The Interrupated Silence ensemble will sing at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

For more information, call 610-767-6961.