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Holiday services scheduled at local churches

KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | An organist plays Christmas hymns at the Orient United Methodist Church on Village Lane in Orient.

The following is the Suffolk Times’ annual list of Christmas services and events at Southold Town houses of worship.

CUTCHOGUE
Cutchogue Presbyterian Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Christmas Eve candlelight service of lessons and carols, featuring Basically Baroque, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: Worship service, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2: Worship service, 11 a.m.

Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Mass, 8:30 a.m.; Christmas Eve Mass, 4 and 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25: Midnight Mass (English and Polish); Christmas Day Mass 8, 9:30 (Polish) and 11 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: Mass 8, 9:30 (Polish) and 11 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Mass, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Mass, 8, 9:30 (Polish) and 11 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2: Mass, 8, 9:30 (Polish) and 11 a.m.

GREENPORT
Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church
Friday, Dec. 31: Combined watch night service with Shiloh Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Cutchogue, 10:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Candlelight service of Christmas Eve, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: Sunday school Christmas program, 10 a.m.

Church of the Holy Trinity
Friday, Dec. 24: Candlelight Eucharist of Christmas, 5 p.m.

St. Agnes R.C. Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Christmas pageant, 6 p.m.; Christmas Eve Mass, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. (Spanish.)
Saturday, Dec. 25: Midnight Mass; Christmas Day Mass, 8 and 10 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Mass, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day mass, 8 and 10 a.m.

MATTITUCK
Advent Lutheran Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Christmas Eve candlelight communion festival, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25: Christmas Day Eucharist, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: Eucharist, 10 a.m.

Church of the Redeemer  
Friday, Dec. 24: Family Eucharist, carols, homily for young people, 4 p.m.; Traditional Christmas Festal Eucharist, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25: Eucharist, 9 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: Eucharist, Christmas carols, 9 a.m.

Community Christian Fellowship
Friday, Dec. 24: Candlelight service, 7:30 p.m.

Mattituck Presbyterian Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Christmas Eve candlelight worship, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

Our Lady of good counsel
Friday, Dec. 24: Mass, 4 and 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25: Midnight Mass; Christmas Day Mass, 9 and 11 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 31: Mass, 5 p.m.

OYSTERPONDS
Orient Congregational Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Christmas Eve pageant and candlelight service, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: First Sunday after Christmas service, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2: New Year’s Sunday “Ringing in the New Year” liturgy, 10:30 a.m.

Orient United Methodist Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Service of lessons and carols with candle lighting ceremony, 11 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 26: Morning worship, 10 a.m.

SOUTHOLD
First Presbyterian Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Family service, 4 p.m.; Candlelight service with communion, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25: Christmas dinner, 4 p.m. (RSVP by Dec. 23, 765-2597.)

First Universalist Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Candlelight service, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2: Fireside service, 10:30 a.m.

Southold United Methodist Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Service of lessons and carols, 7 p.m.

St. Patrick R.C. Church
Friday, Dec. 24: Family Mass, 4 p.m.; Christmas Eve Mass, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 25: Mass, 8 and 11:30 a.m.; Folk Mass, 10 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 31: Mass, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 1: Folk Mass, 10 a.m.; Mass 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2: Mass, 8 and 11:30 a.m.; Folk Mass, 10 a.m.