Holiday services | In the area

The Vindicator has compiled a listing of area services for Christmas Eve, Christmas, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2009.

BAPTIST

Baptist Bible Temple, 230 Lettie Ave., Campbell: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve watch night service at 8 p.m. will include a Christian video, short message, talent night and potluck dinner.

Calvary Baptist Church, 1463 Shields Road, Boardman: Candlelight service at 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve. “Ready or not, here I come!” will be the sermon. Communion, nursery.

CATHOLIC

Holy Family Church, 2729 Center Road, Poland: Christmas Eve Masses at 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight, Christmas Masses at 10 a.m. and noon, New Year’s Eve Mass at 4 p.m. and New Year’s Mass at 9 a.m.

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Byzantine Rite, 526 West Rayen Ave., Youngstown: Christmas Eve service 9 p.m.; Christmas 10 a.m.; New Year’s 10 a.m.

Immaculate Conception Church, 811 Oak St., Youngstown: Christmas Eve at 4 p.m., Christmas at 10 a.m.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4490 Norquest Blvd., Austintown: Christmas Eve children’s liturgy at 5 p.m. and Masses at 9 p.m. and midnight and Christmas Mass at 10 a.m.

National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, 2759 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson: Christmas Eve midnight liturgy and Christmas liturgy at 10 a.m.

St. Elizabeth Church, 124 Keystone St., Campbell: Christmas Eve Mass at 9 p.m., Christmas Mass at 9 a.m. and New Year’s Mass at 9 a.m.

St. Joseph Church, 4545 New Road, Youngstown: 4:30, 7 and 10 p.m. Christmas Eve and 10 a.m. Christmas.

St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., Campbell: Christmas Eve Mass at midnight, Christmas Mass at 11:15 a.m. and New Year’s Mass at 11:15 a.m.

St. Luke Roman Catholic Church, 5235 South Ave., Youngstown: Christmas Eve Masses at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and midnight; Christmas Mass at 10 a.m.; New Year’s Eve Mass at 6 p.m.; New Year’s Mass at 10 a.m.

St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown: Christmas Eve Mass at 4 p.m. and Mass at midnight with a special music presentation at 11:30 p.m., Christmas Mass at 10 a.m., New Year’s Eve Holy Hour at 3 p.m. followed by Mass at 4 and New Year’s Mass at 10 a.m.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 10143 Main St., New Middletown: Christmas Eve Masses at 4 and 6 p.m. and midnight, Christmas Mass at 10 a.m., New Year’s Eve Mass at 6:30 p.m. and New Year’s Mass at 10 a.m.

CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 718 Albert St., Youngstown: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m.; New Year’s Eve watch night service at 10:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Grace United Church of Christ, 140 S. Main St., Columbiana: Christmas Eve candlelight communion service at 7 p.m. The message will be “Have a ‘Mary’ Christmas.”

Mineral Ridge Church of Christ, 3911 Main St., Mineral Ridge: Christmas Eve candlelight communion service at 10 p.m.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 159 Todd Ave., Hermitage: Christmas Eve organ concert by Dallas Goodworth of Girard at 6:30 p.m.; candlelight service at 7 p.m. The message will be “The Little Stable Boy and the Little Boy in the Stable.”

EPISCOPAL

St. Augustine Episcopal Church, 614 Parmalee Ave., Youngstown: Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist service at 6:30 p.m. with Christmas caroling followed by fellowship.

St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Christmas Eve family service at 4 p.m. with pageant and festal choral Eucharist at 11 p.m. with prelude music at 10:30; Christmas holy eucharist at 10 a.m.

St. Luke Episcopal Church, 348 Robbins Ave., Niles: Christmas Eve family festival liturgy at 7 p.m. and New Year’s Eve service at 6:30 p.m. featuring a “name that tune” Eucharistic service.

LUTHERAN

Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman: Christmas Eve services at 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

Good Hope Lutheran Church in Boardman, 98 Homestead Drive: Three Christmas Eve services include contemporary music with a bagpipe ensemble at 4 p.m., traditional music with bagpipes, organ and choir at 7:30 p.m. and traditional music with organ at 11 p.m.

Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 415 S. Main St., Columbiana: Christmas Eve services at 7 and 10 p.m.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield: Christmas Eve services at 5, 7:30 and 11 p.m.

Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 420 Clearmount Drive, Youngstown: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Road, Youngstown: Christmas Eve children and family worship at 4 p.m. on the theme, “The Candymaker’s Gift,” and festival communion worship at 6, 8:30 and 11 p.m. candlelight services.

MENNONITE

Berean Fellowship Mennonite Church, 1321 Lansdowne Blvd., Youngstown: New Year’s Eve praise and worship service, 6 to 9 p.m.

North Lima Mennonite Church, 90 Mennonite Drive, North Lima: Christmas Eve candle-lighting service at 5 p.m.

METHODIST

Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., Boardman: Christmas Eve worship services will be at 5 p.m. for the family, 9 p.m. traditional service and 11 p.m. candlelight communion service.

Calvary United Methodist Church, 12062 South Ave., North Lima: Christmas Eve candlelight service, 7 p.m.

Church Hill United Methodist Church, 189 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown: Christmas Eve Services at 7 p.m. with family-oriented contemporary service (child care provided for children under 3); and at 10 p.m. with a traditional service .

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 109 W. Rebecca St., East Palestine: Christmas Even candlelight service at 8 p.m.

Girard First United Methodist Church, 22 N. Market St., Girard: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m.

Mahoning United Methodist Church, 2214 Mahoning Ave. Youngstown: Christmas Eve candlelight services at 5 and 10:30 p.m.

Otterbein United Methodist Church, 1128 State Road West, Warren: Christmas Eve service at 6:30 p.m. with cantata of “The Way in a Manger” and at 10 p.m. with the theme, “For the Whole World.”

Richard Brown Memorial United Methodist Church, 1205 Elm Street, Youngstown: Christmas Eve, candlelight service at 5 p.m.

Presbyterian

Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, 3919 Southern Blvd., Youngstown: Christmas Eve communion service at 5:30 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, Boardman: Christmas Eve family-friendly service at 7 p.m. with youth from the congregation reading the nativity story and singing carols. At 10 p.m., there will be a candlelight communion service and the Chancel Choir will lead the congregation in song. Special music is planned. At both services, there will be the lighting of the Christ candle and singing of “Silent Night” by candlelight.

Nondenominational

Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m.

Central Christian Church, 2051 E. Market Street, Warren: Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. with child care available and featuring music, a children’s message and a candlelight closing. The 11 p.m. service also features music and a candlelight ending.

Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown: Christmas Eve candlelight communion service at 8 p.m. and New Year’s Eve silent communion service from 2 to 8 p.m.

Howland Community Church, 198 Niles Cortland Road S.E., Howland: Christmas Eve services will include a pageant of the Nativity at 7 p.m.; Christmas music by Howland Ringers at 10:45 p.m. with candlelight holy communion service at 11 p.m.

Kingdom Community Church, 7907 Lee Run Road, Poland: Christmas Eve Service at 7:30 p.m.

Abundant Life Fellowship, 46469 state Route 46, New Waterford: From 5 to 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, receive communion and personal prayer in the main sanctuary. At 7 p.m. Christmas Eve, a candlelight service features adult and children’s music, a children’s story and a message.

orthodox

St. Mark Antiochian Orthodox Church, 3560 Logan Way, Liberty Township: Christmas Eve with confessions at 6 p.m. and vesperal liturgy at 7.

Nativity Of Christ Russian Orthodox Church, 727 Miller Avenue, Youngstown: Christmas Eve Compline Service at 6 p.m. and Christmas divine liturgy at 10 a.m.; New Year’s Eve, a vesperal liturgy at 6 p.m. Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos Divine liturgy at 9 a.m. Dec. 26 and First Martyr Stephen Divine liturgy at 9 a.m. Dec. 27.

Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church, 626 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Divine liturgy at 10 a.m. Christmas and Vespers at 4 p.m. Christmas. Divine liturgy at 10 a.m. Dec. 26, 27 and 28.