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2025 holiday services at
Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation 875 Lake Street, Oak Park IL Winter Solstice Celebration Sunday, December 21
6pm In-Person Only Christmas Eve Services Wednesday, December 24
3pm Christmas Pageant & Worship for All Ages 7pm Choir & Candlelight Service New Year’s Eve Sangha Wednesday, December 31
5-7pm Community Center 1019 S. Blvd, Oak Park IL Services will be both in-person and live streamed with the exception of the Winter Solstice Celebration which is in-person only. To learn more go to: www.unitytemple.org
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Holiday Services at St. C’s! Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24th
4:30 pm • Kid-Friendly Christmas Eve Service 9 pm • Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist
Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25th
10 am • Rite II Spoken Christmas Day Service
Epiphany, Sunday, January 11th 10 am • Epiphany Pageant
545 S. East Avenue, Oak Park
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Evening Compline Service
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, Sunday, December 14, 9pm and on earth peace among those Enjoywhom thirty minutes of beauty and stillness he favors!” Luke 2:14 sung service. Take time during this entirely
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candlelight as the music washes over you in Grace’s historic, gothic-revival sanctuary.
Christmas Eve
Children's Services: 4:15 and 6 p.m. Both services are led by the students FREE AND OPEN TO ALL of Grace Lutheran Church and School Traditional Service: 8 p.m. Candlelight Service: 10:45 p.m. Prelude starts at 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Day Worship: 10 a.m.
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Merry Christmas, West Cook Friends From Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church South Euclid Ave and Washington Blvd, Oak Park
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Pageant–Dec. 21,10:30 Christmas Eve-5:00
Services @ Euclid Christmas Week: Sunday, Dec 21, 10:30am Advent Four Worship 11:30am Movie: The Shepherd
Pilgrim Congregational Church 460 Lake St, Oak Park www.PilgrimOakPark.org
Wed, Dec 24, 4pm Family Worship w/ Las Posadas 7pm Candlelight Service w/ Choir
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You are invited! Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Wednesday, December 24 | 5:00 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OAK PARK 820 ONTARIO ST OAK PARK, IL 60302 www.FBCOAKPARK.org
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CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF OAK PARK AND NEIGHBORS Ascension and St. Edmund Parish St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy and St. Giles Parish
SOLEMNITY of the NATIVITY of the LORD Christmas Eve, Wednesday 12/24
Our Savior is Born !
3:00 PM Mass at St. Giles with the Children’s Presentation of the Gospel 3:30 PM Mass at Ascension with Ascension Schola 4:30 PM Mass at St. Edmund with St. Edmund Choir 5:00 PM Mass at St. Giles with Young Adult Choir 5:30 PM Family-focused Mass at Ascension with Ascension Choristers & String Ensemble 7:30 PM Family Mass Community Mass in the St. Giles School Gym Carols begin at 7 PM Adult and Children’s Choir; Children’s Presentation of the Gospel
10:30 PM Mass at St. Giles Carols begin at 10:00 PM with St Catherine of Siena-St Lucy and St. Giles Choir 11:00 PM Mass at Ascension Carols begin at 10:30 PM with Ascension Choir
Christmas Day, Thursday 12/25 8:30 AM Mass at St. Giles
9:00 AM Mass at Ascension with organ, instruments and cantor
10:30 AM Mass at St. Giles
11:00 AM Mass at St. Edmund with organ, instruments and cantor
SOLEMNITY of MARY, MOTHER of GOD World Day of Prayer for Peace Wednesday 12/31 5:00 PM Mass at St. Edmund (Mass of anticipation) Thursday 1/1 9:00 AM Mass at Ascension 10:00 AM Mass at St. Giles 7:30 PM Taizé Prayer for Peace at Ascension
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