Douglas County residents will have many opportunities to worship
on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
A sampling of the services planned includes:
* St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 19580 E. Pilgrims Place,
Parker, will celebrate the season beginning at 4:30 p.m., Dec. 24
with a children’s service. Then at 10:15 p.m., there will be a
choir and organ concert before a candlelight service, beginning at
10:30 p.m.
* Castle Rock Christian Fellowship also will celebrate a
Christmas Eve communion at 6:30 p.m., at Kirk Hall, in the Douglas
County Fairgrounds, 410 Fairgrounds Road. The communion is open to
all Christians and Rev. Earl Hammond will officiate.
* Castle Pines Community Church will celebrate the birth of
Christ in drama and song at 5:30 p.m., Dec. 24, at Buffalo Ridge
Elementary School, at North Shoreham and Monarch Boulevard. The
minister, Jerry Jones will lead the service.
* The First United Methodist Church of Castle Rock, 1200 South
St., will have three Christmas Eve services: a family service at 5
p.m., the chancel and bell choirs at 7 p.m., and communion services
at 11 p.m.
* Hilltop United Church of Christ, at the southwest corner of
Flintwood and Democrat roads in Parker will celebrate Christmas Eve
at 5:30 and 7 p.m. There will be a live nativity between the
services.
* Epiphany Lutheran Church, 550 Wolfensberger Road, Castle Rock,
will have Christmas Eve services at 6 and 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.,
and Christmas Day services at 10 a.m.
* Pax Christi Catholic Church, 5761 McArthur Ranch Road,
Littleton, will have four services ar 3, 6, 8 p.m. and midnight,
Dec. 24; and 10:30 a.m., Dec. 25.
* St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 E. Highway 86,
Castle Rock, will have services at 4 and 6 p.m., and a bilingual
service at 8 p.m., Dec. 24; and 9 a.m., Dec. 25.
* Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker will
have Christmas Eve services at 3, 6, 8 p.m. and midnight and
Christmas Day services at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.