Essex-Middle River Christmas Church Services

The Essex-Middle River area is filled with places of worship for people of most faiths.

There are more than 30 churches in the area covering most denominations, including Catholic, Baptist and Methodist.

Here is a listing of many of the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services this weekend. Those wishing to be added to this list can email editor Ron Snyder at ronald.snyder@patch.com.

Address: 544 Back River Neck Road

Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. (service); 10 p.m. candlelight service

Christmas: 10 a.m.

Address: 404 N. Marlyn Ave.

Christmas Eve: 7 p.m. (candlelight service)

Christmas: 10:30 a.m. (one service—no Sunday school or evening service)

Address: 524 Maryland Ave.

Christmas Eve: 7 and 11 p.m.

Christmas: 10 a.m.

Address: 911 Mace Ave.

Christmas events: Christian comedian Keith Dettano (7 p.m. Dec. 22-23); VUSA Voices of South Africa performs (6 p.m. Dec. 24)

Christmas service: 10:45 a.m.

Address: 1131 Mace Ave.

Christmas Eve service: 8 p.m. Holy Eucharist

Christmas: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Address: 1901 Middleborough Road

Christmas Eve worship: 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Christmas: 10:45 a.m. (with child care and children’s church)

• New Life Sanctuary Church of God

Address: 500 Maryland Ave.

Christmas: 11 a.m.

Address: 1020 Orems Road

Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. (family service); 11 p.m. (candlelight service)

Christmas: 10 a.m.

Address: 1704 Old Eastern Ave.

Christmas Eve Mass: 4 p.m. (upper and lower church family mass; 6 p.m. mass in upper church; 8 p.m. mass in upper church; midnight mass in upper church (11:30 p.m. Christmas carol service)

Christmas: 8:30 a.m. mass in upper church; 11:30 a.m. mass in upper church.

• Rosedale Baptist Church

Address: 9202 Philadelphia Road

Christmas Eve service: 6 p.m.

Christmas: 9 a.m. or 11 a.m.

Notes: Children’s classes and nursery services will be provided for all services

Address: 714 Mryth Ave.

Christmas Eve Mass: 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.; 7 p.m. (Spanish)

Christmas: 9 a.m.

• St. Clement Mary Hofbauer Church

Address: 1212 Chesaco Ave.

Christmas Eve Mass Schedule: 4 p.m. in the church and hall; 6 p.m. in church (contemporary); 10 p.m. in church (choir begins at 9:30 p.m.)

Christmas Mass:  9 a.m. and noon

Address: 1601 Old Eastern Ave.

Christmas Eve: 7 p.m. (candlelight service)

Christmas: 9:30 a.m.