Christmas services and other activities in churches this week include the following:

Apostles Lutheran

Apostles Lutheran Church, Gloucester, will hold a candlelight Holy Communion worship service at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve. There will be a service of Lessons and Carols at 10 a.m. Sunday. Pastor Jay Serafin will lead both services. Links to the services via Zoom or YouTube are on the church’s website at apostles-elca.org. The bulletins will be sent to the congregation via email.

Beech Grove Baptist

Beech Grove Baptist Church, Hayes, will hold a Christmas Day service at 10:30. There will be no Sunday school.

Bellamy United Methodist

Bellamy United Methodist Church, Gloucester, will offer two worship services on Christmas Eve. A family service will be at 5 p.m. All children attending are invited to dress up as a shepherd, angel or a wise person and participate in the telling of the Christmas story. The 7 p.m. traditional service will be a candlelight service.

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