Christmas Church Services, Midnight Masses

Christians will celebrate the birth of Jesus this weekend, and there's plenty of ways to do so thanks to candlelight services, midnight Masses and Christmas Day worship services around the community.

Check out what's happening at a church near you:

Clawson

Check out Patch's full list of Clawson religious institutions here for more information.

• Christmas Eve: 7 p.m. family candlelight service, 11 p.m. candlelight service
• Christmas Day: 10 a.m. worship

• Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. children's Mass, 6:30 p.m. Mass and midnight Mass
• Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Mass and noon Mass

• Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. family service, 8 p.m. candlelight celebration with Holy Communion
• Christmas Day: 10 a.m. worship and Holy Communion

Royal Oak

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• Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. family service with children and youth participating, 9 p.m. candlelight service with special music, 11 p.m. candlelight service with Holy Communion and special music
• Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. service

• Christmas Eve: 7 p.m. Children's Pageant, 10 p.m. candlelight service
• Christmas Day: 11 a.m. worship
  

• Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. Children's Mass, 6:30 p.m. Mass and 11 p.m. Musical Prelude to Midnight Mass
• Christmas Day: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Masses, as well as a 4 p.m. Spanish Mass

• Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. Family Holy Eucharist, 10:30 p.m. Festival Holy Eucharist
• Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Holy Communion (no music)

• Christmas Eve: 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass with the Rev.  Steve Wertanen presiding, liturgical dancers and folk choir; 10 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass with the Rev.  Steve Wertanen presiding, adult choir and brass quartet (9:30 p.m.)
• Christmas Day: 9 a.m. Christmas Day Mass, the Rev. Timothy Babcock presiding Handbells and Instrumentalists; 11 a.m. Christmas Day Mass, the Rev. Rich Yost presiding youth choir

• Christmas Eve: 7 p.m. Christmas Eve worship
• Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship

Berkley

Check out Patch's full list of Berkley and Huntington Woods religious institutions here for more information.

• Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. family service, 10 p.m. candlelight service
• Christmas Day: 10 a.m. combined Christmas service

• Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. family service, 10 p.m. candlelight service
• Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. worship, 11:30 a.m. coffee hour

• Christmas Eve: 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve family service and The Very Important Christmas Pageant, 11 p.m. candlelight service with Holy Communion and Chancel Choir.
• Christmas Day: 11 a.m. worship

• Christmas Eve: 5:30 p.m. family service, 10:30 p.m. candlelight service
• Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. Christmas Festival service

• Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. Mass, 11:30 p.m. music prelude to Solemn Mass of Christmas at Midnight
• Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. Mass

Ferndale

Check out Patch's full list of Ferndale religious institutions here for more information.

• Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. candlelight communion service
• Christmas Day: 10:50 a.m. service

• Christmas Eve: 7 p.m. family service, 11 p.m. candlelight service and communion
• Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. worship and children's bible time

• Christmas Eve: 4:30 Christmas Eve Mass with Nativity drama and choir and the Rev. Prus presiding; Midnight Mass with trumpeter and the Rev. Steve Wertanen presiding
• Christmas Day: 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day Mass with choir and the Rev. Ed Prus presiding

• Christmas Eve: Festive Eucharist at 7:30 p.m.
• Christmas Day: Quiet celebration at 10:30 a.m.