Christmas Services for 2020
Due to significantly increasing COVID-19 infection rates and guidance from the Diocese, services this Christmas will be virtual only.
Please note that previously announced service times were updated on December 21 based on this communication from Fr. Rodney.
Christmas Eve:
3:00 p.m. – Eucharist & Christmas Pageant (via Zoom) (View service bulletin)
7:00 p.m. – Traditional Service with Blended Music (via Zoom) (View service bulletin)
All Day: Outdoor Nativity
Christmas Day:
10:00 a.m. – Rite I Holy Eucharist (via Zoom) (View service bulletin)
All Day: Outdoor Nativity
See here for additional information on joining our services using Zoom.
Archives of Christmas Services
Christmas Eve – Eucharist & Christmas Pageant
Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, December 24th, 2020
Virtual Christmas Pageant
Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, December 24th, 2020
Christmas Eve – Traditional Service with Music
Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, December 24th, 2020
Christmas Day Service
Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Friday, December 25th, 2020
Visit Our Creche
We invite you to make a small pilgrimage to our church on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to encounter our outdoor nativity scene, and to share the light of Christ with members of our community.
Please arrive with a gift of a non-perishable food donation for a local food pantry. Bins will be provided.
Parents can interact with their children at our outdoor nativity, complete with the figures of Christmas. Kids can lay out hay for our stable guests, scoop gifts of “frankincense and myrrh,” and lead a beautiful family prayer.
All are invited to pray devotions provided at the stable, and to take some Epiphany chalk and prayers home with you!
While on Saint Matthew’s campus, we ask that the whole family dons a mask, remains socially distant, and uses the provided hand sanitizer before touching or using anything at the site.
Video Walkthrough
Join Anthony Carrella, our Youth Ministry Coordinator, on a video walkthrough of the outside creche at St. Matthew’s.
Christmas 2020 News & Information
- Services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2020Watch our Zoom services from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including our Virtual Christmas Pageant. Due to significantly increasing COVID-19 infection rates and guidance from the Diocese, these services were virtual only. This week, we had to pivot at the last minute from livestream to Zoom for Christmas services due to a COVID-19 exposure involving…
- Virtual Christmas PageantThe children and youth of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and Nursery School have created a virtual telling of the story of the Birth of Jesus! The pageant premiered during our 3 p.m. service on Christmas Eve. Virtual Christmas Pageant Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 St. Matthew’s would like to thank…
- COVID UpdateSt. Matthew’s Family, No doubt, this has been a year that has stretched our abilities to be flexible and frequently change plans, but, with Jesus Christ as our anchor of hope, we take these alterations as they come and faithfully put our trust in God. Now I must share with you another change of plans…
- Christmas Services for 2020Due to significantly increasing COVID-19 infection rates and guidance from the Diocese, services this Christmas will be virtual only. Please note that previously announced service times were updated on December 21 based on this communication from Fr. Rodney. Christmas Eve:3:00 p.m. – Eucharist & Christmas Pageant (via Zoom) (View service bulletin)7:00 p.m. – Traditional Service with…
- Do Not Be Afraid: A Saint Matthew’s Virtual Christmas PageantIt remains a challenge for Saint Matthew’s to gather in person during this most special and holy season. In times like these, I wonder how technology might bring us together? What is a virtual pageant?A virtual pageant means that we won’t be performing inside of our church building this year. Instead, we’ll each record our lines in advance,…