Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I & III • December 18, 2013 Religious Notes Nativity announces holiday schedule Church of the Nativity in Midland Park has announced its schedule of programs and services for Christmas and holy day Masses. The church will offer a communal penance service with individual confession on Saturday, Dec. 21 at noon. Five Masses are planned for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The Children’s Family Liturgy for families with small children will be held at 3:45 p.m. A Mass for the differ- ently-abled will be held at 5:30 p.m. The 7 p.m. liturgy will be celebrated by the Archdiocese of Newark’s new Coadjutor Archbishop Bernard Hebda. At 9:30 p.m., the choir and congregation will sing carols before the 10 p.m. Mass. For Christmas Day, Dec. 25, Masses will be said at 10:30 a.m. and noon. Church of the Nativity is located at 315 Prospect Street in Midland Park. For more information, call (201) 444- 6362. Christ Church announces services Christ Episcopal Church in Ridgewood will celebrate Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, with a Christmas pageant and family service at 4 p.m. At 10 p.m., join the congregation for a Holy Eucharist Festival with carols and the choir. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the church will hold a Holy Eucharist Service at 10 a.m. Hymns will be featured. Christ Episcopal Church is located at 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. For more information, call (201) 652-2350 or visit www.christchurchridgewood.org. Church welcomes community Ridgewood’s Old Paramus Church invites the families of the greater Ridgewood community to visit during the Advent season, which will end on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Each Sunday in Advent, a brief candle-lighting ceremony is held during the 10 a.m. worship service, after which the children go to Sunday school. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, the church will offer two services, a family service at 5 p.m. and the traditional can- dlelight service at 11 p.m. Old Paramus Church is located at 660 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. For more information, call (201) 444-5933. Grace Methodist sets services Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff will host four services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Services for families will be held at 3 and 5 p.m. Children will have an opportunity to participate in a reenactment of the Nativity. Candlelight Services will be held at 9 and 11 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 29, there will be a 10 a.m. service. Nursery care will be available. Grace United is located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff. For more information, call (201) 891-4595 or visit www.gumc.org. Abundant Life celebrates Christmas The youths of Abundant Life Reformed Church, located at 475 Lafayette Avenue in Wyckoff, will perform a Christ- mas Program on Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there will be two services. A Family Candlelight Service will be held at 5 p.m., and the traditional Candlelight Service with the choir will be held at 10 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 29, the 10:30 a.m. service will be cel- ebrated with Reverend Christopher L. Jacobsen. For more information, contact Abundant Life at (201) 444-8038 or www.abundantlifewyckoff.org. Celebrate Christmas at MPCR Midland Park Christian Reformed Church will cel- ebrate the Christmas season with special services. On Sunday, Dec. 22, the church will hold a Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the worship service will be at 10 a.m. There will be a New Year’s Ser- vice on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. The church, located at 183 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, offers nurseries at all services and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call (201) 445-4260 or visit www.mpcrc.org. Bethlehem announces services The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 155 Lin- wood Avenue in Ridgewood, invite everyone to spend the Christmas season at Bethlehem. The Sunday school children will present their Christ- mas program on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 9:30 a.m. Christmas Eve celebrations will begin at 4 p.m. on Dec. 24 with a Birthday Party for Jesus. Pre-school age chil- dren and their parents are invited to the church parlor for the festivities. At 6 p.m., a Family Candlelight Service will be held in the sanctuary. The Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 8 p.m., and pre-service music will begin at 7:30 p.m. (continued on next page)