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Where to Find a Christmas Church Service in Portsmouth
Looking to attend midnight Mass or a Christmas service? Here's a look at where to find services in Portsmouth.

Looking to find a midnight Mass, but don't know where to go? Or, maybe you missed your church's service by an hour and need to find an alternative place to worship?
Below is a list of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day religious services happening in Portsmouth this holiday.Â
Christmas Eve
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Noon
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church will hold Holy Eucharist and music.Â
4 p.m.
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- A Christmas pageant and Holy Eucharist will be held in St. George's Chapel at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
- St. Barnabas Church will hold a service on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. in the church and at 4 p.m. in the parish hall.
5 p.m.
- St. Paul Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas Eve service.Â
- St. Anthony Church, 2836 East Main Road, will hold a service.Â
6 p.m.
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church will hold Holy Eucharist and music.Â
6:30 p.m.
- St. Barnabas Church will hold a service.
8:30 p.m.
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church will hold Holy Eucharist and music.Â
10 p.m.
- St. Barnabas Church will hold a service.Â
11 p.m.
- St. Anthony's Church will hold a Christmas vigil.Â
Christmas
Midnight
- The church at the Portsmouth Abbey will hold a midnight Mass.
9 a.m.
- St. Anthony's Church will celebrate a Mass at 9 a.m.
10 a.m.
- St. Barnabas Church, 1697 East Main Road, will hold a service on Christmas Day.Â
- The Portsmouth United Methodist Church will host a service with choir.Â
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