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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. 

Christmas Eve

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Noon

  • St. Mary's Episcopal Church will hold Holy Eucharist and music. 

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. 
  • St. Anthony Church, 2836 East Main Road, will hold a service. 

6 p.m.

  • St. Mary's Episcopal Church will hold Holy Eucharist and music. 

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. 

10 p.m.

  • St. Barnabas Church will hold a service. 

11 p.m.

  • St. Anthony's Church will hold a Christmas vigil. 

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. 
7 p.m.
  • The Portsmouth United Methodist Church will host a service with choir. 
Did we miss a service? Tell us where and when in the comment section below. 

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