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Christmas Eve - Family Service with Pageant

This is a fairly large, well attended service with extra elements. A few things are worth keeping in mind.

  • It takes around 40 minutes to light all of the votives. The tapers burn out pretty quickly so extra need to be on hand. Alternatively, one person purchased a USB chargable electric lighter that can be used to speed things up.

  • At least three acolytes are needed. Note that many of the younger members will be in the pageant so they may not be available for double duty.

  • Due to the number of people attending it can be helpful to have extra Eucharistic Ministers to hand out communion. In 2024 we had two people administering the host and three people administering chalices.

  • Candles are passed out following communion. During Silent Night the acolytes go down the center aisle with tapers, lighting the first candle in each row.

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