Dec 13, 2017 4 min read

At Bower Hill Community Church, 70 Moffett St., Mt. Lebanon, the Cherub Choir will open morning worship at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 17 and the Chancel Choir will be joined by harpist Chelsea Lane to perform selections from Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols.”

• Christmas Eve worship — Family worship, 9:30 a.m. Dec. 24, with a children’s Christmas Pageant; Christmas Eve prelude will begin at 6:30 p.m. featuring harpist Chelsea Lane, violinist Carolyn Edwards and organist Anne Smith, with evening candlelight worship service beginning at 7 with a brass quintet.

At Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park, holiday services include:

• Advent Service of Lessons and Carols, 11 a.m. Dec. 17.

• Longest Night Vigil, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20. Sing, pray and worship surrounded in candlelight and possibly a starry sky. Come at 6:30 for hot chocolate and cider before the outside worship begins at 7. RSVP required to the church office.

For more information or to RSVP, call 412-835-6621 or visit www.christumc.net/signup.

At The Church of the Atonement, 618 Washington Ave., Carnegie, Christmas Eve service will be held at 9 a.m. Dec. 24.

At Crossroads Ministries, Finleyville, celebrate “Christmas in the Burgh” each Sunday in December. Gatherings are held at 6 p.m. Saturdays, and at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays. There will be no gathering on Dec. 23.

At Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 120 E. College Street, Canonsburg, a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Carols, Scripture and Holy Communion will be offered at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 24. A Christmas Day Holy Communion Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 25.

• Christmas Eve gatherings will be held at 11 a.m. and 3 and 5 p.m. Dec. 24. To learn more, visit www.christmasintheburgh.com.

For more information, visit www.crsmin.com.

At Hamilton Presbyterian Church, Bethel Park, Christmas Eve services will include a family service at 7:30 p.m. and a candlelight service with communion at 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 24. For more information, visit www.hamiltonpresbyterian.org.

At Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, McMurray, holiday services include:

• Christmas Eve service on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 10 a.m. Dec. 24. Holy Communion will be offered.

• Joyful Noise Christmas Eve Service, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 24, for families with children with special needs or on the autism spectrum.

• Children’s Christmas Eve service, 4:30 p.m., for young children and their families featuring songs and a retelling of the Christmas story in an interactive way.

• Family Worship service, 7 p.m. Dec. 24, with special music, candles and a children’s sermon in addition to the regular sermon.

• Candlelight Worship, 11 p.m.

For more information, call 724-941-7467 or visit www.ourredeemer-peters.org.

At Peters Creek Presbyterian Church, which meets at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 905 E. McMurray Road, Venetia, Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24 will include a Family Service at 5:30 p.m. with childcare provided, and a 9:30 p.m. Traditional Candlelight Service. For more information, call 724-941-6210.

At Ruthfred Lutheran Church, Bethel Park, the Advent season will be celebrated at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Dec. 17 and 24. Sunday School for all ages is held at 9:45 a.m. For more information, call 412-835-7140 or visit www.ruthfred.org.

At Sunset Hills United Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, worship is held at 10:15 a.m. Sundays. There will be family-themed activities throughout the Advent season, leading up to the Christmas Eve service.

• Advent Bistro, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14.

• Christmas Cantata, 10:15 a.m. Dec. 17.

• Sunday morning Christmas Eve worship service, 10:15 a.m. Dec. 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7 p.m. Dec. 24.

For more information, visit www.shupchurch.org.

At Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, a Christmas Remembrance Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20, in Galbreath Chapel. This special communion service will be a time to remember loved ones, acknowledge grief, and to be reminded again of the comfort and hope that the newborn Christ brings to us all.

• Christmas Eve Services, 9:45 and 11 a.m. Dec. 24, as well as a 5 p.m. family service, 7 p.m. contemporary service in the WROC (gym) and 9 and 11 p.m. services with lessons and carols.

• Communion and Prayers, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31, in Galbreath Chapel.

For more information, visit www.westminster-church.org or call 412-835-6630.