Many local churches will hold special services during Christmas weekend. All services will take place Christmas Eve, Saturday, unless otherwise noted.
Services marked with an asterisk indicate child care will be provided.
CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH: 495 Florida Road. Children’s Christmas service, 3 p.m.; contemporary candlelight service, 5 p.m.*; traditional candlelight service, 7 p.m. No service on Christmas Day, but an online lessons and carols will be available at www.ctkdurango.org.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DURANGO: 332 E. 11th St. Worship service, 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. A family meal of soup and chili will be served at 4 p.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DURANGO: 1159 East Third Ave. Candlelight worship, 5 p.m.*; candlelight worship with communion, 7:30 and 9 p.m.; Christmas Day worship, 11 a.m.
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH: 1715 West Second Ave. Worship service, 5 p.m.; Christmas Day worship service, 11 a.m.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF DURANGO: 2917 Aspen Drive. Christmas Eve: family worship, 2 p.m.* and 3 p.m.*; contemporary worship with Praise Band, 5 p.m.*; traditional worship service with Chancel Choir, 7 p.m.*; contemporary worship with Praise Band, 9 p.m.: Christmas Day service, 10 a.m.
RIVER CHURCH: 860 Plymouth Drive. Candlelight service, 4 p.m.
ST. COLUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH: 1800 East Second Ave. Family Mass, 4 p.m.; Christmas Vigil Family Mass, 7 p.m.; Christmas Mass, 10 p.m.; Christmas Mass at 10 a.m. Christmas Day.
ST. ELIJAH ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH: 691 County Road 233, Unit B-5. Nativity Vigil, 5:30 p.m.; Divine Liturgy for Nativity, 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day.
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 910 East Third Ave. Children’s Pageant and Holy Eucharist, 4 p.m.*; special Christmas music, 7 p.m.; Candlelight Holy Eucharist, 7:30 p.m.*; special Christmas music, 9:30 p.m.*; Candlelight Holy Eucharist, 10 p.m.*; Christmas Day, 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH: 2611 Junction St. Candlelight worship, 7 p.m.*; Christmas Day worship, 9:30 a.m.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF DURANGO: 419 San Juan Drive. “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., with a reception between presentations; “Festival of Lights,” 10 a.m. Christmas Day. Children’s activities included in all services.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BAYFIELD: 1680 Bayfield Parkway. Christmas Eve candlelight service, 6 p.m.
PINE VALLEY CHURCH: 1328 County Road 501 in Bayfield. Child-friendly family service, 5:30 p.m.; Christmas service, 10 a.m.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC CHURCH: 1749 County Road 526 in Bayfield. Christmas Day Mass, 8:30 a.m.
FLORIDA MESA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1024 County Road 230. Worship service, 5:30 p.m.
ST. IGNATIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH: 15449 Colorado Highway 172 in Ignacio. Christmas Eve Mass, 7 p.m.; Christmas Day Mass, 10:30 a.m.
HEART OF THE ROCKIES FELLOWSHIP: Animas Valley Elementary School, 373 Hermosa Meadows Road. Worship, 6 p.m.
Hanukkah
CONGREGATION HAR SHALOM: 2537 County Road 203. Hanukkah Celebration of Lights, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30. A potluck dinner will be held afterward.
