Faith briefs
Centenary United Methodist Church
245 N. Fourth St.
Sunday: Candlelight service and Christmas pageant, 7 p.m.
Friday: All-family dinner and fun night at Crown Center, 5 p.m.
Central United Methodist Church
1501 Mass.
Sunday: Advent devotion time, 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Candlelight service, 6 p.m.
First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Sunday: One morning service, at 10:45 a.m. Christmas Eve service, 7:30 p.m.
First Christian Church
1000 Ky.
Sunday: Tasting party with treats, 10 a.m. Candlelight services, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Wednesday: No activities.
First Presbyterian Church
2415 Clinton Parkway
Sunday: Christmas Eve worship, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
2211 Inverness Drive
Sunday: Coffee fellowship, 9:30 a.m. Candlelight service, 7:30 p.m.
Monday: Christmas service, 10 a.m.
Lawrence Jewish Community Center
917 Highland Drive
Friday: Joint Shabbat services with Temple Beth Sholom in Topeka, 7:45 p.m.
Lawrence Wesleyan Church
3705 Clinton Parkway
Sunday: Candlelight services at 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Monday-Friday: Offices closed.
Wednesday: No regular midweek activities.
Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship
700 Wakarusa Drive
Sunday: Christmas candlelight service, 6:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday: Office closed.
Wednesday: No Connection meeting.
Ninth Street Baptist Church
901 Tenn.
Dec. 31: Registration deadline for couples conference, which will be Feb. 9-10. Cost is $60. Call 843-6472 for information.
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
5700 W. Sixth St.
Sunday: Christmas Eve services at 5:30 p.m. (led by youth and children), 7:30 p.m. (contemporary), 10 p.m. (prelude of carols) and 10:30 p.m. (traditional lessons and carols).
Monday: Christmas worship,
9 a.m.
Monday-Friday: Office closed.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1245 N.H.
Sunday: Festival of lessons and carols, 11 a.m. Contemporary Christmas Eve service, 4 p.m. Traditional Christmas Eve services, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Monday: Christmas service, 10 a.m. Church office closed.
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N. 1100 Road
Sunday: Intergenerational Winter Holiday Service, 9:15 a.m. Christmas Eve service, 7 p.m.
Unity Church of Lawrence
900 Madeline Lane
Sunday: Candlelight service,
6 p.m.
West Side Presbyterian Church
1024 Kasold Drive
Sunday: Lessons and carols candlelight service, 7 p.m. Christmas vespers candlelight service, 9 p.m.
Worden United Methodist Church
294 E. 900 Road
Sunday: Christmas candlelight services, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.