Photo Credit: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Web Site
The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Ocean City, NJ will be having its annual Christmas Eve Masses at 5:30pm and 9:00pm respectively on December 24, 2016. Both services will be in celebration of the Eucharist and the birth of Christ.
For the 5:30pm mass, the children of the church will present a Christmas pageant. During the 9:00pm mass, the Church Choir will be singing traditional Christmas carols.
Cindi O’Connor, the Superintendent of the Church Program at The Holy Trinity, said, “It is exciting to think that people all over the world are celebrating Christmas with the same prayers, carols, and biblical readings that we are in Ocean City.”
Children who wish to participate in the pageant are expected come to the Parish Hall 30 minutes before the service begins to receive a costume and join the procession into the church. Other participants please arrive at least 15 minutes before the mass begins.
The Holy Trinity Church attracts families from Ocean City and the neighboring towns of Township, Somers Point, Egg Harbor Township, Mays Landing, Dennis Township, and Sea Isle City.
Photo Credit: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Web Site
About The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Founded in 1894 and located at 2990 Bay Ave in Ocean City, N.J., The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church provides the public with a welcoming and spiritual place to receive guidance by God. It is open to people from a variety of backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, and family types, who reside in Lower Atlantic and Upper Cape May counties. The teachings of the church are based mainly on the Book of Common Prayer. These scriptures are taught to help people use prayer beyond the church and in their everyday lives. The church provides wedding and baptism services, as well as worship services on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, providing people with joy and peace through identifying with the Christian faith. The Christmas Eve Mass is an annual event that the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church has been holding for over 122 years. This year’s event will have a gathering of about 150 to 200 people per service.
