Christmas Eve
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The Fifth Avenue doors close to the public at 1pm. They re-open at 3pm for those who would like to attend the service beginning at 4pm, and then re-open again at 10pm for those who would like to attend the service beginning at 11pm.
9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Every Saturday morning at 9:30 parishioners and friends gather in the Parish House living room and dining room to prepare approximately 300 bag lunches of soup (in winter) or fruit cup (in summer), sandwiches, and cookies. Volunteers depart at 11:00 walking along nine routes in mid-Manhattan distributing lunches to the homeless. Twice a month toiletries...
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
A priest will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with you in the back of the nave.
3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
The doors are opened on Christmas Eve at 3pm for those who wish to attend the 4pm service. The doors close shortly after the service ends so that the church can be prepared for the 11pm Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity. The Fifth Avenue doors re-open at 10pm.
4:00 p.m.
Sung by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. Sermon by Fr Turner.
10:00 p.m.
Although we distribute tickets for this service to those who support Saint Thomas Church throughout the entire year, there is room for many hundreds of people without tickets. Those without tickets line up at the Fifth Avenue doors of the church. Those doors open at 10pm. Depending on the weather, people may begin lining up...
10:15 p.m.-10:35 p.m.
A webcast of this recital may be found on the 11pm Solemn Eucharisof the Nativity. Scott McIntosh, trumpet Benjamin Sheen, organ
11:00 p.m.
Sung by The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. Sermon by Fr Turner.
