Community Events

Special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services are being held throughout the region Sunday and Monday.

“Calvary Chapel of Spokane, 511 W. Hastings Road, is holding candlelight services at 5 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

After the services, cookies will be served. Child care will be provided for children 4 and younger during the 5 p.m. service. For more information call (509) 467-2860.

“Mission Community Presbyterian Church, 2103 E. Mission Ave., is offering a candlelight service and baptism at 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information call (509) 534-4502.

“St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2 W. Third Ave., is offering a 10 a.m. service Sunday that will feature the church choir’s performance of “O Night Divine.”

The church will offer a family candlelight service Sunday at 5:30 p.m. and a festival worship service Christmas Day at 10 a.m. For more information call (509) 747-0984.

“Shadle Park Presbyterian Church, 5508 N. Alberta St., is offering traditional Christmas Eve services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. There also will be a contemporary candlelight service with the worship team at 4 p.m. and a traditional candlelight service at 9 p.m.

For more information call (509) 327-5522.

“Heritage Congregational Church, 1801 E. 29th Ave., is presenting a Festival of Carols and Candles on Sunday at 5 p.m. For more information call (509) 624-5090.

“Manito Presbyterian Church, 401 E. 30th Ave., is holding a youth-centered service Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

There also will be a Festival of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m., and candlelight Communion worship at 9 p.m. For more information call (509) 838-3559.

“Trinity Lutheran Church, 4704 N. Wall St., is presenting a Christmas Eve service Sunday at 7 p.m. and a Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. For more information call (509) 327-4203.

“First Covenant Church, 212 S. Division St., is offering a candlelight and Communion service Sunday at 5 p.m. For more information call (509) 747-2818.

“Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard St., is presenting a children’s program and candle-lighting service at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve.

The church also will offer its regular 10 a.m. Sunday service, a worship service with the Unity Choir at 8 p.m. and a contemplative service with harp music at 10 p.m. For more information call (509) 838-6518.

“The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave., is presenting “Christmas Music in the Cathedral With Harp” on Sunday at 3:30 and 9:45 p.m.

The day will feature a family Christmas Eucharist at 4 p.m., Christmas carillon recitals at 5:15 and 9:15 p.m., and Festival Choral Eucharist featuring the Cathedral Choir, the Handbell Choir and the Cathedral Brass at 10:30 p.m.

On Christmas Day, the church is offering a Holy Eucharist service at 10 a.m. and a Christmas carillon recital at 11 a.m. For more information call (509) 838-4277.

“Country Homes Christian Church, 8415 N. Wall St., is presenting a Christmas pageant at 10:30 a.m. Sunday and a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. For more information call (509) 466-3414.

“St. David’s Episcopal Church, 7315 N. Wall St., is offering a Christmas Eve Eucharist service geared toward children. The 6 p.m. service will include a Sunday School pageant.

The church will hold a Vigil of Lessons and Carols and Eucharist on Sunday at 10:30 p.m. and will celebrate a Eucharist on Christmas Day at 10 a.m. For more information call 466-3100.

“St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 316 E. 24th Ave., is holding Christmas Eve worship services starting with a candlelight family service at 4 p.m. and Communion, candlelight and carols services at 6 and 11 p.m.

The 11 p.m. service will feature the Chancel Choir. For more information call 747-6677.

“Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 1926 W. Chelan Ave., is offering a service at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Eve with harpist Kelly Howard. At 7 p.m. the church will present a worship service featuring the church choir.

For more information call 326-1252.

“Metaline Falls Congregational United Church of Christ, 101 W. Fifth Ave., Metaline Falls, Wash., is holding a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 11 p.m.

The service will include traditional carols and hymns., including “Silent Night.” Before the service there will be holiday fellowship at 10 p.m.

For more information, call the church office at (509) 446-3301.

Library dedication

Morning Star Baptist Church, 3909 W. Rowan Ave., is dedicating its library to the late Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson of Spokane, who died on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.

The service will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. For more information call (509) 534-4878.

Vacation Bible school

Northwood Presbyterian Church, 6721 N. Monroe St., is presenting “The Truth About Angels,” a free winter vacation Bible school, Wednesdayand Thursdayfor children in kindergarten through the sixth grade.

Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. both days, and the classes will be held from 5:30 to 7:30. For more information call (509) 328-2012.

‘Secret’ screening

The film “The Secret” is the next Spritual Cinema offering Fridayat 7 p.m. at The Unity Center of North Spokane, 4123 E. Lincoln Road.

Admission is by donation. For more information call (509) 489-6964.