You’re Invited!

The Diocese of Albany invites you to join us for worship this Christmas. Below are a listing of service times for churches around the diocese. New listings are being added daily. The services are listed alphabetically by the town/city where the church is located. Click on the name of the church to find out more information and location.

Cathedral of All Saints, Albany
Christmas Eve: Family mass 4pm, Midnight Mass 11pm
Christmas Day: Mass at 9am


St. Andrew’s, Albany
Christmas Eve 4:30pm Family Eucharist and Pageant;
8pm Carols, 8:30 pm Festive Eucharist
Christmas Day: 10am Eucharist


St. Peter’s, Albany
Christmas Eve: 4:30pm Family Service with Creche
9:30pm Carols by the Choir
10:00pm Christmas Eve Choral Holy Communion Service

Christmas Day:  Holy Communion Service 9am

St. Anne’s, Amsterdam
Christmas Eve: 4pm and 8pm


St. Paul’s, Bloomville
Christmas Eve: Candlelight service at 4:00pm featuring our Children’s Pageant


Church of the Holy Name, Boyntonville
Christmas Eve: 5pm


St. Luke’s, Cambridge
Christmas Eve 9am Early Christmas Eve Service and  a Traditional Christmas Eve service, at 5:30pm.
Christmas Day: Service at 10am  


Calvary Church, Cairo
Christmas Eve: 9:30pm


Church of the Good Shepherd, Canajoharie
Christmas Eve: 6pm


St. Luke’s, Catskill
Christmas Eve: 5pm Said Mass with carols
10:30pm Carol sing
11pm Traditional Midnight Mass

Christmas Day: 9am Said Mass

Christ & St. John’s Church, Champlain
Christmas Eve: Candlelight Mass at 7pm
Christmas Day: Mass at 11am


St. George’s, Clifton Park
Christmas Eve:
4:30pm Family Service (Children’s Pageant and Holy Communion)
7:30pm Holy Communion with carols
10:00pm Service of Christmas carols
10:30pm Solemn Eucharist (Incense) with choir

Christmas Day:
10:30 Holy Communion with carols

St. Michael’s, Colonie
Christmas Eve: 5:00pm and 10:00pm
Christmas Day: 10:00 am


St. John’s, Cohoes
Christmas Eve: Christmas Carols 6:45pm and Holy Eucharist 7:00pm


St. Stephen’s, Delmar
Christmas Eve: Family Service with Holy Eucharist Rite II at 4pm
Traditional Christmas Service with Holy Eucharist Rite II at 8:00pm
Carol Service begins at 7:30pm
Christmas Day: Holy Eucharist Rite I at 9:30am


Church of the Messiah, Glens Falls
Christmas Eve: Services at 4 pm (with incense), 8 pm (no incense)
Christmas Day: 10 am (no incense)


Christ Church, Gilbertsville
Christmas Eve: Christmas Carols begin at 7:40 pm Holy Eucharist Candlelight Service begins at 8pm
Christmas Day: Holy Eucharist at 10am


Trinity Church, Gouverneur
Christmas Eve: Service at 7pm


Trinity Church, Granville
Christmas Eve: 6:00pm
Christmas Day: 10:00pm


St. Paul’s, Greenwich
Christmas Eve: Holy Eucharist Candlelight Service  6pm


Christ Church, Hudson
Christmas Eve: 4 pm Family Service with Eucharist (children’s sermon)
10:30 pm Festal Eucharist (carol singing at 10:30 pm, service begins at 11 pm)
Christmas Day: 9 am Service with Eucharist (no choir or organ)


Zion Church, Hudson Falls
Christmas Eve:  4:00pm & 7:00pm  (carol singing 30 minutes prior to each service)
Christmas Day: 10:00am (spoken service)


St. Augustine’s, Ilion
Christmas Eve: Mass 7pm
Christmas Day: Mass 9:30am


St. John’s, Johnstown
Christmas Eve: 6:00 pm Family Candlelight Service 10:30 pm Music with the Caroga Arts Collective Musicians 11:00 pm Candlelight Service
Christmas Day: 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Service


St. James’, Lake Delaware
Christmas Eve: 10:30pm Mass of the Nativity of Our Lord.
Christmas Day: 10am Mass


Trinity Church, Lansingburgh/Troy
Christmas Eve: Family Festival Service 5:30pm
Christmas Eve: Festival Service at 11pm, beginning with Carol Singing at 10.45pm


Church of Our Saviour, Lebanon Springs
Christmas Eve: 7:30pm


Christ Church, Morristown
Christmas Eve: 7pm


St,. John’s, Ogdensburg
Christmas Eve: Choral Eucharist 7:00pm with Christmas Carols starting at 6:00pm
Christmas Day: Eucharist 9am


St. James’, Oneonta
Christmas Eve: 5pm Family Service, 10:30pm Festival of Carols
11:00pm Festive Choral Christmas Eucharist
Christmas Day: 10:00am Holy Eucharist


Gloria Dei Church, Palenville
Christmas Eve: 7:30pm


Trinity Church, Plattsburgh
Christmas Eve: Family Worship Service  4pm and Candle Light Eucharist at 9pm


All Saints, Round Lake
Christmas Eve: 7pm
Christmas Day: 11am


Bethesda, Saratoga Springs
Christmas Eve:  4:00pm Family Eucharist with the Blessing of the Creche
10:00pm Music of the nativity
10:30pm Solemn Eucharist

Christmas Day: 8:30am Morning Prayer 9am Eucharist with Hymns


Christ Church, Schenectady
Christmas Eve: Service at 7pm


St. George’s, Schenectady
Christmas Eve: Family Mass & Pageant at 3pm, Christmas Eve Solemn High Mass 10pm with a Carol concert beginning at 9:30pm
Christmas Day:  Mass 11am


St. Paul’s, Troy
Christmas Eve: 5pm Reading of “The NIght Before Christmas” followed by a service of Lessons and Carols
5:30pm Christmas Eve Service, Choral Holy Communion Service
Christmas Day: 10am Holy Eucharist


St. Thomas’, Tupper Lake
Christmas Eve: Holy Eucharist at 5:00pm


St. Paul’s, Waddington
Christmas Eve: 7pm Holy Eucharist with Festive Carols.


Grace Church, Waterford
Christmas Eve – 7pm & 10pm
Christmas Day – 9:30am


Trinity Church, Watervliet
Christmas Eve: 5:30pm Carols followed by Mass of Christmas at 6pm


Trinity Church, Whitehall
Christmas Eve: 9pm