St. Thomas the Apostle Church sets Christmas week Mass schedule

All are welcome to celebrate Christmas with Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. The week’s schedule, concluding with Masses on January 1, is:

Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve

Masses for the fourth Sunday of Advent at 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. Please note: No Mass will be celebrated at 11:15 a.m. or at 6:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m. Mass celebrating the solemnity of the nativity of the Lord in the church and in the gym. Mass in the church will include the children’s dramatized proclamation of the Gospel. Mass in the church will be live-streamed.

7:00 p.m. Mass in the church.

9:30 p.m. Choir concert of Christmas hymns in the church.

10:30 p.m. Mass in the church. Mass will be live-streamed.

Monday, December 25, Christmas Day

9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Mass in the church.

Tuesday, December 26 thru Friday, December 29

8:30 a.m. regularly scheduled daily Mass in the chapel.

Saturday, December 30, Feast of the Holy Family

4:30 p.m. Mass in the church. A blessing of adoptive families will be held afterward. Mass will be live-streamed.

Sunday, December 31

8:00, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Mass in the church. Please note: No Mass will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, January 1, Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

This is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

8:30 a.m. Mass in the chapel.

On Tuesday, January 2, St. Thomas will resume its regular weekly Mass schedule:

8:30 a.m., Monday – Friday in the chapel

8:30 a.m., Saturday in the chapel and 4:30 p.m. in the church

8:00, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m., and 6:00 p.m., in the church

Further information about the Christmas holiday Mass schedule is available by checking the church bulletin online at www.stapostle.org, or by contacting either St. Thomas Church at (630) 355-8980) or Scott Knisley, director of liturgy and music at St. Thomas the Apostle, at (630) 355-8980, ext. 111 or sknisley@stapostle.org.

St. Thomas the Apostle, a parish of the Diocese of Joliet, strives to bear the Good News of God’s unconditional love to all generations through worship, faith formation, witness, and service. Organized in 1984, the St. Thomas faith community numbers more than 3,000 households and over 9,000 registered members. Complete news and information on parish events, guest speakers and special programs is available at www.stapostle.org. For general parish information, please call (630) 355-8980.