What Did Your Church Look Like Christmas Day

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We have a new church building, and I don’t have any pictures to share from our Christmas decorations. We have a new Arts and Environment person this year, who had quite a challenge decorating such a large space, but did a pretty good job. There were tons of beautiful red poinstias. Our Nativity Scene, which we’ve had for years, looked fine in our old, small church, but in the this new, huge, church, it seemed lost. I think we’re going to rethink the Nativity for next year. We also had a large Christmas tree in the Sanctuary. It was beautiful.
 
I took a picture with my camera phone when I was close to the altar after Mass - not the greatest pic though.

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E.E.N.S said:
I took a picture with my camera phone when I was close to the altar after Mass - not the greatest pic though.
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What a goregous church!

Ours is in the middle of contruction but they managed to decorate it beautifully.

Two huge Christmas trees with white lights were in the back behind the free standing Altar, The tabernacle was brought forward and up on stacked bricks so that all could still see it.
In front of the free standing Altar was our nativity set and white pointsettias were everywhere. As one walked in, the baptismal font was covered and a statue of the BVM with angels on either side was illuminated. In front of the font was an empty crib filled with straw. At midnight, our new Men’s choir chanted to the tolling of the churchbells outside, the Christmas proclaimation was read, first in English then in Slovak, then our pastor processed a lifesize Baby Jesus around the church and laid him in the manager.

All in all, it was wonderful.
 
Merry Christmas all,

Both pics of those churches look absolutely beautiful. You’re very fortunate. I made my way out Georgetown, Ontario to have Chistmas with the family. At Holy Cross the children put on a little pantomime of The Nativity during The Gospel. It was very cute, if not a little distracting (when everyone shuffled around to see the kiddies in the sanctuary during their performance). But none-the-less, inspirational. I’m sure my sister and brother-in-law, found it very moving too. Would love to see some pics of other paraishes. I love that about our Church.

God Bless You All.

Love,

emp.
 
E.E.N.S said:
I took a picture with my camera phone when I was close to the altar after Mass - not the greatest pic though.
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I wish I’d thought to do that! What a lovely photo.

Our church was lovely as always. Red poinsettias and tall taper candles surrounding the altar, white poinsettias and votives in blue holders surrounding the statue of Our Lady, lighted trees around the tabernacle, evergreen wreaths and lighted garlands along the brick pillars and arches and along the railing of the choir loft, and the big nativity scene off to one side.
 
Our Church is very contemporary. We had Christmas trees in the narthex and a tree to the left behind the altar. All trees had only clear lights on them.
The Advent wreath hangs on the wall to the right of the altar with white candles and gold ribbons.
This year the large display of poinsettias are a creamy yellow much to my daughter’s distress. She’s getting married there Saturday night and was so hoping for red poinsettias.
The creche is in a large planter area next to the baptismal font on the same wall as is the altar. It’s a wonderful crib. Every year it touches my heart to see it.
 
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SACRED HEART CHURCH, TAMPA FLORIDA
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**Notice the crib on the far left and the Nativity window above the old main altar on the right. **
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Looks EXACTLY like a local church in Atlantic City NJ
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Anyway this is what my parish church looks like on Christmas Day
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View all from Christmas 2003
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And… on a side note- St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Atlantic City if protected from the Liturgical Wreckovators from “renovation” and the Diocese from closure by the State of New Jersey as a New Jersey Historical Building.

Ken
 
Here is another pic I took with my phone (from the choir loft)

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kleary said:
And… on a side note- St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Atlantic City if protected from the Liturgical Wreckovators from “renovation” and the Diocese from closure by the State of New Jersey as a New Jersey Historical Building.

Ken
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That is good to know. I’ve always wanted to stop in that church. Next time I am in AC, I’ll make sure I do.
 
I’ll have to do this sometime on my digital camera that I got for Christmas… maybe they may have it on my Church’s website.
 
On Christmas Day? Red Poinsettias, Red cloth on the ambo, red cords on the decorative vases. As I said to my wife, “It’s nice to see we are prepared for St. Stephen tonight!”
 
netmil(name removed by moderator) said:
Two huge Christmas trees with white lights were in the back behind the free standing Altar, The tabernacle was brought forward and up on stacked bricks so that all could still see it.
In front of the free standing Altar was our nativity set and white pointsettias were everywhere. As one walked in, the baptismal font was covered and a statue of the BVM with angels on either side was illuminated. In front of the font was an empty crib filled with straw. At midnight, our new Men’s choir chanted to the tolling of the churchbells outside, the Christmas proclaimation was read, first in English then in Slovak, then our pastor processed a lifesize Baby Jesus around the church and laid him in the manager.

All in all, it was wonderful.
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My dear friend, wonderful doesn’t even begin to describe the midnight Mass we both experienced. Keep in mind, though, that I converted to Catholicism from a ‘relevant’ evangelical church that bastardized most of the traditional hymns to make them more ‘modern’ (my stomach churns just thinking about it).

I’ve known Catholicism was right for some time, but midnight Mass just made it crystal clear, that this is where I really belong.
 
djrakowski said:
My dear friend, wonderful doesn’t even begin to describe the midnight Mass we both experienced. Keep in mind, though, that I converted to Catholicism from a ‘relevant’ evangelical church that bastardized most of the traditional hymns to make them more ‘modern’ (my stomach churns just thinking about it).

I’ve known Catholicism was right for some time, but midnight Mass just made it crystal clear, that this is where I really belong.
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I have to tell you, you sounded as I imagine the choirs of Angels praising God.

Now here is a bit of good news. (I considered starting a thread on this, Good news is Godly news)
I just went to the old “Catholic Community” (you know the one) to pick up my January stint of laudering Altar linens. The back door to the sancuary was locked so I walked into the church to use the front door. Past the tabernacle with a genuflection then over to walk behind the freestanding Altar and what do I see on the back wall? A crucifix!!! On what was formerly a plain blank wall!!!

God is good, my friend. Guess all the prayers for those I left behind might well be making some headway!
 
netmil(name removed by moderator) said:
I have to tell you, you sounded as I imagine the choirs of Angels praising God.
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O, now I think you’re exaggerating just a bit. But, wait ‘til Easter - we’ll be in really good shape by then (but I may not be there, as I fully expect our friend Katie, whom you may’ve met at our kids’ baptisms, to be received into the Church at St. A’s at this year’s Easter Vigil - Praised Be Jesus Christ, Now and Forever!).
netmil(name removed by moderator) said:
Now here is a bit of good news. (I considered starting a thread on this, Good news is Godly news)
I just went to the old “Catholic Community” (you know the one) to pick up my January stint of laudering Altar linens. The back door to the sancuary was locked so I walked into the church to use the front door. Past the tabernacle with a genuflection then over to walk behind the freestanding Altar and what do I see on the back wall? A crucifix!!! On what was formerly a plain blank wall!!!

God is good, my friend. Guess all the prayers for those I left behind might well be making some headway!
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I assume you mean your old Catholic community, rather than the one that graciously allows us to use their building to host our events, right? At any rate, this is very good news indeed! Is there a new pastor, or has the old pastor decided to make the place look Catholic after all?

Keep praying for those in your old parish community. There are tons of good Catholics in our archdiocese who would love to have even a small share of the blessings we receive at our parish.
 
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