Local churches are offering special family and candlelight services.
Four churches in Darnestown are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ with special services Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Darnestown Presbyterian Church is holding three services in the sanctuary on Christmas Eve. A special candlelight service for children begins at 5 p.m. and includes a nursery. Traditional candlelight services will be held at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. St. Nicholas Episcopal Church is holding three services on Christmas Eve. A children's song and story service begins at 5 p.m. This service includes an interactive reading of the nativity story. An early candlelight Christmas Eve service begins at 7 p.m. and a late evening candlelight service is at 9 p.m. Both services including caroling, organ and harp music. Fairhaven…
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Darnestown Presbyterian Church
15120 Turkey Foot Rd, North Potomac, MD
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Fairhaven United Methodist Church
12801 Darnestown Rd, North Potomac, MD
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Our Lady of the Visitation Parish
14139 Seneca Rd, Darnestown, MD
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St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
15575 Germantown Rd, Darnestown, MD
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St. Nicholas Episcopal Church offers blessing of the animals on Sunday.
Churchgoers might have to make room for a few extra paws and tails in the pews this weekend. On Sunday, in honor of the Feast Day of Saint Francis, many churches will be conducting a Blessing of the Animals. In Darnestown, St. Nicholas' Episcopal Church will be welcoming pets and farm animals of all sizes to join the 11 a.m. service. Rev. Ken Howard said last year they had three horses in addition to many household pets. Some people bring their horses up the dirt road to the church off Rt. 28. He said, in the past people have also walked them over from nearby farms. "Usually there are always lots of dogs and cats," said Howard. But in the past they have also seen iguanas, lizards, and even a Vietnamese pot bellied pig. The church also …
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St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
15575 Germantown Rd, Darnestown, MD
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