Christmas Mass Schedule 2025
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NORTHERN PASTORAL REGION
Scranton Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Cathedral of Saint Peter |
Scranton |
Pontifical Christmas Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m.
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CTV: 4pm Christmas Eve Vigil and 10:00am Christmas Day |
Deanery Penance Service at the Cathedral of Saint Peter on Tuesday, December 16, at 7:00 p.m. Confessions on Saturday, December 20, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 23, from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, December 24, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
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Divine Mercy Parish |
Scranton |
Wednesday – Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve): Vigil Mass – 4:00 PM (overflow crowd in parish hall) Night Mass – 10:00 PM Thursday – Dec. 25 (Christmas Day): Masses at 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM |
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Immaculate Conception
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Scranton |
Christmas Eve 4:00 pm & 10:00 pm Christmas Day 10:30 am |
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Mary, Mother of God Parish |
Scranton |
Christmas Eve Mass: 4 pm (Children’s Mass) Christmas Day: 10 am Mass |
4 p.m. Christmas Eve |
Reconciliation will be available on Monday, December 22 & Tuesday, December 23 at 7 pm in Holy Rosary Church |
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Saint Ann Basilica |
Scranton |
Vigil: |
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Tuesday thru Friday from 1-5 in the Shrine Center. Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 in the Basilica. 45 minutes before masses and novena prayers on Mondays. |
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Saint Michael |
Scranton |
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24th) |
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Normal Confession schedule remains throughout Advent: Sunday: 7:15 am and 9:45 am Mon-Thurs: 7:10 am – 7:25 am Friday: 5:10 – 5:40 pm Saturday: 8:10 – 8:40 am Confessions on Christmas Eve: 7:10AM & 11PM (While Choir Sings Carols before Midnight Mass); No scheduled confessions on Christmas Day |
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Saint Patrick |
Scranton |
Christmas Eve: Christmas Day: 8:30 am – St. Patrick’s Church 11:00 am – St. Patrick’s Church |
4 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass |
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Saint Paul |
Scranton |
Nativity of the Lord (Vigil) |
Nativity of the Lord (Vigil) Vigil: Wednesday, December 24 4:00 p.m. |
Saturday, December 13 and 20th 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
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Saints Peter and Paul |
Scranton |
Sunday, December 24, at 4:00 P.M. |
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Saint Teresa of Calcutta |
Scranton |
Christmas Vigil: |
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Dunmore Deanery:
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Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Visitation of the BVM |
Dickson City |
Visitation of the BVM Church |
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Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:00 to 6:30 PM, & Saturdays at 8:30 AM |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Dunmore |
Christmas Eve: Christmas Day: |
4:00 pm Christmas Eve |
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Saints Anthony & Rocco |
Dunmore |
Christmas Vigil: Christmas Day:
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Christmas Day:
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Monday evenings from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church |
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Saint Catherine of Siena |
Moscow |
December 24, 2025
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4:00 PM
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Deanery Reconciliation Services: December 15th St. Anthony’s & Rocco 5:30-6:30 December 16th St. Eulalia’s 5:30-6:30 |
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Saint Carlo Acutis Parish |
Olyphant/Throop |
Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 2025 4:00 pm St. Anthony of Padua Church, 215 Rebecca Street, Throop 4:00 pm St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Avenue, Olyphant 9:00 pm St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Avenue, Olyphant Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025 8:00 am St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Avenue, Olyphant 9:30 am St. Anthony of Padua Church, 215 Rebecca Street, Throop 11:00 am St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Avenue, Olyphant |
9:30 am St. Anthony of Padua Church, 215 Rebecca Street, Throop
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 215 Rebecca Street, Throop 5:30 pm—6:30 pm
Monday, December 22nd, 2025 At St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Avenue, Olyphant 18447 5:30 pm—7:00 pm |
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St. Eulalia |
Roaring Brook Township |
December 24th Christmas Eve: 4pm, 10pm @214 Blue Shutters Rd, Roaring Brook Township
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December 24th Christmas Eve: 4pm ONLY |
Mondays: 6-7pm; Saturdays 3-3:45pm (both @214 Blue Shutters Rd, Roaring Brook Township |
Clarks Summit Deanery:
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Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Saint Gregory |
Clarks Green |
December 24, 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM December 25, 10:00 AM |
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Our Lady of the Snows |
Clarks Summit |
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Saint Benedict |
Clarks Summit |
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Our Lady of the Abingtons |
Dalton |
Christmas Vigil: 4 pm at Our Lady of the Abingtons Dalton, 4 pm at St. Patrick Nicholson, and 4 pm at St. Mary of the Lake Lake Winola |
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Our deanery penance service will be held at St. Gregory Clarks Summit 12/16/25 7pm and The BVM in Tunkhannock.12/14/25 6pm |
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St. Mary of the Lake |
Lake Winola |
Vigil – 4 PM Christmas Day 9:30 AM |
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Our deanery penance service will be held at St. Gregory Clarks Summit 12/16/25 7pm and The BVM in Tunkhannock.12/14/25 6pm |
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St. Patrick |
Nicholson |
Vigil – 4 PM Christmas Day 11 AM |
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Our deanery penance service will be held at St. Gregory Clarks Summit 12/16/25 7pm and The BVM in Tunkhannock.12/14/25 6pm |
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St. John Vianney |
Scott Township |
Christmas Eve: 4:30 p.m. at Corpus Christi, Montdale Christmas Day: 9:30 a.m. at St. Pius X, Royal 11:00 a.m. at Corpus Christi, Montdale |
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Nativity of the B.V.M. |
Tunkhannock |
Nativity BVM – Tunkhannock |
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Nativity BVM – Tunkhannock – Sunday – Dec. 14 At 6pm |
Carbondale Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Christ the King |
Archbald |
DECEMBER 24
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4:00pm Christmas Eve |
Every Saturday (3-3:45pm) at St Thomas Aquinas in Archbald –Monday, Dec. 15 (5:30-7pm) at Sacred Heart of Mary in Jermyn –Monday, Dec. 22 (5:30-7pm) at St. Mary of Czestochowa in Eynon
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Our Lady of the Rosary Parish |
Carbondale |
4:00pm Christmas Eve – St. Rose Church |
4:30pm Christmas Eve – Mt. Carmel Church/ 9:00am Christmas Day – St. Rose Church |
Monday Dec 15th and Monday Dec 22 – Mt. Carmel Church 5:30pm – 7:00pm |
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Ascension |
Forest City |
St. Joseph Church, 739 Delaware Street, Forest City |
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Friday, December19, 5:00-6:00 PM
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Sacred Heart of Mary |
Jermyn |
DECEMBER 25 |
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Queen of Angels |
Jessup |
Christmas Eve-3:30 P.M. Readings and Songs…4:00 P.M. Vigil Mass of Christmas Christmas Day- 8:00 and 10:30 A.M. |
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Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Peckville |
December 24 at 4:00pm and 10:00pm |
10:00 am, Dec. 25 |
Wed., Dec. 17 at 6:30pm and Saturdays during Advent at 3:00pm |
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Saint Katharine Drexel |
Pleasant Mount |
St. Juliana Church, 2048 Creamton Drive, Pleasant Mount |
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St. James Church, December 16, 5:00-6:00 PM |
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Most Holy Trinity |
Susquehanna |
Christmas Eve 4 PM St. John’s; 6 PM St. Lawrence; Christmas Day 8 AM St. John’s; 10 AM St. Martin’s; 1 PM St. Lawrence Hispanic Mass |
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SOUTHERN PASTORAL REGION
Pittston Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Queen of the Apostles |
Avoca |
Christmas Vigil 4:00 pm
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December 23 9:30-10:30 am
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Sacred Heart of Jesus Church |
Dupont |
December 24: Vigil Mass at 4pm, December 25: Midnight Mass and 10:30am. |
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Every Saturday from 3:00 – 3:50pm and Tuesday, Dec. 23 from 11:30am – 12:30pm |
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Nativity of Our Lord |
Duryea |
Christmas Eve Vigil Mass 4 pm, Mass at Midnight 12:00 am Christmas Day Mass 9 am and 11 am. |
All Masses |
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Saint Maria Goretti |
Laflin |
The Nativity Of Our Lord
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Christmas Eve: 4pm |
Monday, December 22 – 5:30-6:30pm Saturdays – 3:30-4:15pm / Sundays – 8:15-8:45am |
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Our Lady of the Eucharist |
Pittston |
Christmas Eve at 4 PM, and Christmas Day at 10 AM |
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Saint John the Evangelist |
Pittston |
Christmas Eve at 4:30 pm & 10 pm Christmas Day at 9:00 am |
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Saint Joseph Marello |
Pittston |
Christmas Eve at 4 pm and Midnight Christmas Day at 10:30 am |
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Corpus Christi |
West Pittston |
Christmas Mass Schedule |
We Pre-Record Xmas 4pm Mass |
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Saint Monica |
West Wyoming |
Christmas Eve – Christmas Day – |
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Wilkes-Barre Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Saint Leo |
Ashley |
12/24 |
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Deanery Reconciliation Service, St. Nicholas Chuch, 226 S. Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre |
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Saint Elizabeth |
Bear Creek |
Christmas Eve: St. Mark, Thornhurst 4:00 p.m. St. Elizabeth, Bear Creek 10:00 p.m. Christmas Day: St. Elizabeth |
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Our Lady Help of Christians |
Dorrance |
December 24, 4:00 PM ~ December 25, 12:00 AM December 25, 9:00 AM |
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December 16, 6:00-7:30 PM |
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Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
Hanover Township |
Tuesday, December 24 4:00PM Tuesday, December 24 9:00PM Wednesday, December 25 9:30AM |
All Masses |
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Saints Peter & Paul |
Plains |
Christmas Eve- 4pm & 9pm |
Christmas Eve 4pm |
December 8th -5-7pm, December 15th-5-7pm December 22nd-5-7pm. |
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Our Lady of Hope |
Wilkes-Barre |
Christmas Eve 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM Christmas Day 9:00 AM |
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Saint Andrew |
Wilkes-Barre |
Wednesday, Christmas Eve. 5:30 PM
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Saint Nicholas-Saint Mary Parish |
Wilkes-Barre |
Wednesday, December 24th, Christmas Eve: |
Christmas Eve 5:45 pm |
Monday, December 15 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm In The Church |
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Saint Robert Bellarmine |
Wilkes-Barre |
Christmas Eve |
4pm Christmas Eve |
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Kingston Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Saint Frances X Cabrini |
Carverton |
CHRISTMAS EVE— CHRISTMAS DAY – |
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Gate of Heaven |
Dallas |
Christmas Eve at 4pm at Gate of Heaven |
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Back Mountain Advent Penance Service on Tuesday, December 9th at 7pm at Gate of Heaven |
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Saint Ignatius |
Kingston |
Wednesday, December 24 |
December 25 10:30 AM (SIL) |
Monday, December 22 5:00-5:30 PM (HF) & Tuesday, December 23 5:00-5:30 PM (SIL) |
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Our Lady of Victory |
Harveys Lake |
Christmas Eve at 4pm at Our Lady of Victory |
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Back Mountain Advent Penance Service on Tuesday, December 9th at 7pm at Gate of Heaven |
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
Lake Silkworth |
Christmas Eve, December 24: 4 PM and 10 PM
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Saint John the Baptist |
Larksville |
10 PM Christmas Vigil
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10 PM Christmas Vigil |
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Holy Family Parish |
Luzerne |
Christmas Eve: Christmas Day: |
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Monday, December 22 5 – 5:30 p.m. |
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Holy Spirit |
Mocanaqua |
Christmas Eve: Christmas Day: |
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Saint Jude |
Mountain Top |
Christmas Eve: |
7 PM Christmas Vigil |
Monday evenings 5:30-7:00 PM Confessions only
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Saint Faustina Kowalska Parish
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Nanticoke |
Christmas Eve: Christmas Day: |
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Thursday – Dec. 18th @ 6pm
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All Saints |
Plymouth |
4 PM Christmas Vigil
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4 PM Christmas Vigil |
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Saint Therese |
Shavertown |
Vigil: 4:00, 5:30 and 9:30 pm Day: 8:00 and 11:00 am |
Christmas Eve: 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. |
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton |
Swoyersville |
Christmas Eve 4pm |
Christmas Eve 4pm & 10pm |
December 15, |
EASTERN PASTORAL REGION
Hazleton Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Saint John Bosco |
Conyngham |
CHRISTMAS EVE: DECEMBER 24 4 PM – Sacred Heart of Jesus Church 4 PM – Saint John Bosco Church 10 PM – Saint John Bosco Church CHRISTMAS DAY: DECEMBER 25 9 AM – Sacred Heart of Jesus Church 10 AM – Saint John Bosco Church |
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Advent: |
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Good Shepherd
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Drums |
Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24th, 4 an 9 PM.
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All Masses |
Good Shepherd Monday 7 to 750 AM, Wednesday 6 to 7 PM, and Saturday 5 to 530 PM.
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
Freeland |
Christmas Eve: 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm Christmas Day: 7:30 Am And 11:00 am |
All Masses |
Tuesday through Friday 5:45 Am – 6:45 am; Saturday 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
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Saint Pius of Pietrelcina Parish |
Hazleton |
Christmas Eve: 5pm Mass in Spanish, St Gabriel Church 10am Mass in English, St Gabriel Church |
Christmas Day: 10 a.m. and |
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Holy Rosary |
Hazleton |
4:15 PM Christmas Eve
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4:15 PM EVE |
Sat 3:15 – 3:45 PM |
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Our Lady of Peace |
Hazleton |
Christmas Eve: Christmas Day: |
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish |
Hazleton |
Christmas Eve Christmas Day |
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Saint Patrick |
White Haven |
Christmas Eve: 4 PM |
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Honesdale Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Peace |
Hawley |
The Christmas Eve Masses |
5.30 on Vigil and 8.00 am on Holy Day |
Confessions before Saturday Masses and during Advent- the following from 5.00 pm-6.00 pm Tuesday, December 9 Monday, December 15 Monday, December 22
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Saint John Neumann |
Hawley |
Christmas Eve: 4:00 pm at St. John Neumann 4:00 pm at St. Vincent de Paul
4 pm and Midnight Mass at St. Ann Christmas Day: 9:00 am at St. Ann 10:30 am at St. John Neumann 11 am at St. Vincent de Paul |
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Saint John the Evangelist |
Honesdale |
Christmas Eve: 4:00PM St. John the Evangelist |
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December 15, 6:00PM, St. Mary Magdalen |
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Saint Thomas More |
Lake Ariel |
Christmas Eve 12/24 St. Mary’s, 334 St. Mary Church Road, Lake Ariel, PA 4:00 pm |
5:30 Christmas Eve at St. Thomas More |
Advent Penance Service Sunday, 12/14 at 2:00 pm at St. Thomas More Church, 105 Gravity Road, Lake Ariel |
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Saint Joseph |
Matamoras |
12/24 Christmas Eve 4:00pm |
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Saturday 3:00 – 3:30pm |
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Saint Patrick |
Milford |
Christmas Vigil- 6pm
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Saint Vincent de Paul |
Milford |
Christmas Eve – 4 p.m. Christmas Day 11 a.m. |
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Saint Ann |
Shohola |
December 24th 4:00pm Children’s Mass December 24th Midnight Mass
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December 25th |
Sundays 9:30am – 10:00am |
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Saint Mary |
Waymart |
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Stroudsburg Deanery:
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Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Our Lady Queen of Peace |
Brodheadsville |
12/24 at 4pm, 8pm, 10pm; 12/25 at 11am |
Christmas Eve: 4pm, 10pm |
Monday evenings from 6:30 – 7:00 PM Saturday afternoons from 2:30 – 3:30 PM |
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Most Holy Trinity Parish |
Cresco |
Christmas Vigil – 4:00 pm & 8:00 pm, 6 pm (Spanish) December 25th – 9:00 am
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Saint John |
East Stroudsburg |
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All Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses |
Mondays of Advent: 6-7pm and Every Saturday: 9-11am |
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Saint Matthew |
East Stroudsburg |
Vigil: 4:00 pm; 6:00 pm (Spanish); 10:00 pm |
All Masses |
Saturdays after the 8 am Mass; Saturdays 3:00-3:45 pm Fridays 5:30 pm (Spanish) By Appointment
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Saint Rita |
Gouldsboro |
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe |
Pocono Pines |
Christmas Vigil – 5:00 pm (Family Mass) & 11:30 pm December 25th – 10:30 am |
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Saint Luke |
Stroudsburg |
Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. Pageant Mass Christmas Day: 10:30 a.m. |
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December 22 |
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Our Lady of Victory |
Tannersville |
Wednesday, December 24th ….. Caroling at 4:30 Pm and Mass at 5:00 P.M.
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4:30 pm |
Tuesday, December 9th: Service |
WESTERN PASTORAL REGION
Sayre Deanery:
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Parish |
Location |
Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Saint Michael |
Canton |
Christmas Eve: 4:00 pm Mass, Saint Michael Church, Canton (Christmas music begins at 3:30) and 7:00 PM Mass, Saint Aloysius Church, Ralston. Christmas Day: 12:00 am (Midnight Mass), St. John Nepomucene Church, Troy and 9:30 am Mass, St. Michael Church, Canton |
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Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Dushore |
Christmas Vigil: 4:00 PM & 10:00 PM at St. Basil’s, Dushore
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Saint Brigid |
Friendsville |
St Francis Church Friendsville, PA – December 24th 4:00 PM – Vigil
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St. Francis Xavier Christmas Vigil & St. Francis Xavier Christmas Day |
St Francis – Saturday 4:00 PM and Sunday 7:30 AM St Augustine – Sunday 10:00 AM |
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Holy Name of Mary Parish |
Montrose |
All Celebrated in the Church Proper December 24 December 25 |
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Dec 14 @ 2:00 PM and Dec 13, 20 between 3:00 PM & 3:30 PM or by request.
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Epiphany |
Sayre |
Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24, 2025 4:00 pm, Epiphany Church, Youth Mass 6:00 pm, Our Lady of Perpetual Help At Epiphany Church 8:30 pm, Choral Brass Prelude 9:00 pm, Mass Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2025 |
12/24 |
12/14 |
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Saints Peter & Paul |
Towanda |
4:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass – Children’s Mass – SS. Peter & Paul Church 10:00 PM Nativity Mass – SS. Peter & Paul Church 9:00 AM Christmas Day Mass – SS. Peter & Paul Church |
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Dec. 7 – St. Michael’s Canton – 2:00 PM & SS. Peter & Paul, Towanda – 4:00 PM Dec. 14 St. Basil’s, Dushore – 2:00 PM & Epiphany, Sayre – 4:30PM |
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
Wyalusing |
Christmas Vigil – Wednesday, December 24th – 6:00 PM (Wyalusing) |
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Sunday, December 7th – St. Michael, Canton – 2:00 PM, Saints Peter & Paul, Towanda – 4:00 PM, Sunday, Dec. 14th – St. Basil’s, Dushore – 2:00 PM, Epiphany, Sayre – 4:30 PM |
Williamsport Deanery:
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Christmas Masses |
Livestream Masses |
Reconciliation Schedule |
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Saint Thomas |
Elkland |
Christmas Day, 12/25 |
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Sunday, December 21st, 4pm; Holy Child, Mansfield |
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Saint Luke |
Jersey Shore |
Dec. 24 Dec. 25 |
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Holy Child |
Mansfield |
December 24 |
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December 21, 4:00 p.m. Holy Child Church |
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Our Lady of Lourdes |
Montoursville |
Christmas Eve – 4 p.m Christmas Day – 10:30 a.m |
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Resurrection |
Muncy |
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Saint Lawrence |
South Williamsport |
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Saint Peter |
Wellsboro |
Christmas Eve – December 24, 2025 Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Christmas Day – December 25, 2025 Thursday 9:30 a.m. |
Christmas Eve. – December 24, 2025 Wednesday 4:00 p.m |
Tuesday – Friday: 11:45 am – 12:10 pm Saturday – 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
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Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. |
Williamsport |
Wed., Dec. 24 |
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Saint Ann |
Williamsport |
Christmas Eve: Wednesday, December 24 8:00 PM St. Ann Church 9:00 AM St. Lawrence Church |
8:00 PM at St. Ann Church |
Confessions and Adoration offered Mondays (December 15, 22, & 29) at St. Boniface Church; and Thursdays (December 11 & 18) at St. Ann Church. Area Penance Service at St. Joseph the Worker Parish on Wednesday, December 17 at 6:30PM. |
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Saint Boniface |
Williamsport |
Christmas Eve (Vigil) |
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Lycoming County Advent Penance Services will be held on Sunday, December 14th at 2:00pm at Immaculate Conception Church and Wednesday December 17th at 6:30pm at St Joseph the Worker Parish |
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Saint Joseph the Worker |
Williamsport |
12/24 Vigil 4pm, 7pm, 10pm |
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Wednesday 12/17 6:30pm in the Church
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