Join us this Christmas Eve
Christmas time is our very favorite time of the year. At Church of the Nativity, how could it be otherwise? This year, we look forward to an especially festive season full of faith and fun. Please plan on joining us at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, or at churchnativity.com.
December 24, 2025
3pm & 5:15pm ET
Maryland State Fairgrounds: Cow Palace
2200 York Rd, Timonium, MD 21093
Christmas Eve FAQs
When are the Mass times?
- 3pm with our Prelude to Christmas beginning at 2:40pm
- 5:15pm with the Prelude beginning at 4:55pm
- Christmas Day, December 25 at 11am
When will Mass be broadcast live?
Mass will be broadcast live at 3pm and 5:15pm on YouTube Live. We will link to our YouTube Channel from our website during the broadcast.
Mass on Christmas Day will not be livestreamed.
How do we accommodate families with small children?
All ages are welcome to attend Christmas Eve Mass at Nativity. For our youngest guests we will have our Family Friendly Seating which is intended for families with children 6 months to 5 years. In our Family Friendly Seating, you will be able to see and hear everything happening at Mass. For children ages 6 and up, we’ll have Jingle Jam which is a high energy and fun environment for kids to engage in the story of Christmas.
Can I save seats?
Yes, you will be able to save seats for your family.
Is there Mass on Christmas Day?
Yes, Christmas Day Mass will be held at 11am in our main Sanctuary. This Mass will be in person only and not broadcast online.
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Join Us This Advent Season
Festival of Lights
This delightful holiday drive-thru display features thousands of twinkling holiday lights and the tallest Christmas trees in Timonium. Come and be inspired by our Creche display recreating the first Christmas. Bring the whole family and celebrate the season with us.
Nightly from Saturday, November 29 through Sunday, January 4.
Advent Message Series
Waiting for More
Advent is a season of waiting. Not passive waiting, but an active, hopeful, prayerful posture of the heart. The Advent wreath, with its circle of evergreen and candlelight, becomes a powerful symbol of this season: God’s eternal love, fully revealed in the coming of Christ, breaking into our darkness.
Each week, the light grows. It’s not just decoration… it’s declaration. It declares that darkness doesn’t win – that hope, peace, joy, and love are not distant ideals but living realities found in Christ. One by one, the candles invite us to open our hearts wider, to see more clearly, and to prepare more deeply for the One who brings us more.
Join us for a new message series,
All weekend Masses November 29 through December 21.
Christmas Week Schedule
Due to preparations for our Christmas Eve Mass at the Fairgrounds, please note on Sunday, December 21, there will be no student programs and no Vision Cafe for our 5:30pm Mass. Our Saturday, December 20, 5pm Mass and our Sunday, December 21, 9am & 11am Masses will run as usual.
On Christmas Day, we will celebrate Mass at 11am. There will be no kids and students programs and no Café service. Mass will not be broadcast live.