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Faith CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION Christmas schedules and services listed

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Blaine Community Center, 975 N. Main St. The Rev. Brian Miller

The following is a list of some of the church celebrations and services going on over the next week— ANTICIPATING CHRISTMAS EVE “For the Anglican church, we’ve abstained from accompanied by some pastoral insight on what it Christmas music for the past four weeks in preparation means to celebrate Christmas and the Promise of the for this one night.” the Rev. Brian Miller New Year within their own congregations. said. “Advent is a time of preparation, so while the rest of life is Christmasoriented, we’re waiting — much like they did for the Messiah’s birth.” Miller described the focus of his congregation during the weeks preceding Christmas. “They contemplate the coming of the savior—and that has come with Miller three variables: the first coming of Christ in the manger, as well as the coming of Christ into our hearts in the present, and the coming of Christ in the future,” he said. The period of waiting culminates in a celebration on Christmas Eve. Miller said the church holds a four o’clock service so families with young children can attend, and hosts a later service at 10:30 p.m., which extends to midnight so the celebration is carried forth into the first minutes of Christmas day.

Holy Spirit Parish Christmas Mass Schedule

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Christmas Eve Masses 4400 Continental Drive 4:30 PM—Children’s Mass 8:00 PM—Family Mass Christmas Day Mass Whatever the season, we at Holy Spirit Parish 9:00 AM love to celebrate with you. May you have a Joyous Christmas Sunday, 12/26 - Feast of the Holy Family and a Peace filled New Year! Mass at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

Peace on Earth!

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ithin Butte’s Christian faith community, Christmas time is full of tradition and ritual as congregations all over the city gather in preparation and ultimate celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christ Church Anglican

View & Trinity United Methodist Churches 5:00 p.m. ~ Aldersgate Church 1621 Thornton ~ 782-2425

SCHEDULE: Friday, Dec. 24 — 4 p.m. Family Christmas Service, 10:30 p.m. Midnight Mass Sunday, Dec. 26 — 10 a.m. Lesson and Carols Sunday, Dec. 29 — 10 a.m. Fourth Sunday of Advent Worship Service at the Blaine

First Baptist Church Corner of Montana St. and Broadway The Rev. Doug Rykiel SCHEDULE: Sunday, Dec. 19 — 11 a.m. Note-ABelles will be performing at the worship service Friday, Dec. 24 — 5:30 p.m. Christmas Rykiel Eve Service

7:00 p.m. ~ Mountain View Church Quartz & Montana ~ 723-7966

Sunday Worship Services 8:45 a.m. ~ Trinity Church 971 N. Main ~ 723-7966

10:00 a.m. ~ Mountain View Church

For Jesus

Quartz & Montana ~ 723-7966

10:30 a.m. ~ Aldersgate Church 1621 Thornton ~ 782-2425

St. John's Catholic Church Christmas & New Year's Schedule for 2010 Friday, December 24th, Christmas Eve Masses are at 4:30pm & 7:30pm

First Presbyterian Church 901 W. Platinum St. The Rev. Lanny Rounds BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP The First Presbyterian Church has traditionally extended its holiday celebration with faith, fellowship and a New Year’s Eve party. “We’ve done it for about 11 years, and for us it offers a family friendly environment where we invite people to bring along holiday cookies and board Rounds games and they gather in the fellowship hall,” the Rev. Lanny Rounds said. Every year the experience is different, and Rounds said they have seen everything from Pinochle tournaments to lively board games. Families spend the evening together, and movies and interactive video games are available for the kids. At 11:15 p.m. everyone gathers in the church sanctuary to reflect on the past and coming year. At midnight, Rounds said that people gather outside to light of fireworks together. “Anybody can come and join us. We just ask that people bring something to share and bring a table game,” he said. SCHEDULE:

Saturday, December 25th, Christmas Day Mass is at 10am There is NO 4:30pm Mass today. Sunday, December 26th Masses are at 8:30am & 11:30am Friday, December 31st, New Year's Eve December 31st Mass is at 6:00pm

Sunday, Dec. 19 — 7 p.m., Children’s Christmas Program, Refreshments and fellowship to follow Friday, Dec. 24 — 7 p.m., Christmas Eve Service Friday, Dec. 31 — 7-12 p.m. New Year’s Eve Party. All ages welcome. Please bring a snack and a game to share. A short worship and communion service at the end of the evening.

Gold Hill Lutheran Church 934 Placer St. Phone 723-4242 SCHEDULE: Friday, Dec. 24 — 5 and 7 p.m., Christmas Eve Worship, Holy Communion, Caroling & Candlelight

Saturday, January 1st, New Year's Day Mass is at 10am Saturday, January 1st there will be Mass at 4:30pm for the Feast of the Epiphany Sunday Masses are at 8:30 & 11:30am 1500 Cobban • Butte, MT 782-8349

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 2300 Florence St. The Rev. Adam Barnhart CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS Like many local churches, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church likes to involve the kids in Christmas. The Rev. Adam Barnhart said there’s two pieces to the kids’ involvement in the holiday. “It’s important for kids to participate in worship and participate Barnhart in the church service,” he said.

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FA I T H Gloria Dei ... Continued from Page A4 Through Christmas plays and presentations, the kids get to get up and actually take part in the whole Christmas experience “It’s easy for kids to relate and identify with the Christmas story,� Barnhart said, adding that it’s important for the church to let the kids know that Christmas is more than commercialization. “I think it’s because kids have that natural tendency to want to be involved and be active. The kids get excited about it. They love to be a part of it and act it out and get dressed up,� he said. SCHEDULE: Sunday, Dec. 19 — 11 a.m., Children’s Nativity Play and Worship Friday, Dec. 24 — 5:30 and 9 p.m., Candlelight Services and Communion

St Ann’s Parish 2100 Farragut • 782-0007 St. Ann’s Parish Provides Sacraments, Pastoral Care, Religious Education, Community Service, and Promote Social Responsibility.

December 24th - Christmas Eve Liturgy: 4:30 P.M. & 8 P.M. Choir Begins at 7:30 P.M. December 25th - Christmas Day Mass: 8 A.M. & 11 A.M. NO Saturday Evening Liturgy on Dec. 25th Eucharistic Celebrations - Saturday Vigil: 4:30 P.M. Sunday Celebrations: 8:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M. Weekday Celebrations: 8:45 A.M.

St. Ann’s Catholic Church 2100 Farragut The Rev. Tom Haffey SCHEDULE: Friday, Dec. 24 — 4:30 p.m., Children’s Mass, 7:30 p.m., Choir begins singing, 8 p.m., Christmas Vigil Mass Saturday, Dec. 25 — 8 and 11 a.m. Christmas Masses, *No Mass at 4:30 on Saturday Sunday, Dec. 26 — 8 and 11 a.m. Haffey Masses Saturday, Jan. 1 — 4:30 p.m. New Year’s Day Mass and Sunday Vigil Sunday, Jan. 2 — 8 and 11 a.m. Sunday Masses

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 1500 Cobban The Rev. Frank Wright

Holiday Schedule Christmas Liturgies Thursday, December 24th

4:00 pm @ St. Patrick Children’s Mass ~ 6:00 pm @ St. Patrick 11:00 pm @ I. C. ~ Midnight Mass

Friday, December 25th

8:00 am @ St. Joseph 10:00 am @ St. Patrick No 4:30 Mass on Christmas Day No 7:00 pm Mass on Dec. 26th or Jan. 2nd

New Year’s Liturgies Thursday, December 31st 5:30 pm @ I.C.

Friday, January 1st

SCHEDULE: Saturday and Sunday, Dec18-19 — Kenyan Craft sale in Church Social Hall on Whitman sponsored by the Society of African Missions. Sat. hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun. hours 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20 — 6 p.m. Advent soup and bread gathering in the church social hall. Enter through Whitman Avenue. Friday, Dec. 24 — 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Christmas Even Masses, church song group will provide music before the early Mass beginning at 4 p.m., Rev. Frank Wright and Jerry Jordan will provide Christmas music on hammered dulcimer Wright and guitar, before the 7:30 p.m. starting at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25 — 10 a.m., Christmas Mass. *There will be no Vigil mass on Christmas Day at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26 — 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses

10:00 am @ St. Patrick

Butte Catholic Community North

Unity Church 300 S. Montana The Rev. Gerri Steward SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Dec. 22 — 7 p.m. Christmas Service including 12 scriptural readings representing the 12 Apostles. Service is followed by refreshments and fellowship. Steward

— Paula J. McGarvey, for The Montana Standard

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A6 THE MONTANA STANDARD, BUTTE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2010

FA I T H

NYC window displays give reason to rejoice BY ADAM PEMBLE of The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when so many people are out of work, New York City’s holiday window display designers are safely employed — and happy to give a gloomy public a respite. Design work on the elaborate creations at the city’s biggest department stores often begins a year in advance and pays off in oohs and ahhs. “At a time when the economy is hurting so much, you need to have some joy,� said Patti Solomon, who recently flew in from Atlanta for some holiday sightseeing. “You can look at those windows and remember childhood memories,� she said as she stood in front of Saks Fifth Avenue’s windows, which show a fashion-conscious girl’s journey in stunning, one-of-akind dresses in vignettes. Many of the city’s shop fronts sparkle this time of year, but Saks, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s draw the largest crowds. The creations range from highly stylized installation art pieces to more idealized vignettes of days gone by. But they grace the windows for only four to six weeks. Animatronics provide an abridged visual version of “Miracle on 34th Street� at Macy’s, the department store whose Santa Claus was the basis for the classic film. As people pass by on Seventh Avenue, scenes from the movie are revealed through sets that collapse or slide. They are made of laser- and hand-cut paper in more than 100 colors combined with mechanically controlled, animated figures. The project required 7,084 hours of work from 14 paper artisans. Designer Paul Olszewski worked with an animation company to give his windows a

“more cinematic and theatrical feel.� “I always push technology, but I also wanted to combine an artistry with it, too,� Olszewski said. Macy’s window displays are assembled off site and then installed as finished pieces by forklift, he said. But Saks, whose window design team is led by Julio Gomez, assembles its displays on site, piece by piece. Working in a confined window space can be challenging, especially when the materials include tree branches, wood paneling, linoleum, garland and paper. “My background is very much hands-on sculptural, welding, carpentry, painting and all of those things have pretty much come in handy doing this,� Gomez said. Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s spokespeople declined to comment on the cost of their holiday displays; a call to Saks was not returned. The artistry that window designers put into their displays is dedicated to all the people who walk by every day, Gomez said. “It’s a very unselfish thing that we are doing here,� he said. Bloomingdale’s decided to go all out this year and produce holiday windows using more than 100 LCD screens created by a team of computer graphic artists, lead designer Jack Hruska said. It shows a stylized winter scene in which a bird decorates trees magically as it flies past. At the Macy’s “Miracle on 34th Street� display, the awe of those creations was evident in the eyes of a little girl. When her parents asked the central question of the movie — “Do you believe?� — she replied, “Yes,� her eyes fixed on the windows.

CROWDS ADMIRE the holiday window displays at Macy’s flagship store in New York City, N.Y. The window displays are assembled off site and then installed as finished pieces by forklift. Many of New York’s shop fronts sparkle this time of year, but Saks, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s draw the largest crowds. AP PHOTO / MARY ALTAFFER

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Holy Spirit Catholic Community

Sunday Services 8am & 10:15am Youth Group Sunday Noon Fr. Elton Smith Foursquare

4400 Continental Drive

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:30 PM Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 AM

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Coming Soon: Daniels Dilemmas Teachings on how to deal with crisis in our lives. Beginning January 10, 2011 Pastor John T. Reagan www.livingwater4butte.

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Pastors Mark & Sue Stearns 300 Holmes Ave, 494-7625 Sunday 10 a.m. Worship Wed 7 p.m. Family Service Thurs. 7 p.m. Sober Project mkstearns.home.bresnan.net To know Jesus and Make Him Known

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:00pm Comunity Welcome!

Lutheran

Adult & Children Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

901 W. Platinum • Butte, MT 406.782.6595

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA 2300 Florence Ave. • Butte, MT Pastor Adam Barnhart pastoradamb@bresnan.net www.gloriadeibutte.org

The Youth’s Christmas Program at 11:00 a.m.

Gold Hill Lutheran, ELCA www.goldhilllutheran.org

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Christmas Eve Worship 5 & 7 pm

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