Festive religious diary

MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer | Wednesday December 22, 2010 00:00

Christmas Day, most importantly marks the birth of the Saviour, Jesus Christ, and different congregations will be having special services on Christmas and on the eve of the New Year.

1. Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross (opposite Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone)*December 24 - First mass of Christmas service starting at 11:30pm

*December 25 - Christmas Day service starting at 08:30 am. There will be only one service for the day.

*December 26 - first Sunday after Christmas starting at 08:30 am.There will be only one service for the day.

*December 31 - Watch Night service to welcome the New Year, starts at 11:30 pm

*January 02-second Sunday after Christmas service starting at 08:30 am.There will be only one service of the day

2. Roman Catholic Church Mochudi* December 25 - Christmas day service, starting at 09 am*December 26- Sunday service starts at 08:30 am.

3. St. Peter's Catholic Church Gabane* December 24 - night service starting at 8 pm*December 25 - Christmas Service starting at 08:30 am*December 26 - Sunday service starting at 08:30 am

4. UCCSA/Trinity Gaborone* December 24 - Gaborone West, Mogoditshane and Mochudi, Trinity and other branches in and around Gaborone will be meeting at Broadhurst branch for Christmas Eve.  Service starts at 9 pm * December 25 - same branches meeting again at Broadhurst at 10 am* December 26 - same branches meeting for Sunday service at Broadhurst at 10 am * December 31- New year's eve service starting at 9 pm

5. Church of God in Christ (Old Naledi)* December 24- Christmas eve service starting at 9 pm* December 25- Christmas day service starting at 10 am* December 26- Sunday service starting at 11am*December 31 - Night service starts at 9 pm, followed by sharing of holy communion at midnight*January 1- Sunday service starting at 10 am

6. Motheo wa ga Keresete Church (General Foundation Apostolic Church in Christ)*December 31 - service will be held at Pastor Phillip Butale's house, Somerset East Extension, Motapele Street, House number 51155 Francistown. Service starts at 2200 hrs, followed by baptism at 5 am on 1st January.

7. UCCSA Tlokweng*December 24- Christmas eve service starts at 9 pm*December 25- Christmas service/family service starting at 9 am*December 31 - New year's eve service starting at 9 pm *January 1- Thanksgiving service starting at 9 am.