Christmas in the UAE: Mass and service timings across UAE churches

A guide to Christmas mass and service timings across UAE churches

Last updated: December 23, 2019 | 19:08

Evangeline Elsa, Social Media Editor

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Christmas mass timings across churches in the UAE

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Dubai

St. Mary’s Church Dubai

Christmas Eve - December 24

3.30pm (English - for the old and the sick)

5.00pm (French)

7.00pm (English)

9.00pm (Arabic)

11.15pm carol singing

12.00 midnight solemn high mass (English)

Christmas Day - December 25

Morning

5.30 am (English)

7.00 am (English)

8.30 am (English)

10.00 am (English)

11.30 am (Arabic)

Evening

3.00 pm (English)

4.30 pm (English)

6.00 pm (English)

7.30 pm (English)

9.00 pm (Arabic)

The Mar Thoma Church, Dubai

December 24

Christmas Holy Communion service in Malayalam at 8pm

December 25

English service at 6.30am.

St. Thomas Cathedral, Dubai

December 24

5:10am Morning Prayers and Holy Mass

6:00pm: Christmas Service (Evening prayers and Holy Mass)

The Holy Trinity Church, Dubai

December 24

11pm: Anglican service

December 25

8am, 9.30am and 7.30pm: Anglican service

Christ Church, Jebel Ali

24th December, Christmas Eve

11:00pm Christmas Eve: Midnight Communion Service

25th December, Christmas Day

10:00am: Family Communion Service

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Jebel Ali

December 24, Christmas Eve

2pm – 3pm Korean Christmas Mass

4:00pm English Family Mass with Nativity Play

6pm – 7:45pm Syro-Malankara Mass (Main Church)

8:15-10:15pm Syro-Malabar Mass (Church, Hall, Classroom, Portico)

10:45pm Examination of Conscience & General Absolution

11:00pm Christmas Vigil Mass

December 25, Christmas Day

6:15am English Mass (Church)

7:30am English Mass (Church)

9:00am English Mass (Church)

10:00am Sinhalese Mass (Church)

10:00am Italian Mass (Hall)

11:00am English Mass (Church, Hall)

11:00am German Mass (Chapel)

3:00pm Tamil Mass (Church)

4:30pm French Mass (Church)

6:00pm Arabic Mass (Church & Hall)

7:00pm English Mass (Church & Hall)

8:00pm English Mass (Hall)

8:00pm Tagalog Mass (Church & Classrooms)

Sharjah

St. Marthoma Parish, Sharjah

Christmas Eve - December 24

7:30pm Holy qurbana service

Christmas Day - December 25

5:00am Holy qurbana service

St Michael’s Church, Sharjah

December 24

5.30pm: English vigil

December 25

3am: Syro-Malabar mass

8.15pm: Malayalam mass

Abu Dhabi

St Andrew’s Church, Abu Dhabi

December 24

11:30pm: Midnigh mass

December 25

8:00am: Christmas Day

10:00am: Family Service

St Joseph’s Cathedral, Abu Dhabi

December 24

7.30pm, 9.30pm, 12 midnight: Christmas mass

December 25

4am: Mass service starts and will go in in different languages till 8.30 pm

St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Abu Dhabi

December 24

6:00pm: Evening prayers and Christmas mass

St. Paul's Church, Musaffah

December 24, Christmas Eve

6:00pm: Carol singing

6:30pm: English mass

8:00pm: Malankara (Assisi Hall)

8:30pm: Carol singing

9:00pm: English

11:00pm: Carol singing

11:30pm: Christmas High mass

December 25, Christmas Day

4:00am: Malayalam

7:30am: English

9:00am: English

10:30am: Tamil

5:30pm: English

6:00pm: Konkani (Assisi Hall)

7:00pm: Tagalog

8:30pm: Malayalam

St. Mary's Catholic Church, Al Ain

December 24, Christmas Eve

6:00pm: Christmas liturgy in English

11:30pm: Christmas carol

12:00am: Vigil mass

December 25, Christmas Day

5:30am: Malayalam

8:00am: English

12noon: Tagalog

1pm: Urdu

6:00pm and 7:30pm: English

Fujairah

St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, Fujairah

December 24

6:00pm: Evening prayers and Christmas mass

Ras Al Khaimah

St. Mary’s Orthodox Church

December 24

7:00pm: Evening prayers and Christmas mass

St. Anthony of Padua, Ras Al Khaimah

December 24, Christmas Eve

Jazeera church

5:00pm Arabic

7:00pm Malankara

9:30pm Malayalam

12:00am English (Midnight Service)

Nakheel Church

7:30pm Sinhalese

December 25, Christmas Day

Jazeera Church

7:30am English mass

7:00pm English mass

8:00pm Tamil mass

Nakheel Church

6:30pm English mass

8:00pm Tagalog mass

Umm Al Quwain

St. Anthony of Padua, Umm Al Quwain

December 24, Christmas Eve

9:00pm English

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