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

A guide to Christmas mass and service timings across UAE churches

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Christmas mass timings across churches in the UAE
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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