Christmas Eve at St. James the Great in Newport Beach

Christmas Eve service: 5  p.m., Thursday, December 24, 2026

Join us this Christmas Eve! Everyone is welcome. Bring your family and friends and celebrate the joy of Christmas with us.

Celebrate Christmas with us at St. James the Great in Newport Beach. On Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m., we will have our Christmas Eve Mass, where you can  come and enjoy the Christmas story re-enacted with children who would like to participate in our “no stress, no lines” nativity pageant. (Kids—there are plenty of costumes for you to wear, so arrive at 4:30 p.m., and choose your fun costume.) This service will feature our choir with orchestra and handbells, with festive arrangements of your favorite carols! Invite your friends and neighbors as together we usher in the glorious Christmas season!