Christmas

2023 Advent and Christmas Liturgies

Come Home for Christmas at St. Joseph

Below is the mass schedule for the season of Advent and Christmas. Please join us in celebration of the beauty of this Solemnity and the Nativity of the Lord.

Addresses for Mass Locations
Church* – 140 West Avenue Plain City, Ohio 43064
Parish Activity Center (PAC) –  670 W. Main St. Plain City, OH

*Please review the parking information for the Church.


December 7 – Children's Vigil Mass at the PAC at 6:30pm.

December 8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
• 12pm Noon Mass at the PAC
• 6:30pm Mass at the PAC

December 17 – Live Nativity Family Event
• To mark the 800th anniversary of the First Creche by Saint Francis of Assisi, join and pray with St. Joseph Parish in Plain City from 4pm-6pm featuring a Live Nativity, caroling, food and activities for the children at the PAC

December 20 – Parish Penance Service
• 6:30pm at the PAC with additional priests

December 23
• No 9:00am Mass
• 4:30 Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil Mass at the Church

December 24 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
• 9:00am Sunday Mass only at the PAC

December 24 – Christmas Eve Masses
• 4:00pm Children’s Vigil Mass at the PAC (live-stream)
• 4:00pm Vigil Mass at the Church
• 7:00pm Vigil Mass at the PAC

December 25 – Christmas Day Masses
• 12:00am Midnight Mass at the Church
• 9:00am Mass at the Church

December 26 – No Mass, Day after Christmas

December 30
• No 9:00am Mass
• 4:30 Vigil Mass at the Church

December 31 – New Year’s Eve
• 9:00am Sunday Mass only at the PAC

January 1 – New Year’s Day
• 9:00am Mass only at the Church

January 2 – No Mass, Day after New Year's Day

May Saint Joseph watch over and protect you and your loved ones this Advent & Christmas season.