Father Jude Thaddeus Osunkwo, pastor of St. Isidore Parish, has announced the upcoming Mass schedule for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

St. Isidore Parish is made up of the three worship sites of Sacred Heart Church in Middleboro, Saints Martha and Mary Church in Lakeville, and St. Rose of Lima Church in Rochester.

On Christmas Eve there will be three Masses celebrated. Sacred Heart will have a 4 p.m. Mass, and Sts. Martha and Mary will have two Masses, one at 5:50 p.m. and the other at 10 p.m.

At the Sacred Heart 4 p.m. Mass the Sacred Heart Adult Choir will lead the music. Prelude music will be presented at 3:30 p.m., including traditional carols and a contemporary selection titled “Jesus, What a Wonderful Child.” 

Zeke Lewis, music coordinator at Sacred Heart, will direct the choir, Jimmy Dolan is the pianist, and Tracy Duguay will serve as cantor and soloist. Rev. Richard Crowley will be the celebrant at this Mass.

The Youth Choir will perform at the 5:30 P.M. Mass at Sts. Martha and Mary. The children will begin singing a variety of Christmas carols at 5:10 P.M. Henry Rondelli, parish music director, will lead the children, and Rita Rondelli will accompany the children on their prelude carols.

During the Mass, Jimmy Dolan will serve as organist. Rev. Osunkwo will be the celebrant, assisted by Deacon George Gabriel.

The Sts. Martha and Mary Christmas Eve Mass at 10 p.m. will feature a Christmas Festival Choir. The music will include a violinist, flutist, and cellist. At 9:30 p.m., the musicians will begin prelude music including familiar music from Handel’s Messiah, “And the Glory of the Lord.” 

Rev. Osunkwo will be the celebrant at this Mass. Christmas Day will have three Masses celebrated, with one at each worship site: 9 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima, 9:30 a.m.at Saints Martha and Mary, and 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart.

At the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Rose of Lima, Jack Roussell, guitarist and coordinator of music, and his group of singers will include familiar carols during the Mass. Rev. Osunkwo will be the celebrant.

Henry Rondelli will serve as cantor at the Sts. Martha and Mary Mass at 9:30 A.M. with Jimmy Dolan as organist and Evan Case as violinist. Rev. Dan Crowley will be the celebrant and Alan Amaral will serve as deacon.

Dolan will serve as pianist at the final Christmas Day Mass at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart with Jeannie Cabral as cantor. Rev. Osunkwo will be the celebrant at this final Christmas Masswithin the parish.

In addition to the regularly scheduled confession times, Rev. Osunkwo will offer confession on Monday, Dec. 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Sts. Martha and Mary.