302 3rd St., Hazen, ND 58545

stmatthazennd@westriv.com

701-748-2680

Page Updated at 11:45am 12-16-25

The Christmas Eve Service will be held on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 7 pm. The Hymn Sing begins at 6:30 pm. Please have the children in the Sunday school classroom by 6:40 pm.

**NEW THIS YEAR!! — We are looking for some adults to read a part or two from the lectern. Please let me know if you are interested and please plan on attending at least one practice. **

Practice Schedule:

  • Sunday, December 21 after worship (2:45-3:30 pm)
  • December 22 at 10 am until we are done.
  • Optional: December 24 at 10 am until we are done.

Please pay attention to pages 6-13 and 17. (The other pages are for the congregation to join in.)

Children age 10 and under will be doing the action rhyme on page 7. (probably repeat after me style unless the kids can get it memorized.)

Children will be singing the first verse of Away in a Manger on page 12. and first verse in German and then first verse in English for Silent Night on page 17.


Here are the links to the music to aid in practicing for the Children’s Christmas Eve Service. The words for the hymns can be found in the service above or in the Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Hymnal

Away in a Manger LSB 364

German verse of Silent Night as sung by Mrs. Marie Johnson to aid the children in practice.

After we sing the verse in German, we will sing the first verse again in English.

Silent Night: Verse 1:


Any questions? Contact Marie Johnson – 701-220-6386 or 701-748-2025