Shane Ballew, right, sits next to Baylee Baker as they and other of the congregation hold candles while singing “Silent Night” during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Freelance photographers Sandy Huffaker and Hayne Palmour IV capture Christmas Eve services from St. Joseph’s Cathedral andFirst United Methodist Church of San Diego.
Cardinal Robert McElroy prepares to deliver family Christmas Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Downtown San Diego on Tuesday , Dec. 24, 2024 (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Giovanna and her Mom Yahairah, no last name given, attend a Family Christmas Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Downtown San Diego on Tuesday , Dec. 24, 2024 (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Diego Fraga, lights a candle before attending a Family Christmas Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Downtown San Diego on Tuesday , Dec. 24, 2024. (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)A parishioner says a prayer before sitting for a Family Christmas Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Downtown San Diego on Tuesday , Dec. 24, 2024. (Sandy Huffaker / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Children and teens, who are in the choir angels and portraying Mary and Joseph, wait for the service to start during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)A man holds a child while he and the congregation sing during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Children in the choir angels sing during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) of the congregation sing during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)iceChildren in the choir angels sing as a piano is played during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Children in the choir angels sing during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)iceChildren portray the manger scene during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)iceYoung boys in farm animal costumes sit as they play the part in a manger scene during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)iceReverend Trudy Robinson speaks as she gives a sermon during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)ice of the choir angels lights a candle for people in the congregation as they sing “Silent Night” during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)iceJoo Ho Kim, 9, looks at his candle as he, his sister Joo Ha Kim, 6, right, and other of the congregation sing “Silent Night” during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)Children that are of the choir angels hold candles while singing “Silent Night” during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)iceChildren in the choir angels hold candles while singing “Silent Night” during First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s Christmas Eve Pageant at the in San Diego on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)ice
