I would be interested in whether this church has regular Saturday night services that suffice for Sunday, or is he just using this Catholic thing as an excuse???
And anyway, although we have the option to attend several Masses Christmas Eve (and the glorious Midnight Mass as well) there will be Mass on Sunday. This church is cancelling services on the Lord's Day . That's what I find bizarre, not necessarily the availability of alternate Christmas services.
One of the more bizarre feelings for Catholics is when Christmas falls on a Saturday and we go to Mass on Saturday (Christmas Day) and then have the option of going again that evening for the Sunday obligation.
The church does have a weekly 5:30pm service and has had Saturday services for several years now. I am the one that brought up the Catholic issue based on information from my coworker, a Catholic. What I meant by him bringing up that issue was that he brought up that Biblically a day began at sunset and ended the next sunset.