Christmas Eve church services around town: Our Lady of Mercy holds masses at 4 p.m. today and at midnight, 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. on Christmas (Midnight Mass begins with a concert at 11:30 p.m.). St. Luke’s Episcopal Church holds services at 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. today, and at 10 a.m. Christmas Day. Christ Church holds services at 4, 5:30, 7 and 9 p.m. today. East Greenwich United Methodist Church holds services at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. today. Services at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church take place at 4 and 11 p.m. Services at First Baptist Church of EG take place at 5 and 11 p.m.

White Christmas? Maybe! Keep your fingers crossed and your shovels and sleds handy.

Share your Christmas photos! If you’ve got a great picture, please think about sharing it. You can upload here.

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Vote for Stanley! Our own Stanley Marion’s fantastic Christmas lights display at his mother’s house on Wanton Shippee is up for the grand prize in Patch’s Deck the House Contest. The winner earns $100,000 for the town’s school district. That could be East Greenwich. To vote, click here. You can vote once every 24 hours – please do!

EG Food Cupboard needs donations: People are hungry all year round, Chris and Steve Bartlett of the Food Cupboard remind us. Items especially needed are jars of jelly, baked beans, canned fruit, tuna, peanut butter, and cereals. The food cupboard is housed at St. Luke’s Church. You can leave food there during normal business hours.