The Festival of Lessons and Carols service premieres online at 7 pm
Sunday, December 19, 2021, 7:00 PM
Join us for Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 19
Premieres online at 7 pm
Join us on Sunday night, December 19th, for an encore presentation of last year's online Lessons and Carols service ‒ which drew over 500 views last year on YouTube! The recording will be slightly revised and updated, but much will remain the same: the beautiful carols and anthems that have become familiar to us over time will be heard again, and Bishop Marty will be our officiant.
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which began in England in the early 1900s, is now part of Anglican and Episcopal worship throughout the world. The service is made up of lessons alternating with the singing of congregational and choral music. Beginning with the story of Adam and Eve, the lessons trace the prophecies of the Nativity and end with the beautiful passage from John: "In the beginning was the Word...."
I invite all of you to join the choir on the 19th, and in the words of the beautiful opening prayer, "to hear again the message of the angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass."
The link to the Lessons and Carols service will be sent out via email on Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th, just as we do for the early Sunday online service.
Watch the Lessons and Carols service
‒ Dr. Nancy Cooper