Christmas Eve – Festal Prelude Music at 9:30 pm

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ChoirPrelude Pieces
Christmas
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Choral (from Hodie)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1892-1958)

Good Christian friends, rejoice
German Carol
harm. Charles Winfred Douglas

Alma redemptoris mater
G. P. Palestrina
(ca. 1525-1594)

God rest you merry, gentlemen
English Carol
arr. David Willcocks

The Star Carol
Alfred S. Burt (1920-1954)

Le sommeil de l’enfant Jésus
French Carol

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
French Carol

Ding dong! Merrily on High
French Carol
harm. Charles Wood

Away in a Manger
Traditional Normandy Tune
arr. Reginald Jacques

Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Traditional American Spiritual

The Mass

Introit
Hodie, Christus natus est
Gregorian Chant

Psalm 96
Cantate Domino (sung in Latin)
Hans Leo Hassler (1584-1612)

Offertory Anthem
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Postlude
March (from Athalie)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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Parish News: February 16

In this week’s newsletter, our rector reflects on a recent visit to the Whitney Museum’s Edges of Ailey exhibit, a vivid tribute to the life and work of Alvin Ailey. The experience sparked deep gratitude for the beauty of Black culture, as well as concern for the future of Black History Month amid efforts to curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The rector reminds us that honoring our shared, diverse heritage is both a spiritual and societal imperative — one that calls us to celebrate the richness of all God’s people with courage, inspiration, and joy.

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