Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day Services & Epiphany Festival of Light

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nativityThere are two services on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016. The family service is at 5 p.m. and children are invited to help arrange the nativity with the reading of the Christmas story. The music will include familiar hymns for all to sing and a solo by Bora Yoon, soprano. Festal Prelude Music is at 9:30 p.m. followed by Festal Eucharist with the full Ascension choir at 10:00 p.m. The music is listed on the right sidebar below. December 25th Christmas Day Holy Eucharist with Hymns at 11:00 a.m.

On New Year’s Day January 1, 2017 Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Lessons and Carols with Holy Eucharist at 11:00 a.m.

On January 6, 2017, Friday evening, everyone is invited to the Festival of Light celebration from 5:00 – 7:30 pm. There will be live circus acts, music on The Manton Memorial organ, refreshments and tours of our historic 175+ year old church. This is an open house reception and celebration of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day. Here is a link to the parish Christmas & Epiphany Festival of Light Schedule.

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In this week’s newsletter, Mother Liz celebrates Earth Month alongside Eastertide, noting how resurrection speaks not only to humanity but to “the groaning of the whole creation” and God’s determination to make all things new. She observes that when Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Christ for a gardener, we glimpse the deep interconnection of all beings—and when we touch creation’s wounds with reverence and compassion, we meet God. Quoting Robin Wall Kimmerer, the rector reminds us that “when we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us,” and invites us to deepen our love and commitment to our fragile, beautiful planet.

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