Our community will gather in person this Christmas Eve to hear the wondrous story of God’s light breaking into the world as a baby is born to Mary & Joseph. There will be three worship services featuring holy communion and candlelight; 3pm, 4:30pm 9pm. Each of the services will be similarly styled and patterned.
Our community will gather in person this Christmas Eve to hear the wondrous story of God’s light breaking into the world as a baby is born to Mary & Joseph. There will be three worship services featuring holy communion and candlelight; 3pm, 4:30pm 9pm. Each of the services will be similarly styled and patterned.
Music and the celebration of Christmas have been inextricably linked since the earliest days of the church. Latin hymnody and chants offering a liturgical entry point into the joyous mysteries of the incarnation began appearing in the 4th century. The middle-ages introduced many of the carols and tunes we’re familiar with yet today. The origins of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” date to the 12th century and “The First Noel” to the 13th. So many beloved carols were written in the 16th century, it’s mind-blowing to consider that these tunes have been shared by voices for 500 years now.
