SPECIAL MUSIC EVENTS:

Join us for Thursday Choral Evensongs with the Choir of Men & Teen Boys at 6:30pm :
December - 4 & 11

ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Sunday, December 21 at 5:00pm
Carols by Candlelight
Join the Combined Choirs of Christ Church Greenwich for Carols by Candlelight (also known as a Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols), inspired by the world-renowned King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. In December 1918, a young priest named Eric Milner-White, who had served as a British Army chaplain during World War I, returned to England deeply moved by the devastation he witnessed. He believed that the Church of England required a more imaginative liturgical response to the war. As the newly appointed Dean of King’s College, Cambridge, he adapted an earlier liturgy compiled by Bishop Benson of Truro in 1880. This new service aimed to narrate the story of Christ’s birth and the incarnation of the Word madeesh. Since then, the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols has been sung every year at King’s College on Christmas Eve. We invite you to join us as we retell the timeless story of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem. Consider inviting a friend, as this can be your meaningful Christmas gift to them.

Wednesday, December 24
3:00 pm
Family Holy Eucharist
Sung by the combined St. Cecilia Choir of Girls and Christ Church Boys Choir

5:00 pm
Holy Eucharist II
Sung by the Christ Church Singers

10:00pm
Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist
Participate in a traditional, candlelit Christmas celebration of the Mass, featuring readings from the King James Bible. The service will be preceded at 9:30pm by a sung prelude by the renowned Christ Church Choir Alumni. They will be joined in the service by the current teen girls, teen boys, and men in Charles-Marie Widor’s epic Mass for Two Choirs and Two Organs. You won’t want to miss this joyful and seasonal celebration of the birth of Our Savior!