The Holiday Season: Join us!
An Advent Procession
Sunday, December 5, 4 pm
The Cathedral Choir of Girls, Boys and Adults leads carols as the procession, punctuated by readings, moves from corner to corner of the Cathedral, traveling figuratively from darkness to light.
A Cathedral Christmas
Saturday, December 11, 8 pm
Part One of Handel's Messiah and Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols
Cathedral Choir of Girls, Boys and Adults
Bruce Neswick, Director of Cathedral Music and Organist
with the American Classical Orchestra and Grace Cloutier, harp
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Peace Tree Dedication
Friday, December 17, 11 am
Christmas Eve
Friday, December 24th
Service of Lessons and Carols, 4 pm
A Festival of Lessons and Carols was first heard at Truro Cathedral in 1880. It has become a mainstay of Christmas for millions of people the world over through the live Christmas Eve broadcast of the service from King's College in Cambridge every year (except 1930) since 1928. Come hear "the development of the loving purposes of God..." seen "through the windows and words of the Bible" and join with the Cathedral Choir of Girls, Boys & Adults and the GreatOrgan to hear and sing the great carols and hymns of the season.
Festival Eucharist of Christmas, 10:30 pm
A musical prelude will begin the eve at 10 pm, featuring perennial favorite Gothic Brass.The Right Reverend Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York, will be the celebrant and preacher. Music will include George Malcolm's Missa ad Praesepe and carols old and new.
Passes are recommended and will be honored until 10:10PM Christmas Eve.
Please call 212.316.7490 beginning Monday, November 22 until Wednesday, December 15. for passes to the service. Members of the Congregation of St. Saviour should contact Christian DeRuiter at cderuiter@stjohndivine.org or 212.316.7483.
Christmas Day Choral Eucharist
Saturday, December 25, 10:30 am
Passes are not needed
New Years Eve Concert for Peace
Friday, December 31, 7 pm
General Admission Seats are free and open to the public
Reserved Seats are available for purchase, PLEASE CLICK HERE
For sponsorship tickets (priority seating) please call our Development Office at: dmozeleski@stjohndivine.org
New Year's Eve Watchnight Service
Friday, December 31, 11 pm
Passes are not needed
A Ceremony of Carols: A Sequence of Music and Readings for Christmas
Sunday, January 2, 4 pm
The Cathedral Choir of Girls, Boys and Adults, joined by harpist Grace Cloutier, offers a liturgy centered on the Christmas story, featuring Benjamin Britten's beloved work for treble voices A Ceremony of Carols.
