Enrich your spiritual experience of the Christmas Season by coming to the annual Southend Christmas at St Mary’s Church Tuesday Dec 16th at 2:00pm. This informal version of Advent Lessons & Carols includes music by Women of Note, a small women’s choir led by Linda Quinn, which has been serenading the island for over 25 years. Their concerts often feature a cappella singing and unusual harmonies. The musical offerings for Southend Christmas will include both familiar carols and lesser known ones from across the centuries.
“Advent” means ‘arrival’ and names the church season of waiting for the coming of the Prince of Peace, for the birth of the Christ-child, celebrated in the Christ-mass. “This small intimate service at St Mary’s gives the community an opportunity to both be sung to and to join in on some of the beloved carols such as ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’, ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’, and Hark The Herald Angels Sing” The carols will alternate with readings from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures and from spiritual writers from over the centuries.
Admission to the event is free with donations gratefully accepted.