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! Please silence cellular phones and other mobile devices while in the Sanctuary.

Welcome to Shadyside Presbyterian ChurchWe are grateful for your presence and invite you to participate in the worship,

study, fellowship, and service of this congregation.

If you are a guest with us this morning, our ushers are available to assist you.

Nursery care is available for infants through three-year-olds during worship. Pagers are available. A cry room with a video broadcast of worship is available in the Craig Room, accessible through the Narthex.

Children in Worship – At 11:00 a.m., families with two- and three-year-olds are welcome to report directly to the Nursery. Four-year-olds through second-graders attend worship and may exit with their teachers before the sermon to participate in chapel worship and children’s activities. (If you are a first-time guest, please accompany your child to the Chapel, and then you may return to the Sanctuary.) Parents should meet their children in the Christian education classrooms after worship. On the first Sunday of the month, first- and second-graders stay in worship through the entire service for Communion. A bulletin insert designed for children is available in the Narthex.

Prayer Request Cards – You are invited to write on a Prayer Request Card the names of those who are sick or in need of intercessory prayer.

Individual listening devices for improved sound are available for those with hearing needs. Please see an usher in the Narthex.

Fifth Avenue Parking – Parking on the inbound side of the block from Wilkins Avenue to Amberson Avenue is not available for parking on Sunday mornings. Parking is available on the outbound side as well as both sides of Fifth Avenue from Amberson Avenue into Oakland. We appreciate your helpfulness utilizing these available parking areas on Sunday mornings.

Time of Fellowship immediately follows worship. Please join us after the service for light refreshments and an opportunity to greet each other.

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PReludePrelude on Creator of the Stars of Night David MaxwellPrelude on From Heaven Above to Earth I Come Johann PachelbelInterlude on Coventry Carol Andrew Lloyd Webber

WelCOMe The Reverend Dr. Conrad C. Sharps

lIghTINg OF The FOuRTh CANdle OF AdveNT Sheila M. Blumer, W. Dennis Bossick, Vicki J. Cherney, and Benjamin R. Cowley

The Board of Deacons

s hyMN IN PROCessION 12People, Look East Besançon

s PRAyeR OF AdORATION The Reverend Lynn M. Portz

ORIsON Justin M. Wallace

God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.

PRAyeR OF CONFessION (spoken in unison)Hidden deep inside us, O God, is a yearning to see Your face, to feel Your love, to know Your acceptance. Yet we cover up this desire and think we can make it on our own. We seek success and submerge our best selves in work. We try activity and pride ourselves on full calendars and busy lives. Then along came the darkened skies of Advent, and the longing in our hearts rises to the surface. We want to be loved and forgiven by God, for only God’s love makes us whole, loosens us from frantic searching, and grants us a peace beyond understanding. Holy God, let us enter into the mystery of Your coming and find ourselves loved and forgiven in Jesus Christ our Lord.

sIleNT CONFessION

s Those who are able are invited to stand.

Order of WorshipThe service of worship begins with the music of the prelude.

Through its power and brilliance, may you feel the majesty and glory of God; in its quietness, His peace. Once the Welcome has begun, please wait to enter the Sanctuary until the choir has processed.

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KyRIe eleIsON (sung in unison) Mark A. Anderson

AssuRANCe OF PARdONBelieve the good news of the Gospel:In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.

s glORIA PATRI (sung in unison) Mark A. Anderson

Children who are participating in children’s worship activities are invited to leave through the Sharp Atrium door. (If you are a first-time guest, please accompany your child to the Chapel,

and then you may return to the Sanctuary.)

sCRIPTuRe The Reverend John F. MagnusonIsaiah 7:10-16 page 636 of the Old Testament in the pew Bible

The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

ANTheMCanite Tuba Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Sound the trumpet in Sion, for the day of the Lord is nigh. God is coming to save us. Crooked paths will be made straight and rough places plain. Come, O Lord, and be not delayed. Alleluia! Text: Joel 2:1; Isaiah 40:4

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sCRIPTuRe Matthew 1:18-25 page 1 of the New Testament in the pew Bible

The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

seRMON The Reverend Dr. Conrad C. SharpsWhere Is He At Home?

s hyMN OF ResPONse 28Good Christian Friends, Rejoice In dulci jubilo

s AFFIRMATION OF FAITh The Apostles’ CreedI believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

PAsTORAl PRAyeR ANd The lORd’s PRAyeR The Reverend Todd E. LeachOur Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

OFFeRINg ANTheMHear, O Thou Shepherd of Israel William MathiasHear, O Thou Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadeth Joseph like a flock; shew Thyself, Thou that sitteth between the cherubim. Stir up Thy strength and come and help us. Restore us again, O God; shew the light of Thy countenance, and we shall be saved. Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt. Thou didst prepare the ground for it, and, when it had taken root, it filled the land. Turn Thee again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven and behold. Bestow Thy care upon this vine. O let us live, and we shall call upon Thy name. Restore us again, O God; shew the light of Thy countenance, and we shall be saved. Text: Psalm 80, selected verses

s dOXOlOgy Old Hundredth (Hymn no. 220)Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures here below. Praise God above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

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s OFFeRTORy PRAyeR

s hyMN 15Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers Llangloffan

s BeNedICTION

s ChORAl ResPONse

POsTludePostlude on Mendelssohn David Willcocks

The flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given in loving memory of Mr. Richard D. Baker Jr.,

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Baker, and Susan Dunstan Baker.

Acolytes for december – Luke A. Diel and Jonathan P. Stamy.

ushers for december – Brigetta P. Del Re, Marilyn H. Fitzsimmons, Raymond P. Fitzsimmons, Herold

S. Hannah Jr., Percy M. Jackson, W. Duff McCrady, Terrence H. Murphy, Sang C. Park, Martin E. Powell,

and Carey T. Vinson. Coordinators: Mark G. Allston, Brigetta P. Del Re, Elise A. Hunter, Percy M. Jackson,

Robert P. O’Neil, and Paul T. Straitiff.

Today in Shadyside Presbyterian Church

Christian Education Classes

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Sundays, December 25, 2016, and January 1, 2017, Christian Education classes will not be held. Education classes for all ages will resume on

Sunday, January 8, 2017, at 9:45 a.m.

Pittsburgh Camerata Concert

·········· Sunday, Dec. 18, at 3:00 p.m. ··········

Pittsburgh’s premier professional chamber choir presents Sure on This Shining Night: music for

the season that evokes wonder and mystery. Tickets: $25 at the door; $5 for full-time students.

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About This Morning’s Music

Canite Tuba is a motet for the fourth Sunday of Advent. The motet draws its text from the first and third

antiphons at Vespers. The motet was first published in Venice in 1572. As befits its opening words, “Sound the

trumpet in Sion, for the day of the Lord is nigh,” the motet begins strongly in an extrovert manner, turning

to a more reflective and polyphonic style at the words “Come, O Lord, and be not delayed,” and ending with

an expressive outpouring of Alleluias.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525–1594) was born in the town of Palestrina, near Rome, then part

of the Papal States. He spent most of his life in Rome. A prolific composer, the existing music we have

today includes 105 masses, 68 offertories, 140 madrigals, and more than 300 motets. There are more than

72 hymns, 35 settings of the Magnificat, 11 litanies, and four sets of lamentations. The Gloria melody

from a setting of the Magnificat is the core of the Easter hymn tune, Victory (“The Strife Is O’er”).

Advent Vespers·········· Wednesday, December 21, at 7:00 p.m. ··········

Shadyside Presbyterian Church invites you to join us on the final Wednesday during the season of Advent for an evening of music and reflection in our Sanctuary. This 45-minute candlelight Communion service includes

a homily preached by the Reverend Dr. Conrad C. Sharps, the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and music offered by violinist Maureen Conlon Gutierrez and tenor George Milosh. Childcare is available.

Join us via the live webcast at www.shadysidepres.org/live

Mission Partner Spotlight

Veterans are more than twice as likely as civilians to become homeless during their lifetimes. In Western

Pennsylvania, there are literally hundreds of veterans who are homeless at any given time. Founded in 1996,

Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard is dedicated to ending homelessness among veterans in the Pittsburgh

area and provides a variety of supportive services for homeless veterans. The efforts of Veterans Place equip

veterans to transition from homelessness to becoming engaged, valuable citizens with a place to call home.

Veterans Place is supported by Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s Community Partnerships Mission Action

Community (MAC). You can directly support Veterans Place, along with five additional Shadyside mission

partners, through our Alternative Gifts for Christmas event today in the Parish Hall following worship.

For more information, visit www.veteransplace.org. To join the efforts of the Community Partnerships

Mission Action Community (MAC), contact the Reverend Todd E. Leach, Associate Pastor for Missions.

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If you use offering envelopes, they will be available in the Parish Hall today, and in the Sharp Atrium on Sunday, December 25. Please help the church economize on mailing costs by picking up your envelopes.

The giving Tree – The Community Partnerships Mission Action Community (MAC) thanks you for your generosity with the Giving Tree project in partnership with Sojourner House and POWER (Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery). Gift-wrapped pajamas and slippers should be returned to the church today. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.

Alternative gifts for Christmas – During Advent, we invite you to consider donating to one or several beloved SPC missions in honor of or in memory of loved ones. Join us for refreshments in the Parish Hall after worship today to learn more about all six organizations this event supports: Brother’s Brother Foundation, the Foundation of Hope, Garfield Community Farm, Promised Land Ministries in Guatemala, Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard, and our mission partners in India. Additional order forms are available in the Sharp Atrium and Narthex. What a caring, giving way to honor your loved ones while supporting those in need locally and internationally!

share gifts of shadyside – Does your gift list include someone interested in architecture, history, or Shadyside Presbyterian Church? Copies of the church’s recently published history book, Liturgy: A Reflection on Shadyside Presbyterian Church, will be sold in the Parish Hall after worship today. Limited copies of author Tim Engleman’s previous book about the Christian symbolism of Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s architecture, Evidence of Things Not Seen, also will be available for purchase. Need more gift ideas? We have choral and organ music CDs, as well, including the Chancel Choir’s latest release, Through All the Circling Years. Order forms for books and CDs also may be found in the Narthex.

young Adult gathering: Movie & dinner – Join other young adults today at 5:00 p.m. for a viewing of It’s a Wonderful Life at the Regent Square Theater (1035 S. Braddock Avenue). We will meet at the theater and then head to dinner afterward. The cost of the movie is free, but East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) is collecting canned food items. For more information, please contact Rev. John Magnuson.

young Adult Bible study – Young adults and friends of Shadyside Presbyterian Church are invited to participate in a Bible study focusing on various books of the Bible, from Psalms to Philemon. We typically gather on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Stamy Room. Our next meeting is Thursday, December 22. Join us as we continue to build community through study.

Midweek vespers will not be held on Wednesday, December 28. Vespers resume on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. These thirty-minute candlelight worship services, with Communion, offer a more intimate worship experience in the midst of our hectic lives. Childcare is provided.

Pledges and year-end giving – As we come to the close of the year, please consider whether you have completed paying your pledge for this calendar year. For those who make year-end gifts, please remember the church in your giving. Both pledges and gifts must be received by December 31 in order to be included in this year. Looking ahead, if you have not made your pledge for 2017, please do so by filling out one of the pledge forms in the pews and placing it in the offering plate or sending it to the church office.

News and Notes

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Mission dinner – The Mission and Urban Ministry Team invites you to attend our Mission Dinner Series to hear the inspirational stories of our mission partners. On one Wednesday of each month, dinner occurs from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Join us on Wednesday, January 11, when we welcome Michael Thornhill, Assistant Director of Cross-Cultural Ministry. Although there is no charge for the dinner, a freewill offering will be received to offset the costs of the meal. Please RSVP by signing up in the Sharp Atrium or by contacting the church office. (Nursery care is available. Families are encouraged to eat together; then, children may move to the Nursery during the presentation.)

youth Retreat – All youth in grades 6 through 12 are invited to attend the fifth annual Youth Winter Retreat at Pine Springs Camp from Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15. Enjoy snow tubing, games, good food, and a weekend in a warm cabin in the mountains. For more information or to RSVP for this event, please contact Rev. John Magnuson: jmagnuson@shadysidepres.org.

sunday Adventures in Music (sAM) is a comprehensive music training program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. SAM introduces our church family’s children to our rich heritage of music and allows them the opportunity to be leaders in worship. Rehearsals resume Sunday, January 15, at 11:20 a.m. in the Nazareth Room. Questions? Contact Stephen Donnelly through the church office.

This Martin luther King Jr. day, the Hunger and Homelessness Mission Action Community (MAC) invites you to an all-church workday, partnering with the East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM). We will gather at the church on Monday, January 16, to prepare the meal for the EECM shelter dinner. That evening, we will meet at the EECM Community House in East Liberty to serve dinner to shelter guests. The dinner will be followed by a short program involving discussions about Dr. King. To sign up or for further information, please contact Rev. Todd Leach or Deacon Adam Loucks through the church office.

An Invitation to Membership – A two-week orientation class for inquirers occurs Sundays, January 22 and 29, from 9:45 to 10:40 a.m. in the Craig Room, and will include an overview of Presbyterian beliefs and history, as well as an opportunity to learn about the various ministries of SPC. (Infant care and children’s Sunday school run concurrently.) New members will be received on Jan. 29, and recognized in worship that day. If you would like to register for the class, please contact Michelle Dzikowski in the church office.

Caring for Ourselves and Others – Shadyside Stephen Ministries is sponsoring a series of educational opportunities surrounding the issues of caring for others in need of daily or weekly physical care, in the home or in a professional setting. This series of lectures and discussions are open to the public and anyone who has an interest or concern for family or friends who are giving care to others, and those who are in need of and/or receiving care. Join us Monday, January 23, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Hulme Room to hear speaker Rob Ferguson, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

Connections dinner – On Wednesday, January 25, supper is served from 6:00 until 6:45 p.m., in the Parish Hall. The menu will include baked ziti with meatballs; mixed greens salad; and sliced baguettes with butter. Assorted cookies will be served for dessert. For reservations, please sign up in the Sharp Atrium or contact the church office by Monday, January 23. The suggested donation for adults is $6; for children 10 and under, a goodwill offering. If you are able, we hope you will stay for vespers in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m.

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About the Cover ArtistJan Richardson is an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. She serves as director of the Wellspring Studio and travels widely as a retreat leader and conference speaker. Known for her distinctive intertwining of word and image, Jan’s work has attracted an international audience drawn to the welcoming and imaginative spaces that she creates in her books, online blogs, and public events. Whether creating her luminous painted paper collages, or laying down the haunting lines of her charcoal drawings, Jan illuminates the landscape of faith with courageous vision and a generous spirit.

Jan makes her home in central Florida. She frequently collaborated with her husband, the singer/songwriter Garrison Doles, until his sudden death in December 2013.

To learn more about Jan’s ministry in word and image, visit her website at janrichardson.com.

help send College students to Jubilee – Campus Ministry would like to thank those of you who have already committed to helping our local college students attend the Jubilee Conference this February by becoming benefactors of the Jubilee scholarship program. As always, we welcome additional Jubilee benefactors at any scholarship level and would love for you to get involved. Contact Brytani Clifton or Rebecca Reeder for details. Campus Ministry will host a reception for students and benefactors to meet and mingle on Friday, February 3, 2017, prior to the conference.

Nursery school Registering students for 2017-2018 – The Shadyside Presbyterian Church Nursery School (SPCNS) offers developmentally appropriate classes on weekday mornings (September through May) for two-, three-, four-, and pre-kindergarten five-year-olds. Currently, SPCNS is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year. Returning students and SPC members are given preference for enrollment. Call Director Mary Lang at 412-681-6311, or visit the school’s website: shadysideschool.org.

letters of joys and concerns are on the table in the Narthex. Please take time to sign the letters.

Prayer gatherings occur on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., and on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. You are invited to join us for a time of silent and spoken prayers, as we bring our concerns before God. If you cannot be with us in person, we encourage you to remember the congregation in your prayers at these same times. This is one of the many ways we can express our care for one another.

PrayerNet is a complement to our ongoing prayer groups which lifts up urgent prayer requests. If you or a loved one are in need of urgent prayer, or if you would like to become a PrayerNet prayer partner to help lift up these requests, email member Krissy Moehling at prayernet@shadysidepres.org. Confidentiality, if requested for names and/or situations, will be maintained.

The Mini-Mouse – Sign up to receive our weekly e-newsletter by providing your email address when registering your attendance in the pew pad or by sending an email message to info@shadysidepres.org.

The shadyside Presbyterian Church website, www.shadysidepres.org, provides access to audio recordings of the service of worship. Electronic copies of the bulletin also are available, as well as additional information about the church’s many programs, activities, and events.

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Church Calendar· · · · · · · · · · December 18 – 25 · · · · · · · · · ·

TOdAy 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary — Fourth Sunday of AdventDecember 18 11:20 a.m. Chapel Worship for preschool through 2nd grade 12:00 p.m. Time of Fellowship in the Parish Hall

Alternative Gifts for Christmas in the Parish Hall 12:00 p.m. Sunday Adventures in Music (SAM) continues in the Chapel 12:30 p.m. SPYS (Youth Group) off-site at the Magnuson Residence 3:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Camerata Concert in the Sanctuary

Reception following in the Sharp Atrium

MONdAy 10:45 a.m. Bible Study for Longwood Residents in Oakmont 6:30 p.m. EECM Shelter Dinner Volunteers at EECM, 6140 Station Street

TuesdAy 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Group in the Craig Room 6:30 p.m. Session in the Hulme Room

WedNesdAy 7:00 p.m. Advent Vespers in the Sanctuary

ThuRsdAy 6:00 p.m. Yoga in the Hulme Room 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer Group in the Walton Library 7:00 p.m. Young Adult Bible Study in the Stamy Room 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal in the Chapel

FRIdAy 12:00 p.m. Office Closed

sATuRdAy 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Service in the Sanctuary 9:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols in the Sanctuary —

Choral and Orchestral Prelude begins at 8:40 p.m.

suNdAy 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary — The Nativity of the LordDecember 25 11:20 a.m. Chapel Worship for preschool through 2nd grade

sunday, december 18Psalms 24; 150

Isaiah 11:1-9

Ephesians 6:10-20

John 3:16-21

Monday, december 19Psalms 122; 145

Isaiah 11:10-16

Revelation 20:1-10

John 5:30-47

Tuesday, december 20Psalms 33; 146

Isaiah 28:9-22

Revelation 20:11– 21:8

Luke 1:5-25

Wednesday, december 21Psalms 50; 147:1-11

Isaiah 29:9-24

Revelation 21:9-21

Luke 1:26-38

Thursday, december 22Psalms 18:1-20; 147:12-20

Isaiah 31:1-9

Revelation 21:22– 22:5

Luke 1:39-48a (48b-56)

Friday, december 23Psalms 102; 148

Isaiah 33:17-22

Revelation 22:6-11, 18-20

Luke 1:57-66

saturday, december 24Psalms 90; 149

Isaiah 35:1-10

Revelation 22:12-17, 21

Luke 1:67-80

sunday, december 25Psalms 2; 150

Zechariah 2:10-13

1 John 4:7-16

John 3:31-36

Daily Prayer Lectionary Readings· · · · · · · · · · December 18 – 25 · · · · · · · · · ·

A Member of the Pittsburgh Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA)5121 Westminster Place n Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232 n Phone: 412.682.4300

www.shadysidepres.org n www.facebook.com/ShadysidePresbyterian

This bulletin is printed on paper manufactured from recycled content. If you would like to recycle your bulletin, kindly place it in any of the blue bins located in the Sharp Atrium or Narthex.

Conrad C. Sharps, Senior PastorTodd E. Leach, Associate Pastor for MissionsJohn F. Magnuson, Associate Pastor for DiscipleshipLynn M. Portz, Associate Pastor for Parish LifeEllen L. Allston, Director of Christian Education for

Children’s MinistryMark A. Anderson, Director of Music MinistryRobert K. Anderson, Head SextonPeter F. Bodnar, Director of CommunicationsJane M. Boyle, Director of Children’s Handbell ChoirSteven M. Bright, Hospitality CoordinatorJudy A. Brust, AccountantBrytani H. Clifton, Campus Ministry –

Chatham University

Stephen M. Donnelly, Associate for Children’s Music Education

Michelle M. Dzikowski, Assistant to the Associate PastorsDella L. Ellard, Administrative AssistantRuth E. Garrett, Assistant to the Senior PastorKaren S. Jueng, Associate for Children’s MinistryMary E. Lang, Director of the Nursery SchoolSonja Lipski, Infant MinistryDennis H. Martin, SextonBobby C. Pack Jr., SextonRebecca D. Reeder, Campus Ministry –

Carnegie Mellon UniversityNancy M. Shaytar, Director of FinanceJustin M. Wallace, Assistant Organist

Church Staff

Christmas Eve· · · · · · · · · · Saturday, December 24, in the Sanctuary ······· · · ·

Family service at 5:00 p.m. Led by the children’s choirs, the Sunday school children, and Shadyside’s youth, this service includes

a homily from the Reverend John F. Magnuson. The service — filled with familiar carols, costumed players, and candle lighting — lasts approximately 45 minutes and appeals to congregants of all ages.

Candlelight service of lessons and Carols at 9:00 p.m. A series of Scripture readings, carols, and hymns concludes with a ceremony of lights in this beloved service which

began at King’s College, Cambridge, in 1918. The Reverend Dr. Conrad C. Sharps will preach a homily titled “God’s Peace and Presence.” The service will be preceded by an extended choral and orchestral prelude at 8:40 p.m.

Cover Artwork: Epiphany © Jan L. Richardson. janrichardson.com.