“Darkness to Light”: Advent Lessons and Carols
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Music, Gettysburg! Presents “Darkness to Light”: Advent Lessons and Carols November 29
Music, Gettysburg! invites the community to welcome the Advent season with “Darkness to Light,” a service of Advent Lessons and Carols, on Sunday, November 29, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in the United Lutheran Seminary Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg. The service is free and open to everyone.
Schola Cantorum of Gettysburg, directed by Cathy Elkiss, will lead the music. United Lutheran Seminary President R. Guy Erwin will preside, and seminary students will serve as readers.
Centered on the beloved Advent hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” the service weaves together scripture, choral music, congregational singing and prayer. The hymn’s ancient “O Antiphons,” sung by choir and congregation, connect the readings and musical selections in a journey from darkness toward light, reflecting Advent’s themes of hope, expectation and renewal.
The choral program spans centuries, featuring music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Hans Leo Hassler, Johann Eccard, Elizabeth Poston and Rosephanye Powell. Selections include Powell’s “The Word Was God,” Poston’s “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree” and Palestrina’s “Sicut Cervus.” The congregation will also join in familiar Advent hymns, including “Hark, the Glad Sound!,” “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry” and “Fling Wide the Door.”
Beginning with the blessing of the light and the lighting of the Advent wreath, the service offers an opportunity for worship and reflection at the start of the season.
Music, Gettysburg! is a premier concert series featuring international, national, regional and local musical artists for the south-central Pennsylvania region. Concerts take place in the United Lutheran Seminary Chapel at 147 Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg. All concerts are free and open to everyone. Tax-deductible contributions are appreciated to support this nonprofit organization and its vibrant programming.
For more information about this service and other events in the Music, Gettysburg! schedule, call 717-339-1334, visit www.musicgettysburg.org or email [email protected].
Music, Gettysburg! invites the community to welcome the Advent season with “Darkness to Light,” a service of Advent Lessons and Carols, on Sunday, November 29, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in the United Lutheran Seminary Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg. The service is free and open to everyone.
Schola Cantorum of Gettysburg, directed by Cathy Elkiss, will lead the music. United Lutheran Seminary President R. Guy Erwin will preside, and seminary students will serve as readers.
Centered on the beloved Advent hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” the service weaves together scripture, choral music, congregational singing and prayer. The hymn’s ancient “O Antiphons,” sung by choir and congregation, connect the readings and musical selections in a journey from darkness toward light, reflecting Advent’s themes of hope, expectation and renewal.
The choral program spans centuries, featuring music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Hans Leo Hassler, Johann Eccard, Elizabeth Poston and Rosephanye Powell. Selections include Powell’s “The Word Was God,” Poston’s “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree” and Palestrina’s “Sicut Cervus.” The congregation will also join in familiar Advent hymns, including “Hark, the Glad Sound!,” “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry” and “Fling Wide the Door.”
Beginning with the blessing of the light and the lighting of the Advent wreath, the service offers an opportunity for worship and reflection at the start of the season.
Music, Gettysburg! is a premier concert series featuring international, national, regional and local musical artists for the south-central Pennsylvania region. Concerts take place in the United Lutheran Seminary Chapel at 147 Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg. All concerts are free and open to everyone. Tax-deductible contributions are appreciated to support this nonprofit organization and its vibrant programming.
For more information about this service and other events in the Music, Gettysburg! schedule, call 717-339-1334, visit www.musicgettysburg.org or email [email protected].
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