Service of Lessons and Carols

Date of Event: December 9, 2012

Posted: November 30, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio— Denison University’s 13th annual Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, in Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). A Lessons and Carols Choir, comprised of students who study in the music department, will perform the special music. Mark R. Orten, director of religious and spiritual life and university chaplain, and Kevin N. Wines, liturgist and conductor, will preside at the service. Scott Hayes, organist at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Granville, will play and lead the singing of the congregational carols from the organ console. Special guest readers this year will include President and Mrs. Knobel. The service is free and open to the public.

Jointly sponsored by the Office of Religious Life and the Department of Music, the service was inaugurated in 2000 and is now a Christmas celebration for the college and a seasonal event for the local community. The service will be preceded by a week of tower bell concerts and will include biblical readings, processions and congregational carols.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville— Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, at Swasey Chapel (200 Chapel Drive). Free and open to the public. Contact Kim West at 740-587-5727 to confirm information.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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