Central Square Congregational Church, UCC
Steeple Sounds Newsletter
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December 2021 - PDF version (computer and printer friendly)
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Upcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE:
IN-PERSON WORSHIP services in the sanctuary is BACK!
Please be sure to wear a mask (even if you're vaccinated) and observe the other COVID protocols in place.
Visit our home page for a link to our live streaming worship, which will continue; even after we resume in-person worship.
The CASTLIST:
God - Cristi Ciaramitaro
Angel 1 - Savannah Wells
Angel 2 - Liam O'Connell
Mary - Anna Sikora
Joseph - Logan Gaudette
Angels - Marci Langevin, Ellie Mackay, Lisa Mackay
Shepherds - Rev. Beth Stotts, Jamie Wells
Cow - Bobby Mackay
Sheep - Tristan Wells
Wise People - Josephine Stotts, Eric Stotts, Brianna O'Connell
This year's pageant will be recorded entirely on location at Hanson Farm, and will be aired in worship on Dec. 12. Be sure to tell your family and friends so they can see it!
During our December 19th worship service, the fourth Sunday of Advent, we will be presenting the world premiere of “The Lady of the Inn,” a Christmas opera in one act. The opera will be performed by mezzo-sopranos Stephanie Kacoyanis and Christina English, members of the Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Lorelei. The music was written especially for our church and for Lorelei, by award-winning composer and pianist Mari Kotskyy. The libretto was written by Katherine Garrison Chapin, a twentieth-century American poet who was best known for her collaborations with composer William Grant Still. Lorelei gives special emphasis to promoting the work of women’s voices.
In addition to being written and performed by an all-female creative team, this opera tells the Christmas story from a woman’s perspective, something which is unusual in dramatic accounts of Jesus’ birth. The characters in the story consist of the wealthy “lady of the inn” and her maid, who leads the lady of the inn to see the error of her ways after she turns Mary away from the inn on the night of Jesus’ birth.
A sincere thank you to Minister of Music Julia Scott Carey for bringing this amazing opportunity to Central Square Church. It is truly a Christmas gift for us.
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2021
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