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SUMMARY:Festival of Lessons & Carols
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the traditional Festival of Nine lessons and 
 Carols with the choir and congregation of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Chur
 ch\, East Haddam\, Sunday\, December 18 at 10 am. The church will be bea
 utifully decorated for Christmas\, and there will be many opportunities 
 to join in the singing of Christmas carols. Denise Yost will be guest vi
 olinist.\n\nFirst introduced to Kings College\, Cambridge in 1918. Lesso
 ns &amp\; Carols service was designed to offer solace to people who were
  distressed\, and in many cases\, bereaved\, at the end of World War I. 
 It has endured and remains as a time to step back from the hustle &amp\;
  bustle of the holidays and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.\n\
 nSt. Stephen’s building is modeled after the stone churches found thro
 ugh England\, Ireland\, and Scotland. Legend has it that it’s bell is 
 the oldest in the western hemisphere\, cast in Spain in 815 for a Spanis
 h monastery. It is still rung by hand prior to every service.\n\n\n\nWho
 ever you are\, wherever you find yourself on life’s journey\, and what
 ever questions dwell in your heart\, you are welcome here. Whatever your
  race\, class\, sexuality\, beliefs\, or talents\, we hope that you join
  us in the radical hospitality of God’s table.
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DTSTAMP:20260725T030427Z
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221218T110000
LOCATION:31 Main Street
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