{"id":219,"date":"2019-06-17T14:36:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T14:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:16:36","slug":"lessons-and-carols","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/chapelmusic\/lessons-and-carols\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons and Carols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4295 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/221211_Lessons_and_Carols041.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community. This service is offered to all as a moment of comfort and hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recordings of the 2025 Festival are now available:<\/strong> the entire 7:00 p.m. service is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/66th-annual-trinity-college-christmas-festival-of\/id1057966315?i=1000742025295\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>; individual tracks are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/trinitycollege\/sets\/lessonsandcarols2025\">SoundCloud<\/a>. Click here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/Lessons-and-Carols-Program-2025-final-for-web.pdf\">a PDF of the Order of Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from this year&#8217;s Festival are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/news\/photo-gallery-trinity-college-chapel-hosts-annual-christmas-festival-of-lessons-and-carols\/\">available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 3:15 p.m. No tickets are required. A freewill offering will be taken to support students in need and local initiatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Musical program includes:<br \/>\nPOWELL The Word Was God<br \/>\nR.E. SMITH Adam Lay Ybounden<br \/>\nDOVE Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars<br \/>\nLAURIDSEN &#8216;O Magnum Mysterium&#8217;<br \/>\nHOULIHAN Dost Thou in a Manger Lie<br \/>\nPEARSALL &#8216;In dulci Jubilo&#8217;<br \/>\nR.E. SMITH Rejoice and be Merry<br \/>\nAnd several beloved carols for all to sing!<\/p>\n<p>THE CHAPEL SINGERS<br \/>\nTRINITY COLLEGE GOSPEL CHOIR<br \/>\nSTRING QUARTET<br \/>\nELLEN DICKINSON, carillon<br \/>\nLAUREN GRIFFIN &#8217;28, timpani<br \/>\nELIJAH MORRIS \u201928, organ<br \/>\nCHRIS YI \u201926, organ<br \/>\nCHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN \u201909, director of chapel music<br \/>\nTHE VERY REV. MARCUS GEORGE HALLEY, college chaplain<br \/>\nTHE RT. REV. JEFFREY W. MELLO, 16th Bishop Diocesan, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community. This service is offered to all as a moment of comfort and hope. 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