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\"\"<\/a>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

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

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Audio recordings of the Festival are now available: an album of individual tracks is available on SoundCloud<\/a>; a podcast of the entire service is available from Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here for a PDF copy of this year’s order of service.<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos from the Festival are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chapel Singers
\nTrinity College Gospel Choir
\nEllen Dickinson, college carillonist
\n<\/em>Elijah Morris ’28, organ<\/em>
\nMadison Thompson ’25, organ<\/em>
\nChris Yi ’26, organ<\/em>
\nChristopher Houlihan \u201909, director of chapel music<\/em>
\nThe Very Rev. Marcus George Halley, chaplain to the college<\/em>
\nThe Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, Bishop Suffragan, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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