Advent Vespers at Trinity Episcopal Church, Tuesday, Dec 18

Trinity Episcopal Church continues its week of Advent Vespers for the community on Tuesday, December 18 at 5 pm, continuing each night through December 23. We meet in Trinity's intimate historic Chapel at 81 Elm Street in Concord.

Advent preparation invites us to stillness, to quiet moments, to candle-lit darkness. This is a different kind of preparation for Christmas: the preparation of our hearts.

The ancient "O Antiphons" (the text of the Advent hymn "O come, o come Emmanuel") center our focus on this preparation. The refrain of each verse reflects our longing for the arrival of the Holy Child.

The third "O" antiphon begins O Radix Jesse: O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all his people: come to save us without delay!

The Rev. Nancy J. Hagner, Trinity's rector, invites all to take part in this quiet reflection as we let go of worldly reason and cares; to make space in our hearts and minds, our souls and our bodies for this miraculous event — Emmanuel, God with us.

Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord is fully handicap-accessible. For further information on this and other events at Trinity, please call our parish office, 978-369-3715 or visit Trinity online.