Songs and Sonnets of Christmas
Press Release, December 8, 2009
For Immediate Release
On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, at 10:30 am, the choir of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis will present Songs and Sonnets of Christmas. The choir is under the direction of Bradley Short and the organist/accompanist and director of music is Marilyn Short.
The service will follow a similar format to the traditional lessons and carols service first developed by King’s College, Cambridge , England ; however, along with scripture readings and anthems and carols, five poets from the congregation will read their poems related to the lessons and carols. We are delighted to feature original poems by these poets in our congregation: Elizabeth Brooks, Brooke Justis, Linda Novak, Melissa Bancks, and Judy Gurley.
Dr. Stephen D. Jones, pastor, will offer a brief homily entitled, “What do you really want for Christmas?” based on Luke 2:36-38. This is a part of Dr. Jones’ advent preaching series entitled, “The Greatest of All Gifts.”
Second Baptist Church of St. Louis is located at the corner of McKnight and Clayton Roads. The church is located 1 mile north of the McKnight/I-64 intersection and ½ mile west of the St. Louis Galleria at 9030 Clayton Road . There is a large adjacent parking lot and the building is handicap accessible by entering off Clayton Road . A nursery is maintained for young infants and toddlers and a children’s church is available for preschool through 5th grade children during the worship hour.
Second Baptist Church is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches in the USA and warmly welcomes all who desire to celebrate this wonderful ministry of music and the word on December 20. For more information, visit our website, www.2ndbc.org or call 314/991-3424.
Posted by Linda Novak on Dec 8, 2009 at 13:45:53 | Article Path: Home: About: Press Releases: Songs and Sonnets of Christmas
