Lessons and Carol Service

The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a service of Christian worship celebrating the birth of Jesus that is traditionally followed at Christmas. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in nine short Bible readings from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns. The service was first celebrated at King's College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve, 1918. It was an adaptation of a similar service that had been written for the cathedral at Truro in 1880. The lessons were reordered in 1919, and have been used since that time.

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• Next month, 7th December, 04:00 pm, Celtic Christmas Concert in Jacksonville
• Next month, 12th December, 06:00 pm, Christmas Dinner in Jacksonville
• Next month, 24th December, 06:00 pm, Christmas Eve Service in Jacksonville

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