Westminster College will open its doors to the public for the annual Christmas Celebration Worship Service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Will W. Orr Auditorium on the College’s campus.

The service will include traditional Christmas music performed by a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles; the lighting of the Advent candles; Scripture readings by senior liturgists; and “Let’s Go…to Bethlehem,” the message from Westminster College Chaplain the Rev. James Mohr II.

Music will be provided by the Westminster College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, both under the direction of Dr. Ryan Keeling, director of choral activities and assistant professor of music; the Wind Ensemble, conducted by Aaron Himes, director of bands and instructor of music; and the Market Street Brass Quintet. College Carillonneur and Organist Mitchell Stecker and Jacob Weber, a sophomore music education major from Monaca, Pa., will provide carillon music.

Also participating in the service will be the Rev. Beth Creekpaum, campus ministry fellow, and the Rev. John B. Gizler III, senior parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish of Lawrence County.

A voluntary offering will be collected during the service to support campus ministry work trips and conferences.

Following the service, the Office of Faith and Spirituality staff will host a cookie and punch reception in Orr Lobby. The Quintessence Strings will perform during the reception.

Senior worship liturgists include:
•    Brice Butler, a marketing and professional sales major from Farrell, Pa.
•    Peter Canovali, a business administration major from Pittsburgh
•    Portland Canovali, a business administration major from Pittsburgh
•    Emmanuel Fomundam, a computer information systems major from Silver Spring, Md.
•    Gia Francisco, a business administration, sports management and marketing and sales triple major from Canfield, Ohio
•    Lily Hefner, an honors student and molecular biology and criminal justice studies major from Washington, Pa.
•    Brooke Horvath, an accounting and business administration major from Murrysville, Pa.
•    Evan Lewis, a finance and marketing and professional sales major from Elizabeth, Pa.
•    Christopher Luzader, a history major from Pittsburgh
•    Elizabeth Marshaus, a business administration major from Mayville, N.Y.
•    Alyjah McHugh, an honors student and business administration and marketing and sales major from Nashua, N.H.
•    Glenn Morrison, a business administration major from Riverside, N.J.
•    Mackenzie Powell, a finance and accounting major from Harrison City, Pa.
•    Aubrey Suttelle, a biology major from Aliquippa, Pa.
•    Autumn Wheeler, a psychology major from New Brighton, Pa.

The event is free and open to the public. The program will be livestreamed at www.wcnlive.com. The Westminster Cable Network (WCN) will rebroadcast Westminster’s Christmas Worship Service on multiple occasions over the holidays. Click here for air dates and times.

For more information, please contact the Office of Faith and Spirituality at 724-946-7117 or email chapel@westminster.edu.

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