47th Annual Candlelight Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols Service This Sunday

The Allamakee Ecumenical Choir will present their 47th Annual Candlelight Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols Service on Sunday, December 10th at 7:00 PM. The service will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church located at 8 Fifth Street, SW, Waukon, IA.

Local clergy will be reading the Christmas Story and the carols will be sung by the congregation with organ accompaniment. Choral numbers will be presented by the Men’s Choir (also known as the Heartland Barbershop and Gospel Singers), Women’s Choir and the mass Ecumenical Choir. Music will also be provided by the St. John’s Handbell Choirs, WHS Saxophone Quintet, along with a piano and organ duet by Kristie Roeder (piano) and James Bieber (organ). Also, harpist Julie Knox will provide accompaniment and a harp solo. Her son Derrick will also be featured as a child soprano soloist with the Ecumeical Choir. The program is under the direction of James Bieber and assisted by his daughter Sarah Bieber, the Waukon Middle & High School Choral Director.

The public is invited to attend this joyous community celebration of Christmas! Please join us in-person at St. John’s Lutheran Church for a truly unique Christmas Music experience! A reception will follow the concert for further fellowship. For your home viewing and listening pleasure, the service will be live-streamed on Facebook and can be heard on KNEI 103.5. Tune in to KNEI on Christmas Day at noon for a replay of the Ecumenical Concert.