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Christmas music fills churches in multiple Iowa communities
The Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church presents Handel’s Messiah Christmas portion at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary directed by Thomas Lippert, with string quintet and harp. Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio is performed by Sanctuary Choir of St. Paul’s UMC at 9:30 and 11 a.m., led by Kevin McBeth with a 19 piece orchestra. The program also notes an animal Christmas play at Marion Avenue Baptist and a Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian Christmas program with a subsequent soup supper. Additional items include a St Michael’s Adult Forum on Christian parenting and an ASL interpreted Mass at St Jude. The Oakland Church of the Nazarene presents its annual Christmas program. Immaculate Conception Parish marks the 75th Jubilee with a liturgy and banquet. A Festival of Light in Iowa City gathers multiple traditions, and First Lutheran installs three new staff members including a cantor and youth director.