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St. John's offers free music during Advent
Concerts will be held the next four Sundays at 5 p.m.

WILLIAMS - Preparing for the holidays can be stressful. Members of St. John's Episcopal-Lutheran Church are ready to help community members relax. For the fourth year, St. John's Episcopal-Lutheran Church is offering four mini-concerts in celebration of the season of Advent. The concerts feature professional musicians.

The concerts will be offered at 5 p.m. the next four Sundays at St. John's, located at 202 W. Grant Ave. The concerts are free. Sunday's concert will feature baritone Jamie Hasapis.

Rev. Ann Johnson, who has served St. John's for more than four years years, started the annual tradition.

"I love music so much that I just wanted to share that love with the community through the church," Johnson said. "The concerts are one hour in length and are free. Come and enjoy the performances with us."

While donations are welcome, they are not necessary.

"If those in attendance want to help us pay for this, that's great, but that's not the point," she said.

The Dec. 5 concert will include Cindy Gould on trumpet and Judith Cloud, Mezzo-soprano. On Dec. 12, traditional lessons and carols will be featured during a special performance featuring Andrew Hamby on cello and Seva Haug Baltzell on piano. The final concert on Dec. 19 will showcase the talents of organist Jeffrey Hall.

Approximately 50 community members attend each concert.

"The weather has a big bearing on attendance," said Johnson. "Following each concert, we always have an opportunity to visit with the musicians and enjoy light refreshments such as cookies, cake and tea."

On Saturday, the children of St. John's invite the community to view their living Nativity scene located at the corner of Route 66 and Second Street. Children from throughout the community are invited to participate in the living Nativity. Children should be at the church at 6 p.m. to dress in costumes. The living Nativity will be at 7 p.m. beside the community Christmas tree.

For more information on the concert series, call Johnson at (928) 556-8656.


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