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University of Richmond Annual Candlelight Lessons and Carols Services Set for Dec. 11

November 11, 2005

University of Richmond will holds its 32nd annual Candlelight Lessons and Carols services Dec. 11 at 5 and 8 p.m. in Cannon Memorial Chapel.

Schola Cantorum and the University Choir, two choruses directed by music professor Jeffrey Riehl, will perform Christmas and seasonal anthems. The Rev. Dr. Daphne Burt, chaplain to the university, will lead the services, which also will include the reading of Advent and Christmas lessons from the Bible. The congregation will light candles for the singing of “Silent Night” at the close of each service.

The public is cordially invited. For more information, contact the Office of the Chaplaincy at (804) 289-8500.