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DESCRIPTION:The Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols originated at Truro C
 athedral in 1880. Conceived by Bishop E.W. Benson\, the service included r
 eadings and carols for Christmas\, and was offered as a prelude to the Chr
 istmas Eve service. It was adapted in 1918 by Dean Eric Milner-White for u
 se at King's College\, Cambridge. Milner-White had served as a chaplain du
 ring WWI\, and feared that the scale of tragedy and destruction during tha
 t war had shaken the faith of his countrymen. The service was an instant s
 uccess. It continues to be held at King's College each Christmas Eve and h
 as been adapted by  countless other churches around the world. In 1928\, 
 the BBC began broadcasting the service at King's College live on the radio
 \, and\, except for 1930\, it has been broadcast every year since.\nSt. Lu
 ke's will be celebrating Advent Lessons and Carols as part of the Evening 
 Prayer service. Nine readings from Scripture will tell the story of our re
 lationship with God\, from mankind's first struggle with sin to the promis
 e of hope told through the prophets\, and finally to the news that Mary wo
 uld conceive Jesus Christ\, God's incarnate promise of hope and restoratio
 n. We will sing carols together celebrating the joy of this promise. \nIn
  the preface to the first service of Advent Lessons and Carols at King's C
 ollege\, Milner-White wrote: "In the old English liturgies\, the Advent Of
 fices made a preparation for the coming of our Lord to this earth far more
  vivid and eager than those of our present Prayer Book. So an Advent Carol
  Service\, if without precedent\, is not without suitability\, if it helps
  to express 'the desire of all nations and ages.'" The purpose of this ser
 vice is "not to celebrate Christmas\, but to expect it."
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LOCATION:St. Luke's Episcopal Church
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