Chelsea Community Church (CCC), a unique non-denominational Christian congregation in New York City that welcomes people of all faiths—and of uncertain faith, presents its 51st annual Holiday tradition: CCC Candlelight Carol Service on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. Featured are Broadway’s Karen Mason and the CCC Choir.
The centerpiece of the CCC Candlelight Carol Service is a reading of the famed 1822 poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (also known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”), attributed to Clement Clarke Moore. Broadway star Karen Mason (Mamma Mia, Sunset Boulevard) will read the iconic poem about Santa Claus at the church Moore helped to design and build.
This joyous non-denominational holiday celebration also features the CCC Choir, surrounded by candles, under the direction of John Thomas Fischer and pianist-organist Jeff Cubeta. Music for the evening will include J.S. Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring,” Adolph Adam’s “O, Holy Night” and Kirk Franklin’s “Joy” as well as “Silent Night” and other traditional holiday carols. The evening concludes with cookies, hot cider and hot chocolate in the Rectory
Chelsea Community Church is an independent, non-denominational, lay-led congregation offering a supportive environment for people of all faiths and of uncertain faith. The CCC mission statement is: to enable each individual to define personal religious beliefs, to worship in prayer, music, reading, and interpretation of Scripture with speakers from a variety of backgrounds, and to nurture each other in spiritual growth, while respecting and accepting a diversity of beliefs, to share with and support each other in the daily and extraordinary events of our lives and to help those in need both inside and outside our congregation.
This event is free and open to the public, also streaming free on YouTube, Facebook, and Zoom. For additional information visit chelseacommunitychurch.org.
St. Peter’s Church Chelsea is located at 346 West 20th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, NYC.
