Forty days after the birth of Christ, the church celebrates the festival of the Presentation of Our Lord, also known as Candlemas—the tradition of blessing and processing with candles. We gather in a service of evening prayer led by the Elm Ensemble and the Christ Church choir as we sing an ancient liturgy and experience music by Bach (Cantata 125, Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin) and Elgar (The Snow). Reception to follow. This event is free and open to the public.

Bringing together professional and amateur musicians with great sacred music and creative liturgical planning, the Elm Ensemble supports and leads worship in a variety of congregations and provides online resources. We want to keep the church in dialogue with diverse voices from Christian history and across the global Christian community today.