Christmas in Faith

Organist Barbara Ritchie and friends share with the community their annual gift of music celebrating the birth of Christ. Open and free to the public, the 3 p.m. program on Sunday, December 3, takes place in the Faith Worship Center of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on the north edge of Cedar Rapids on C Avenue, located in Marion, Iowa. A reception follows.

Fellow local instrumentalists and soloists will join Barbara to perform traditional carols, audience sing-alongs, contemporary compositions, and pieces by well-known musical artists. All ages are welcome and will enjoy an entertaining and musically diverse program of Christmas music. The nationally recognized, historic 1928 E.M. Skinner Opus 695 pipe organ will be featured with Ritchie on the bench. For more information on the event or information on the Skinner Opus 695 pipe organ, visit opus695.org. Contact Barbara Ritchie at [email protected] or call St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at 319-447-0100 for all other information.

The concert is sponsored by the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to promote, encourage and assist the work and missions of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. stmarkscrfoundation.org.