FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2021

CONTACT:
Amber Roseboom
Director of Media Relations
Catholic Diocese of Arlington
571-215-8731
Amber.Roseboom@arlingtondiocese.org

The Cathedral of St. Thomas More's Annual “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” Concert Celebration Takes Place this Sunday, December 5

Annual Celebration Features the Cathedral, Youth and Handbell Choirs.
Prayer and Readings Led by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge; Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde; Very Rev. Patrick L. Posey, Rector; Cathedral of St. Thomas More Clergy and Staff.

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Cathedral of St. Thomas More's annual “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” takes place this Sunday, December 5, at 4 p.m. in Arlington, Va. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde will lead prayer and readings. The concert features Cathedral clergy, lay readers, the Cathedral choir, youth choir, and handbell choir. A cherished Cathedral tradition, all are invited to celebrate the joy and peace of this wonderful season in the beauty of St. Thomas More Cathedral.

WHAT:         
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 

WHEN:         
Sunday, December 5, 2021
4 p.m.-5 p.m.

WHERE:      
The Cathedral of St. Thomas More
3901 Cathedral Lane
Arlington, VA 22203

MEDIA:        
Interested media, please contact Amber Roseboom, Director of Media Relations, Catholic Diocese of Arlington, at 571-215-8731 or Amber.Roseboom@arlingtondiocese.org.

Free parking is provided on-site, including accessible spaces for the physically challenged. Participants who are not fully vaccinated are expected to wear face coverings. 

For more than half a century, The Cathedral of St. Thomas More has maintained a unique ministry of bringing the work of established concert artists to the larger community through an annual series of free concerts in the exquisite acoustical environment of the Cathedral. The Cathedral sponsors concerts ranging from organ recitals to choral concerts and instrumental programs. Every event is open to the parish and general community. For more information, visit here https://www.cathedralstm.org/music-ministries/cathedral-concerts/.

Interested media, please contact Amber Roseboom, Director of Media Relations, Catholic Diocese of Arlington, at 571-215-8731 or Amber.Roseboom@arlingtondiocese.org.

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The Catholic Diocese of Arlington was established on August 13, 1974, and is home to 71 parishes and more than 460,000 Catholics. There are currently 276 priests serving in the Diocese and 49 seminarians discerning a priestly vocation. The Diocese has 37 parish (K-8) schools, four diocesan high schools, four independent Catholic schools and five free-standing (not connected with a parish school) pre-schools, serving more than 16,800 students. 

The Diocese includes the seven cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester and the 21 counties of Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland.