The Lessons and Carols service gave students and their families the
opportunity to celebrate Advent, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa as a community.
The service included musical pieces by the PTS Symphony Orchestra,
Palmer Trinity Singers, PTS Guitar Ensemble, and reading selections,
as well as lighting of candles to celebrate the following holidays:
Hanukkah: a time to celebrate the miracle of light and the
essential gift of freedom. Escaping violence and destruction,
the Maccabees were able to find new life in safety.
Kwanzaa: a time to recognize the profound gift of tradition.
All are grateful for the harvests that enrich our lives and
nourish us. With light and gratefulness, the time of gathering
the crops and gathering as a community is celebrated.
Advent: a time of preparation and waiting for the Light that ushers in
the new church year. One candle is lit each week, on the four Sundays
before December 25, to mark the forthcoming birth of Jesus Christ.
Following the service, all gathered around Lane Plaza and the Bacardi
Quadrangle to see the Tree Lighting. The night ended with a flair: Santa
(Head of School, Patrick Roberts), the Grinch (Head of Upper School,
Ashley Chapman) and Frosty the Snowman (Head of Middle School,
Pete Tolmach) arrived in style on a bedecked golf cart. They greeted
students and families with candy, high fives and Christmas cheer.
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