Holiday Events

Celebrate the beginning of Advent with food, music, and activities for all ages. Make an advent wreath and pick up some resources for observing this season at home. Wreath forms and candles are available for purchase or bring your own. All other materials supplied.

Join the Cathedral Choir and Choristers for a festive service of readings, prayers, and choral music for the Advent season. Watch the livestream on YouTube or Facebook.

Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 8, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm to attend the St. Barnabas Holiday Tea in Grafe Hall. The featured organization will be Hopewell House, Portland's only dedicated end-of-life residence, located in Hillsdale. It's an incredible story about the closure and grassroots resurrection of Hopewell House, which has been […]

Hallelujah! Raise your voice and be part of this joyous holiday event. Simply one of the greatest choral works of all time, Handel's Messiah Sing-Along is more popular than ever! With the Oregon Episcopal School's Advanced Strings Ensemble and four talented soloists on stage, Music Director Scot Crandal conducts the entire audience for a performance […]

Advent Service of Lessons and Carols led by the Ascension Choir A meditative service for Advent tide with music by Stephen Cleobury, Jeanne Demessieux and Gracia Baptista. The service will also include music by English composer Theophania Cecil (1782-1879), one of the first women to write music for Anglican services. The Ascension Choir will sing […]

This special service of candlelight and reflection makes space for grief and loss during the season of Advent.

St. Michael’s Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols is coming soon on Sunday, December 22 at 5 pm. Please join the St. Michael’s Singers and Choristers, Choir Director Brian Fairbanks, and Music Director & Organist Hannah Brewer for hymns, carols, motets, biblical readings, and poems exploring the story of Christ’s birth. The choir will sing […]

All are invited to a free concert of Christmas music & poetry at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church on Sunday, December 22 at 7pm featuring Phoebe MacRae, soprano; Kevin Walsh, baritone emeritus at Trinity Cathedral; The Choral Scholars of Grace; Vicki Gunn, nyckelharpa; Toma Iliev, violin; and Susan Jensen, organ & piano. A holiday party follows […]

Celebrate Christ's birth with a no-rehearsal Christmas Pageant: all children & youth are invited to participate! Followed by communion and traditional Christmas carols. This service is for all ages! 4:00 pm Choral Prelude | 4:30 pm Christmas Pageant Free childcare is available for younger children if desired. Watch the live stream on YouTube or Facebook.

Join St. Stephen's for a historic Christmas Eve as we conclude our vital ministry of 161 years in downtown Portland. Expect a warm and beautiful 8pm Candlelight Eucharist service beginning with music at 7:30 pm. Festive refreshments to follow. Bring a friend, bring a stranger ~ ALL are welcome!  

Sing Your Own Messiah! Have you ever wanted to sing Handel’s Messiah? This is your chance! You are invited to join St. Barnabas' Music Director Loren Masánqué, choir members from St. Barnabas, and local musicians to sing your own Messiah. Amateurs, shower singers, professionals and everyone in the middle – come and enjoy! Don’t think […]

Handel's Messiah Sing-A-Long! Saturday, Dec 28th, 7pm, St. Barnabas Church, 2201 SW Vermont St., Portland, OR. All are welcome! Please join us for a fun and festive way to Sing Out 2024 and welcome in the New Year. Featured soloists include: Kari Burgess, Soprano; Loren Masanque, Countertenor; Thomas Albanese, Tenor; and Jesse Cromer, Baritone. The […]