Cantata Sunday

Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

Plan to be in worship on Sunday, December 13, as the custom of Cantata Sunday continues (this year will mark the 37th offering; it would be the 38th were it not for the Covid pandemic in 2020)! The Chancel Choir, with soloists from its ranks, and orchestra will offer the first cantata “Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage” (“Shout, exult, praise the days [of Christmas]”) from the Christmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach. Running about 28 minutes, this cantata tells and comments upon Luke 2:1-7, the first part of the Christmas story. Many of you may recall that we offered the third cantata of the Oratorio for Cantata Sunday in 2023.

In addition, the orchestra will offer for the prelude and the postlude movements from the Concerto in D Major for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, Timpani, and Strings by G. F. Telemann (a contemporary of Bach). Following the service, a festive reception will take place in the Assembly Room. The Cantata Sunday Orchestra is made possible through the generosity of four families: Susan and Dod Fraser, Amber Nee, Addy and Charles Park, and Mary and David Versfelt. Thank you!