BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20201210T013000Z UID: 68069d007275f DTSTAMP:20250421T143112Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:A 50-year holiday tradition \;bringing together Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students and Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Lutheran Church in Andover\, Ill.\, will continue online this year.\n\n"Joy of Christmas Past" will premiere on YouTube \;at 7:30 p.m. Dec \;9.\n\nThe two Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø communities will present a celebration featuring Christmas hymns\, the reading of the Christmas story in English\, Spanish and Swedish\, and a Christmas sermon delivered in 1975 by Conrad Bergendoff\, Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's president from 1935-1962.\n\nThe Rev. Reed Pedersen\, pastor of Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Lutheran\, produced the broadcast\, which will include \; hymns performed by Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø organist Christopher Nelson\, complete with lyrics provided for singing along at home.\n\nStudents will read the Gospel of Luke in English and Spanish\, with a recording of the Swedish translation read by Dr. Bergendoff.\n\n(Read more)\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2020/joy-christmas-0 SUMMARY:Joy of Christmas DTSTART:20201210T013000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR