Upcoming Programs & Events at Church of the Heavenly Rest
The 55th Annual Heavenly Rest Christmas Pageant - December 24 at 3:30pm and 5:00pm
Our December Christmas Pageant is a traditional and lively retelling of the Nativity story in scripture and carols. Children from the parish and the neighborhood sing every role – Mary, Joseph, the Angel Gabriel, the Three Wise Men, and scores of angels, shepherds, heavenly hosts, and tumblers. Rehearsals will begin Wednesday, December 4, 2024 and continue weekly until the performance on December 24th.
View the livestream here
Email Director of Music Janet Yieh at jyieh@heavenlyrest.org with questions.
Art Exhibit: I Carry My Landscapes Around With Me
On View: November 24 - January 19
Viewing Hours Monday - Sunday 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Exploring themes of our perception of nature, the exhibition combines ceramic works by Elizabeth Blake and Trevor King, large-scale oil paintings by Margaret Maclean, works on paper by Clara McClenon, and embroidered and painted photographs by Melissa Zexter. I Carry My Landscapes Around With Me takes its name from a show of paintings by Artist Joan Mitchell and expresses the artist’s internalized, personal understanding of their surroundings. Using figuration, art forms in nature, symbolism, rhythm, and repetition, each artist creates a distinctive visual language that articulates an interdependence with the environment. Organized by ceramicist Elizabeth Blake, the works investigate the complex feelings and impressions the natural world incites, namely joy, misgivings, and a sense of wonder. From the intimate interior scenes of Zexter to the expansive portentous landscapes of Maclean, each artist’s unique modality addresses a physical and spiritual connection that is as factual as it is mystical.
Choral Prelude & Christmas Eve Eucharist - December 24th
Tuesday, December 24 at 9:30 pm - Choral Prelude; 10:00 pm - Christmas Eve Eucharist
Join us for a candlelit Eucharist on Christmas Eve. The Choral Prelude will include selections from Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio with harp, Mendelssohn's How Lovely are the Messengers, and Dorian Lake's I Wonder as I Wander. Hymns in the service are 'O Come All Ye Faithful,' 'Angels We Have Heard on High,' 'Silent Night,' and 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing.'
View the livestream here
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Join us by making your pledge by “Dedication Sunday” on November 24!
Sunday Volunteers
Sunday morning ministries are a great way to get involved at CHR! We would love to have your help on Sunday morning (usually one Sunday a month) and we’ll make sure you’re trained and feel comfortable in serving. Let us know if you feel a tug toward any of them!
- Acolytes - kids in 3rd grade and up...carry something beautiful and lead us in worship!
- Ushers - anyone with a desire to make sure everyone receives a warm welcome!
- Altar Guild - help prepare the altar for the Eucharist (and clean up)!
- Lay Readers and Intercessors - share your voice!
- Chalice-Bearers - help offer the Sacrament of Christ's body!
Wednesday Family Programming Returns September 11th
Does your child love music? We offer free choral and music education programs for young people ages 3-8th grade. All of our activities are open to the neighborhood and community, and we would love for your family to join us! Registration is open.
Early Childhood Music and Movement (age 3-grade K)
Junior and Senior Choristers (grades 1-8)
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Recently, we re-launched a regular outreach digest to share updates and invitations for all of the areas where are are serving and stepping forward in New York and beyond. You can read the digest here and sign up to receive future “connects.”