Musical events, holiday bazaar & Celebration of Lights highlight Christmas season at Cross Keys Village
The following is a compilation of season events that are open to the public at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community in the weeks leading up to Christmas. All of these will be held in Nicarry Meetinghouse.
Christmas Bazaar
Saturday, November 29, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Holiday gift ideas of all kinds will be available. Some two dozen vendors will have items available for sale, with crafts ranging from small ornaments and knickknacks to jewelry and beautiful pieces of artwork. Food also will be sold. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebration of Lights
Sunday, December 7, 4:00 p.m.
We will celebrate the lives and legacies of family and friends through a video tribute and light display with Christmas musical performances by the Village Choir and Brass Quartet, the South Western H.S. Choir and Orchestra, the West York Church of the Brethren Children's Choir and more. Refreshments will be provided. For details on how you can honor or memorialize your loved one during the video tribute, contact Cheryl at 624-5208 or email: c.buser@crosskeysvillage.org.
Jardine Organ Concert with Jonathan Noel
Sunday, December 14, 2:00 p.m.
The historic Jardine Organ at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community will be the focus of a holiday concert performed by Jonathan Noel, music director and organist at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in York.
That instrument that has spent time on both coasts of the United States—it once belonged to the University of Washington – and it was rebuilt and enlarged in 1983. Three concerts celebrate its presence at Cross Keys each year.
Village Choir Christmas Cantata
Friday, December 19, 2:00 p.m.
The Village Choir will perform “How Great Our Joy,” a cantata by Lloyd Larson and Douglas E. Wagner. This work features familiar carols and original music with scripture-based narration. The Rev. Betty Malenke directs the choir.
York Symphony Chamber Singers
Saturday, December 20, 7:00 p.m.
For 26 years, this ensemble has brought the finest in sacred and secular music of all types to audiences throughout the Northeast, from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to Longwood Gardens and the National Institutes of Health. Most selections are sung a cappella, and songs from America’s rich musical heritage are prominent.
The concert is the last in the 2008 Fine Arts Concert Series at Cross Keys.
For more information about any of these events, call 717-624-5203 or visit www.crosskeysvillage.org.
Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community is located at the intersection of U.S. 30 and PA 94 (Cross Keys), less than two miles east of New Oxford’s town circle. Nicarry Meetinghouse is best accessed via the Route 30 entrance, at the western edge of the campus.
