All Saints and autumn: Celebration and remembrance

Autumn concerts and services around the diocese offer opportunities to celebrate new beginnings, mark the Feast of All Saints, and remember those who have gone before. Here are some events planned in Episcopal churches this fall.

Thursday, November 1 - All Saints' Day

Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston: Solemn High Mass for All Saints at 6:30 pm.
Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston:  Holy Eucharist for All Saints's Day at 12:00 pm

Sunday, November 4 - All Saints Sunday

Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston: Choral Evensong for All Saints and All Souls, 4:00 p.m., with the St. Gregory Choir and music of Howells, Sumsion, and Brewer. A reception will follow the service. The Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold, 25th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, will give the homily.

All Saints, Hilton Head Island: Recital and Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm. A 30-minute festive organ recital will be followed by a sung service of Evensong with music of Michael Cogwill, Herbert Sumsion and Bruce Neswick.

Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island: All Saints Evensong of Remembrance at 5:00 pm, in memory of all those in the community who have died in the past year.  

St. Stephen's, St. Stephen:  All Saints Sunday service and covered-dish picnic on the grounds at 11 am. Visit and enjoy the historic brick church, built in 1767. 

Sunday, November 11

Grace Church Cathedral: Veterans' Day Concert: 'Music for the Greatest Generations,' 4:00 pm with the St. Gregory Choir.
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St. Stephen's, Charleston, A Bernstein Choral Evensong with works of Leonard Bernstein, 5:00 pm  The St. Stephen's Choir and soloists Laura Ball, Margaret Kelly Cook, Scott Curry, and Sean Holleran offer selections from Bernstein's Mass, West Side Story, and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. Service setting by Thomas Hampson. 

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