The Mount pleasant community has been without one of their most traditional holiday events since the closing of Iowa Wesleyan; Lessons & Carols. Blair Buffington is the Director of the Mount Pleasant Chorale and of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Blair has put in the extra efforts for 2024 to bring back a spectacular event. Blair talks about what that event is.
Lessons and Carols is a service of Scripture and song held by churches around the world during the Christmas season. During the service, each Scripture lesson is followed by a carol or other song that reflects on the lesson’s message. Blair talks about what you can expect at this Lessons and Carols.
Lessons and Carols is this Sunday (Dec. 22nd) The event starts at 3 PM. It is a free concert but free will donations will go towards the upkeep to the church’s 1928 pipe organ. Lessons and Carols is located at Swedesburg Lutheran Church in Swedesburg, Iowa, just 8 miles north of Mount Pleasant.