OLD NORTH CHURCH FAMILY EASTER SERVICE FOLLOWED BY AN EASTER EGG HUNT SATURDAY, MARCH 30 3:30PM ALL ARE WELCOME! EASTER DAY SERVICES: Sunday: 9AM AND 11AM FESTIVAL EUCHARIST WITH BRASS AND CHOIR Christ Church (Episcopal) in the City of Boston 193 Salem Street
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2013 Holy Week and Easter Schedule at Old North Church
Holy Week at Old North Sunday, March 24 – Palm Sunday 9am – 10am 11am ~ 12noon Thursday, March 28 6:30pm Friday, March 29 – Good Friday 1pm Easter at Old North Saturday, March 30 3:30 pm ~ Children’s Easter Service followed by Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, March 31 9am and 11am ~ Festival Eucharist Read More…
2013 Annual Old North Lantern Ceremony on April 14th; Tickets Available
The Old North Church’s annual Lantern Ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m. This ceremony reenacts the events that began the American Revolution while honoring contemporary contributions to American values of liberty and freedom, a tradition dating back to 1875. The colorful ceremony includes representatives of local colonial militia, a color Read More…
A Well Traveled Headstone Makes Its Way Back to the North End
Last week, our sexton brought a UPS box addressed to me into my office. I wasn’t expecting anything and was surprised by the weight of the package. We opened it up to discover a headstone, not something you get in the mail every day. The headstone was accompanied by a picture of a young sailor Read More…
Old North Church 2013 Gala Raises Funds for Outreach Programs and Prado Tree Trimming [Photos]
The Old North Church hosted its third annual Gala last Saturday night. The theme was “The Fabulous Fifties” and the one hundred guests came in appropriate outfits. The gala raised around $19,000, which will be used to support the church’s outreach programs, including Piccolo Regali, the Saturday food program, and to match a City of Read More…
Old North Gala Re-Scheduled for March 2nd
Old North Church Gala Dinner & Auction *Re-scheduled: Sat., March 2* ____________________________________ Join us as we celebrate the Fabulous Fifties! Same time, same place: Saturday, March 2 U.S. Coast Guard Base Boston 427 Commercial Street Boston, MA 02109 6:30 p.m. ____________________________________ FOR EXISTING TICKET HOLDERS: We hope that the change in date does not affect Read More…
Old North Receives Grant to Trim the Trees in the Prado
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has awarded the Old North Church an $11,000 grant to trim the trees in the Prado behind the church. The matching grant, from the competitive Beautify Boston program, will pay half of the cost of pruning the forty-four linden trees and eight locust trees in the park. The Old Read More…
Old North Church 2013 Gala & Auction on February 9th – Tickets Now Available
2013 Old North GALA & AUCTION JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE FABULOUS FIFTIES! Saturday, February 9, 2013 – 6:30 p.m. – Coast Guard Base, North End, Boston Dear Friends of the Old North Church, You are cordially invited to the 2013 Old North Gala Fabulous 50’s Dinner & Auction to be held on Saturday, Read More…
Old North Church to Ring Her Historic Bells in Memory of Those Who Died in Newtown, Connecticut
Old North Church in Boston will join with churches around the country and ring their bells at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21 in memory of those who died last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut. Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy called for bells to ring twenty-six times to honor the twenty-six victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. Read More…
Christmas Concert at Old North Church on December 9th
The historic Old North Church, 195 Salem Street in Boston’s North End, presents Handel’s “Messiah” at its annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 9th at 5 p.m. The Old North Chamber Choir and Orchestra, in collaboration with the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), will perform the Christmas portion of Handel’s best known Read More…