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…
The final performance of NEMPAC’s Winter Concert Series featured jazz music from the Scott Boni Trio. The free concert was held in the historic Old North Church, a partner in the series, on Friday March 15, 2013. The Scott Boni Trio includes: Scott Boni on Saxaphone – “I find true joy in bridging the Read More…
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…
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…
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…
If you have ever taken the behind the scenes tour at Old North or walked up to the bell tower, you may have seen this deep circular window that appropriately has 2 lanterns sitting inside. This week’s picture jigsaw puzzle is in black & white that makes it a bit more difficult, but there are Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center brought “Amore” and Opera to the North End at their recent Winter Concert Series Event in partnership with the Old North Church Foundation. During Valentine’s week, the “Amore” Opera Concert featured arias, duets, and opera scenes about love highlighting works by composers including Bellini, Rossini, Puccini, Massenet, Verdi and Read More…
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…
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…
NEMPAC‘s upcoming concert will feature a String Chamber Ensemble who will present an informal, educational evening of famous Opera Arias arranged for a string quartet. Alex Duval, NEMPAC’s faculty member, will lead the concert in a lecture format, and will introduce repertoire as they go! Please join us….families, friends, community members are all invited! The Read More…
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…
Video: Musical performances and photos from the January 5, 2013 candlelight vigil in Boston’s North End to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Musical tributes featured student performers at the vigil from the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), featuring Nina Finocchiaro, Kristina Riccio, Alise and Read More…