Advent & Christmas

Trinity's doors are open wide to everyone all year long,

and our warm hospitality shines bright at the holidays.

Join us for Christmas Eve services, Wednesday evening classes, a podcast Advent Calendar, and festive annual musical events like the Advent Lessons & Carols and the Christmas Concert to celebrate this joyful season.

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Advent Season

Festive concerts, thought-provoking podcasts, special liturgies, and enriching classes help ground your experience of this season of expectation in the midst of the bustle of everyday life.

Sat, Dec 23
Advent Podcast: Reverberation of the Spirit
See below for links to available podcasts.
Multiple Dates
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Dec 23, 2023, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Join us each day during the season of Advent for - Reverberation of the Spirit - a daily podcast designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ.
Wed, Dec 20
Wednesday at the Commons: Advent Term
Trinity Cathedral Portland
Multiple Dates
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Dec 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us every week for Wednesday at the Commons, our adult formation series designed to introduce you to a diverse range of topics, expanding your perspectives and encouraging fresh thinking.
Sat, Dec 16
Christmas Concert: This Holy Hour – A Yuletide Choral Tapestry
Trinity Cathedral
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Dec 16, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
Join the Cathedral Choir & Choristers and harpist Kate Petak for this special evening of Christmas cheer – including the world premiere of Margaret Burk's "This Holy Hour: A Sequence of Carols for Christmas."
Sat, Dec 16
Mini-Retreat: Unwrapping Christmas with W. H. Auden
Trinity Cathedral Portland
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Dec 16, 2023, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
Explore the meaning of Christmas with Greg Harris in a participatory reading of W. H. Auden’s epic poem, For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio. Register in advance.
Sun, Dec 03
Advent Lessons and Carols
Trinity Cathedral
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Dec 03, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST
Join the Cathedral Choir and Choristers for this beloved annual service of readings, prayers, and festive choral music for the Advent season.
Sun, Dec 03
Advent Fair
Trinity Cathedral Portland
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Dec 03, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Celebrate the beginning of Advent with food, music, and activities for all ages! Make an advent wreath and pick up some resources for observing this season at home.
Sat, Dec 02
Advent Icon Labyrinth Walk
Trinity Cathedral Portland
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Dec 02, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM PST
Gather on Trinity's beautiful inlaid wooden labyrinth for a reflective and meditative walk for Advent, a season of contemplation and preparation for the coming of the light. This special labyrinth walk uses lights and iconography to create a sacred space to help quiet the mind.

Christmas Services

A Christmas pageant for all ages, stunning choral music and strings, hymns & carols, and a liturgy rich in tradition help us experience the mystery & beauty of this most holy night.

Mon, Dec 25
Christmas Day Eucharist
Trinity Cathedral, Portland
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Dec 25, 2023, 10:00 AM PST
Come together in joyful community on Christmas morning for this beautiful service, with hymns & readings of the day.
Sun, Dec 24
Christmas Eve Festive Eucharist
Trinity Cathedral Portland
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Dec 24, 2023, 11:00 PM PST
Join us for one of the most beautiful services of the year!
Sun, Dec 24
Christmas Eve Choral Prelude
Trinity Cathedral, Portland
Multiple Dates
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Dec 24, 2023, 10:30 PM – 11:00 PM PST
[4:00, 7:30 & 10:30 pm] The Trinity Choristers join the Trinity Choir and harpist Kate Petak for Margaret Burk's This Holy Hour: A Sequence of Carols for Christmas.
Sun, Dec 24
Christmas Eve Festive Eucharist
Trinity Cathedral
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Dec 24, 2023, 8:00 PM PST
Join us for one of the most beautiful services of the year!
Sun, Dec 24
All-Come Christmas Pageant & Family Service
Trinity Cathedral, Portland
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Dec 24, 2023, 4:30 PM PST
Celebrate Christ’s birth with a no-rehearsal Christmas Pageant: all children & youth are invited to participate!

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