Christmas Concert To Offer Music From Many Cultures

Published: November 30, 2006

ATLANTA—The Archbishop James P. Lyke Memorial Mass Choir will sponsor an archdiocesan Christmas concert, “Joyfully United by Our Faith,” on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. at the Sisters Chapel of Spelman College.

The event, which is also co-sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the Office for Hispanic Ministry, will feature a showcase of Christmas music celebrated by choirs drawn from the rich variety of Catholic cultures represented in the archdiocese.

Monica Pearson, WSB-TV anchor, will serve as the mistress of ceremonies.

Performers include the Archbishop Lyke Memorial Mass Choir; the Nigerian Catholic community choir; the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception hand bell choir; the Gambian Christian Peoples Association chorale; the Hosanna prayer group from the Ivorian Catholic community; and the Hispanic choirs from St. Pius X Church in Conyers and St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn.

The event is free of charge. A love offering will be taken.

For more information call (404) 978-2776 or visit the Office for Black Catholic Ministry’s Web site at www.obcmatl.org.

The Sisters Chapel of Spelman College is located at 350 Spelman Lane, SW, Atlanta.