Christ Church Andover

On Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Nicholas White performs an organ recital featuring his own composition, Theme, Variations, Cortege & Lullaby on "Grafton" and Johann Sebastian Bach's great Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor. A service of Choral Evensong follows at 5:00 p.m., sung by the Parish Choir of Christ Church. A free will offering will be taken at the door and a reception follows the service.

The Choral Evensong features the second setting of Charles Wood’s Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in Eb. Additional music are four anthems of Sir John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth, Thy Perfect Love, Look to the Day and A Gaelic Blessing sung in celebration of Rutter’s 80th birthday and performed by the Parish Choir of Christ Church with soprano soloist Anney Barrett, organist and pianist Barbara Bruns, and guest conductor Nicholas White.

Recitalist Nicholas White, a Grammy nominated composer and conductor, as well as a versatile organist, pianist and singer, is the Director of Chapel Music & Organist at St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH. He has held several organ, conducting and teaching positions to include St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, New York City, St. John's Episcopal Church, Beverly Farms, Washington National Cathedral, and the Boston Cecilia. The Boston Cecilia performances of Bach, Handel, Duruflé, and his own work, From Earth to Heaven, were all critically acclaimed. His commissioned works include Full Freedom, a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, a setting of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, William Wordsworth’s Immortality, T.S. Eliot’s The Fire and the Rose and William Blake’s Songs of Innocence.

WINTER STORM UPDATE

SATURDAY EVENING UPDATE

As you know, a significant winter storm is predicted for our area beginning on Sunday afternoon.

At this point, the Town of Andover has announced that a parking ban will go into effect at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Our previously announced plan for Sunday remains in place:

- Our regular Sunday morning services, at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. will be held in-person as usual with coffee hour between the services.

-There will be no Coffee Hour following the 10:00 a.m. service.

- The Parish Forum regarding the Budget will take place via Zoom (exclusively) at 12:30 p.m. You can find the link in the e-Prophet.

-The Confirmation Class scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is being rescheduled.

As always, we encourage everyone, including those who are on any of our various service schedules for Sunday, to use their best judgement and exercise caution.

With continued prayers and blessings,
Michael

Music at Christ Church presents an organ and violin concert featuring Charles Tompkins, organ, and Gregory Tompkins, violin. The program takes place Sunday afternoon February 1, 2026 at 3 p.m. at the Parish of Christ Church, 33 Central Street, Andover, Massachusetts. Admission at the door is $20; $10 for students and seniors. A reception follows the concert in the Parish Hall.