Due to COVID, seating is limited in the Lois Perkins Chapel, and masks are required for all attendees.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend in person.

Please join us for one of Southwestern’s longest annual traditions of Candlelight Service to celebrate Advent and the Christmas season. The Candlelight Worship Service is adapted from “An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols” in The United Methodist Church Book of Worship, and based on one developed in 1934 for the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. The Season of Advent, which begins the Christian year, is the four weeks prior to the celebration of Christmas and marks the season of anticipation and preparation.

A 106-year tradition at Southwestern, Candlelight is one of the highlights of the fall semester. This service of lessons and carols welcomes our community to the chapel for a time of worship and singing.

Rev. Dr. Ronald Swain, Rev. John McMullen ’67, Rev. Anne Matthews ’73, Rev. Jessica Peterson ’08, Rev. Fred Winslow ’70, and Dr. Susan Holley ’73, P’04.

There are two identical services: one at 6:00 pm and a second at 8:00 pm. Please RSVP to attend.

There will be limited overflow seating available in Olin 105.

Additionally, we will be live streaming the 6:00 pm service. The service will be aired on YouTube at 6:00 p.m. CST. Click here to view the live stream.

These services are free and open to the public.

Questions may be directed to Lisa Dela Cruz ’08, assistant vice president for student life.